It's A Business Not A Criminal Enterprise (Any Longer)
12/17/18
By: David Molinari The operation of a commercial cannabis business presents a host of unique issues. Security is a concern when the business stores hundreds of thousands of dollars in “inventory” on site. Banking regulations present another problem requiring these enterprises to be a cash-based business; a requirement brought on by federal forfeiture laws if…
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Police Dog Sniffs Pass the Fourth Amendment “Smell Test”
11/2/12
By: Brian Dempsey This past week, the United States Supreme Court heard two cases which are expected to clarify the Fourth Amendment limitations on police officers’ use of drug-sniffing dogs. In the first case, Florida v. Jardines, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether a dog sniff at the front door of a suspected…