The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday urged the First Circuit to reject cannabis companies’ constitutional challenge to the drug’s ongoing prohibition under federal law, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that Congress has the power to regulate the interstate and intrastate markets for controlled substances. The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday urged the First Circuit to reject cannabis companies’ constitutional challenge to the drug’s ongoing prohibition under federal law, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that Congress has the power to regulate the interstate and intrastate markets for controlled substances. Read More
