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SEPTEMBER 2014
Legal Focus
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business, laws that have penalized financial institutions from doing business with the cannabis industry are beginning to show signs of change. In July of this year, the House passed an amendment that would prevent the federal government from prosecuting banks doing business with those in the legal cannabis trade. Passed 231 to 192 with bipartisan support, the Senate must now pass similar legislation for the bill to become law.
For over 38 years Jed Stone has defended persons charged with violating this country’s marijuana laws. Over the course of that time, it has only become more apparent that the United States must end its federal ban on marijuana, and bring to a swift end an era of prohibition that has disrupted countless lives, damaged communities and left many patients in pain looking to their government for help in finding cannabis relief..
As the legalization of both medical and adult recreational marijuana continues to become more imminent, Jed Stone and the lawyers at Stone & Associates are preparing to meet the present and future needs of our clients by providing specialized services, skills, and legal talent. Recently Stone began working in partnership with the CannaBusiness Advisers (CBA), a multifaceted, national group offering counsel to legal growers
and medical cannabis dispensary owners on how to obtain licensing and design, build, and operate their facilities within the guidelines of the laws of their respective states. The CBA additionally offers counsel to manufacturers and ancillary legal businesses working within the industry, as well as a wide gamut of business, marketing communications, and public relations services.
A Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, Jed Stone is a renowned criminal defense attorney and principal of the boutique law firm Stone & Associates, Ltd. Stone & Associates is registered as a pre-eminent law firm by Martindale-Hubble. Utilizing its knowledge and expertise, the firm stands poised to help new cannabusinesses get started and prosper in what is sure to become a multibillion dollar business. LM
Contact: Jed Stone
Stone & Associates, Ltd. 415 Washington Street, Suite 107 Waukegan, IL 60085
Website: www.jedstone.com