Duane Morris attorneys Justin Stern and Joseph Pangaro authored the July 1 Law360 article, "Okla. High Court Marijuana Ruling Provides Preemption Guide."
Stern and Pangaro write:
Adult-use marijuana may be coming to Oklahoma sooner rather than later — barring any unforeseen events, legalization of marijuana for adult use will be on the state's ballot this year.
On June 23, in the case of In re: State Question No. 807, Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected arguments that the proposed initiative was legally insufficient as preempted by federal laws making marijuana illegal. Interestingly, the court explained that state legalization of marijuana would not be "clearly or manifestly" unconstitutional as preempted by the federal Controlled Substances Act, or CSA, despite the apparent conflict.
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Originally published July 1, 2020.
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