Cannabis Attorney in
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Since the passing of the Medical Marijuana Act in 2016 and the removal of Hemp from the Controlled Substances Act in the Farm Bill in 2018, individuals and entrepreneurs in Pennsylvania are getting more and more involved with cannabis. However, navigating these acts and what is legal can be difficult—that’s where CDM Law comes in. From illegal possession to running a cannabis business, CDM Law can help you with any cannabis legal issues. Here at CDM LAW, we believe in fighting for our clients against unjust laws. Mr. Mandracchia is a lifetime member of NORML and has spent years learning and becoming educated on cannabis laws, history, and the cannabis industry. CDM LAW advocates for cannabis law reform and strive to help those who are being persecuted and discriminated against. We represent businesses and individuals who are in need of legal representation for cannabis-related matters.

Disclaimer: Cannabis, other than hemp, is a schedule one controlled substance under Federal Law and is illegal. However, Cannabis is legal for medicinal use, if properly licensed, in Pennsylvania. CDM Law assists clients in dealing with actions and consequences for both legal and illegal cannabis use but does not condone any illegal uses. You should consult with an Attorney to more fully understand the laws in your jurisdiction.

CDM LAW believes in advocating for change through challenging the laws and statutes and is here to help you with all of your cannabis matters.

From Cannabis Business Guidance to Marijuana Legal Support, CDM Law is here to help.

Marijuana is defined as: “Marihuana” consists of all forms, species and/or varieties of the genus Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufactured, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin; but shall not include tetrahydrocannabinol, the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.” 35 PS 780-102.



Regulation of Cannabis

The earliest efforts to regulate narcotics in the United States involved labeling and taxation. In 1915, Congress enacted the Federal Narcotics Internal Revenue Regulations, commonly called the Harrison Narcotics Act. The bill was a tax measure, drafted to license and tax importers, manufacturers, sellers and dispensers of opium or cocaine. Marijuana was specifically regulated when Congress enacted the “Marihuana Tax Act of 1937.” The Marihuana Tax Act required medical and industrial Marijuana users to register and pay a tax of one dollar per ounce, and Marijuana used for recreational purposes was taxed at $100 per ounce. In 1970, after declaring a national “war on drugs,” Congress enacted the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act ) of 1970. Currently, The United States Federal Government regulates Marijuana under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), 21 USC 811.

The main objectives of the CSA were to conquer drug abuse and to control the legitimate and illegitimate traffic in controlled substances. The CSA placed all medications and drugs of abuse into five categories based on three factors: (1) medical utility, (2) abuse potential, and (3) safety of use under medical supervision. Schedule I is the most restrictive category, Schedule V the least restrictive.

Congress laid out the findings required for each of the five schedules: Unless controlled by an international treaty, convention, or protocol in effect on October 27, 1970, the CSA requires scientific findings to place a substance into a schedule. Schedule I drugs must have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. Schedule V drugs contain low potential for abuse relative to the Schedule IV drugs, a currently accepted medical use in the United States, and abuse leading to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the Schedule IV substances.

DEFYING LOGIC AND THE FACTS, MARIJUANA IS A SCHEDULE ONE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE and is thus unlawful at the Federal Level. The Federal Law Prohibition in direct contrast to the numerous states have medical and recreational cannabis programs. Cannabis laws vary from state to state, and jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and you need the experienced Attorneys of CDM Law to help you.



Why Is It Called Marijuana?

Why are there so many names for Marijuana? Marijuana/Marihuana and Hemp are all derived from the Cannabis Plant. However, it is the opinion of CDM LAW based off of much research that Marijuana is a word used based off of racism. In the early 1900s “marijuana” didn’t exist as a word in American culture. Rather, “cannabis” was used, most often in reference to medicines and remedies for common household ailments. Cannabis was used as a common medicine at the time. However, for many reasons and due in part to Harry Anslinger, Richard Nixon, and the “reefer madness” era, the medicine cannabis was now called “marijuana” or “marihuana” for the negative connotations associated with the words. Specifically these words were believed to be used for a racially discriminatory purpose.