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In the Media

Rescheduling Cannabis Probably Won’t Change as Much as You Think

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Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) was quoted in “Rescheduling Cannabis Probably Won’t Change as Much as You Think,” in Cultivated about the proposed classification change of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III.

“It’s both historic and it also doesn’t go nearly far enough,” Daniel Shortt, a corporate attorney and cannabis policy expert told me. “Both things can be true.”

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Presentation

Create Engaging Digital Content

March 27, 2024

Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) will present an American Bar Association Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) will present an American Bar Association (ABA) webinar, "Create Engaging Digital Content," on March 27, 2024.

News Release

McGlinchey Expands Irvine Team with Three New Attorneys

December 4, 2023

McGlinchey is pleased to announce the addition of three associate attorneys affiliated with the firm’s Irvine, California office. Steve Christianson, Adam B. Van Korlaar, and Heejoong Kim join the Enterprise Litigation and Investigations group, strengthening the group’s presence in California.

Cannabis Alert

SAFER Act: Marijuana May Soon Become a Bigger Deal

October 17, 2023

The marijuana industry touted the passage of the SAFER Banking Act by the Senate Banking Committee, by a notable bipartisan majority of 14-9, on Sept. 27 and was placed on the Senate legislative calendar under general orders the following day. A Senate floor vote is now pending.

Cannabis Alert

Podcast: Tax and Banking Implications of Rescheduling Marijuana

September 28, 2023

In late August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would recommend moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. In this episode, corporate cannabis attorney Daniel Shortt moderates a discussion with tax attorney Douglas Charnas and financial services regulatory attorney Aaron Kouhoupt about what impactsMore

In the Media

The Feds Consider Making Marijuana Less Regulated

September 7, 2023

Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) was quoted in "The Feds Consider Making Marijuana Less Regulated," in Essence from his article "From Schedule I to Schedule III: Potential Shift in Marijuana’s Legal Status" where he discusses the possible classification change of cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III classification.

Alert

DEA Likely to Reschedule Marijuana Based on Congressional Report

September 18, 2023

According to a report from the Congressional Research Service (the Report), the DEA is likely to follow the Department of HHS and the FDA's recommendation to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.

Deep Dive into Consumer Finance

Podcast: Deep Dive Into Payments: Impacts of Money Transmission Laws

August 25, 2023

Today we're going to be talking about money transmission and how money transmission laws can impact people that are in the payments space and find themselves in the flow of funds or providing any kind of payment services to third parties.

News Release

Three Green Light Law Group Attorneys Join McGlinchey

May 16, 2023

McGlinchey is pleased to announce that three nationally recognized attorneys who specialize in complex litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters across the spectrum of cannabis businesses have joined McGlinchey in Seattle and Albany.