U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
Criminal
Apr. 30, 2013
US high court: mandatory deportation not triggered by 'social sharing' of marijuana
Last week, the US high court ruled that "social sharing of marijuana" did not justify mandatory deportation because such conduct should not be considered an "aggravated felony."
Allison B. Margolin
Allison B. Margolin PLCEmail: allison@allisonmargolin.com
Allison is a founding partner of Allison B. Margolin PLC. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a seminal decision in the forever-confusing - but extremely important - realm of immigration and controlled substance law. In Moncrieffe v. Holder, 11-702, the court, in an opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, held that a legal resident who plead guilty to a state offense which covered, at minimum, criminal conduct that included "social sharing of marijuana," should not face mandatory deportation because such conduct should not b...
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