This week’s regulatory compliance updates are from April 16th to April 22nd and contain information for Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington dispensaries.      

In Federal news, the​ ​U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services​ issued a memo saying that using marijuana or working in the cannabis industry, even if it is legal under state law, makes immigrants ineligible for citizenship because it means they don’t have “good moral character.” The memo says that “violation of federal controlled substance law, including for marijuana, established by a conviction or admission, is generally a bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization even where the conduct would not be a violation of state law.” Proposals such as the STATES act do not address these deeper issues related to federal prohibition. “Considering the devastating effects our war on drugs had on Latin America, immigration reform must be a necessary component of any comprehensive cannabis legalization policy,” stated Jason Ortiz, vice president of the ​Minority Cannabis Business Association​.      

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