Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Immigration Changes With The Biden Administration The Trump Administration has been historically restrictive on U.S. immigration. Everyone expects some change with the Biden Administration. I’ve tempered … Continue reading >Immigration Changes With The Biden Administration
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 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 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
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on April 19, 2019April 23, 2019 USCIS: Legalized Marijuana Use Will Disqualify Naturalization Applicants, for Lack of Good Moral Character U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it updated its Policy Manual to explicitly state that possession of marijuana, … Continue reading >USCIS: Legalized Marijuana Use Will Disqualify Naturalization Applicants, for Lack of Good Moral Character
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a statement regarding Canada’s legalization of marijuana and crossing the border, which is available … Continue reading >CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 21, 2018November 4, 2020 Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility Canada’s Cannabis Act, otherwise called Bill C-45, legalizes cannabis nationally on October 17th. The starting point for all U.S. border … Continue reading >Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 19, 2018May 17, 2018 Scott Railton Testifies Before Canadian Senate Committee on Border I was honored to speak this week with Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence concerning Bill C-45, … Continue reading >Scott Railton Testifies Before Canadian Senate Committee on Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 California, Legalization, and Immigration On January 1st, California will join Washington State, Colorado, and others in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Proposition 64 … Continue reading >California, Legalization, and Immigration
