Walsh attorney Joseph L. Linares authored an article in Noticias, the official publication of the Hispanic National Bar Association. In the article Linares states, "The past decade has seen most states enact legislation permitting the medicinal use of marijuana. Indeed, over forty states and the District...
By: Joseph L. Linares and Selina M. Ellis Marijuana laws are changing at a rapid pace across all 50 states. Currently, 40 states permit some form of medical access to marijuana. One of the many thorny issues they must negotiate is whether a prospective or current...
By: Joseph L. Linares and Selina M. Ellis New Jersey lawmakers and citizens appear to favor marijuana legalization for recreational use, and approval of recreational cannabis in the Garden State seems inevitable. What remains undecided, however, is the form, scope and timing of any legalization legislation. While...
On June 25, 2018, the FDA approved marijuana based Epidiolex, a drug targeting severe forms of epilepsy. Whereas other synthetic marijuana drugs are already on the market, Epidiolex marks the first cannabis plant derivative to receive FDA approval. Although marijuana remains a Schedule I substance...
By: Marc D. Haefner In response to Walsh’s successful challenge to the prior administration’s 2017 refusal to reconsider the classification of marijuana, New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs has announced that it will hear public comment on how marijuana should be classified under New Jersey’s Controlled...
Almost one year after arguing for the reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled in favor of Walsh attorneys on Tuesday, opining that the State must revisit the drug’s legal standing. The three-judge panel voted 2 to 1...
A three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division heard arguments from Walsh’s Joseph L. Linares on Tuesday, November 30th in Kadonsky v. Lee. Mr. Linare, as well as Walsh’s Marc D. Haefner, are pro bono counsel for the Appellant seeking reclassification of Marijuana’s Schedule...