Schumer nixes bill that would have helped cannabis businesses use banks; Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner and cannabis department co-chair, speaks out

By Jacob Sullum | Reason President Joe Biden this week signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022. Although the version of the must-pass bill originally approved by the House included legislation aimed at promoting access to banking services for state-licensed marijuana businesses, those provisions were removed during negotiations with the Senate. This was the …

How Oklahoma became a marijuana boom state; ‘a phenomenal environment for industry entrepreneurs’ says Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner, cannabis department co-chair

By Simon Romero | The New York Times Across Oklahoma, a staunchly conservative state with a history of drawing people in search of wealth from the land, a new kind of crop is taking over old chicken coops, trailer parks and fields where cattle used to graze. Next door to a Pentecostal church in the tiny town of Keota, the …

Rose Law Group selects respected advocate as co-chair of its long standing cannabis department

By Rose Law Group | MG Magazine SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Jonathan Udell is the new Co-Chairman the Cannabis Law Department at Rose Law Group pc. That department is the longest-standing cannabis law practice in the state. Udell has a lengthy resume in terms of public policy. He represented a cannabis business in a challenge of the Arizona Department of Health Service’s interpretation of …

Holiday traveling? Jonathan Udell, Rose Law Group cannabis department co-chair, highlights why packing pot for the trip ‘should be avoided’

By Edward Celaya | Arizona Daily Star According to the TSA, official federal policy toward marijuana and marijuana-derived products is that they remain illegal and prohibited from aircraft. But inspectors are not actively screening for the drug, the agency says. It’s the time of year when everyone is celebrating a holiday, and with all that cheer can come stress — from planning, …

Program to create ‘social equity’ licenses for marijuana shops in Arizona hit with lawsuit; Jonathan Udell, Rose Law Group cannabis department co-chair comments

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic A lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to stop Arizona’s social-equity marijuana shop program and prevent big dispensaries from snapping up the 26 lucrative licenses that are intended to help people harmed by old marijuana laws. The litigation could delay the state’s plans to issue the licenses early next year. The complaint filed in Maricopa County …

Republican marijuana legalization bill aims to build bipartisan support for repealing federal prohibition; move endorsed by Rose Law Group cannabis attorney Jonathan Udell

By Jacob Sullum | Reason When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) unveiled a “discussion draft” of a marijuana legalization bill last July, he said he wanted to start a conversation that would eventually produce legislation resolving the longstanding conflict between the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and state laws that allow medical or recreational use of cannabis. But his 163-page …

State picks Tucson area ZIP codes for ‘social equity’ pot dispensary program; Jonathan Udell, cannabis attorney at Rose Law Group, talks to Daily Star about criteria used.

By Edward Celaya | Arizona Daily Star The Arizona health department released a list of 87 ZIP codes, eight of which fall wholly or partially in Pima County, that will help determine the eligibility of applicants to the state’s “social equity” program for two-dozen licenses to own marijuana dispensaries. “(The Arizona Department of Health Services) conducted an extensive analysis concerning …