Categories: Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on April 2, 2021April 20, 2021 Immigration & Cannabis Legalization Update There may be good news on the horizon, in regards to cannabis and immigration. It really depends on how aggressive … Continue reading >Immigration & Cannabis Legalization Update
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on February 1, 2021 Cannabis Legalization, Immigration and the Biden Administration President Biden has a history of being tough on cannabis, particularly due to his role with the “War on Drugs” … Continue reading >Cannabis Legalization, Immigration and the Biden Administration
Categories: Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on November 11, 2019July 20, 2020 Neil Young’s Naturalization Application Tied Up Over Truthful Admissions Related to Cannabis Activities The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young, one of my personal favorites, reports that his U.S. naturalization application … Continue reading >Neil Young’s Naturalization Application Tied Up Over Truthful Admissions Related to Cannabis Activities
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Canada’s Legalization and The Border, One Year Later Canada’s Cannabis Act went into effect on October 17th, 2018, after years of politics, hearings, and preparations. We had a … Continue reading >Canada’s Legalization and The Border, One Year Later
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 U.S.-Canada Preclearance Agreement In Effect The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that a preclearance agreement is now in effect with Canada. This basically … Continue reading >U.S.-Canada Preclearance Agreement In Effect
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on July 30, 2019November 4, 2020 Expanded Use of Expedited Removal Last week the Administration announced it is expanding the use of expedited removal. Expedited removal is a form of deportation … Continue reading >Expanded Use of Expedited Removal
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 CBD and Immigration I’ve had many questions in the past few months about cannabidiol (CBD) and immigration. For now, CBD needs to be … Continue reading >CBD and Immigration
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on June 14, 2019June 24, 2019 DUI and Immigration Consequences A colleague recently contacted me to ask about a plea bargain deal for a driving under the influence charge. It … Continue reading >DUI and Immigration Consequences
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 CBP Pilot Program for Electronic Filing for Waivers for Canadians U.S. Customs and Border Protection will institute a pilot program for electronic filing of I-192 Nonimmigrant Waiver and I-212 Application … Continue reading >CBP Pilot Program for Electronic Filing for Waivers for Canadians
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 State Statutes Modifying Marijuana Convictions Not Working for Immigrants Increasingly, states and municipalities are adding post-conviction relief for marijuana offenders, as part of marijuana law reform efforts. The basic … Continue reading >State Statutes Modifying Marijuana Convictions Not Working for Immigrants