PKN Law - Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorneys

PKN Law - Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorneys Pittsburgh Criminal Defense Attorney Patrick K. Nightingale, Esquire

05/29/2026

Cannabis rescheduling is an important development, but it is not the same as federal legalization. If you are a medical ma*****na patient in Pennsylvania, there are still real legal questions involving driving, probation, possession, fi****ms, and federal law.

05/28/2026

Pennsylvania drivers should know that Paul Miller’s Law begins carrying penalties on June 5, 2026. The law bans the use of a hand-held interactive mobile device while driving, including holding a phone, supporting it with your body, texting, scrolling, dialing, or repeatedly touching a mounted device.

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05/25/2026

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05/19/2026

Pennsylvania medical cannabis patients have lived with uncertainty when it comes to firearm ownership, concealed carry permits, and federal background checks. Federal rescheduling may change that for patients who are fully compliant with Pennsylvania medical cannabis laws.

05/19/2026

Schedule III treatment of medical cannabis could change how Pennsylvania driving under the influence cases are prosecuted. Lawful medical ma*****na patients should not face an automatic conviction simply because THC or an inactive metabolite appears in a blood test.

The key issue should be impairment at the time of driving. This shift may give patients a real defense and require prosecutors to prove more than the presence of cannabis in the bloodstream.

05/18/2026

Medical cannabis has been rescheduled federally for state licensed medical ma*****na programs. In my opinion, that matters immediately in Pennsylvania, even before the General Assembly acts or the Secretary of Health issues a separate order.

The question is whether Pennsylvania can continue treating medical cannabis patients as though cannabis remains Schedule I when federal law now recognizes state regulated medical ma*****na as Schedule III. This issue has not yet been fully litigated, but it may have major consequences for patients, DUI cases, fi****ms rights, and criminal defense.

05/15/2026

Federal cannabis rescheduling is an important development, but it is not federal legalization. It does not automatically erase convictions, commute sentences, create expungement rights, or give Pennsylvania medical cannabis patients new home cultivation rights.

05/14/2026

Cannabis rescheduling to Schedule III could change how research institutions and licensed medical cannabis businesses operate. In the short term, it may open more doors for federally funded research and allow qualifying operators to deduct ordinary business expenses that were previously denied under federal tax rules.

05/12/2026

Federal cannabis law is changing, but that does not mean ma*****na is suddenly legal in every situation. The Acting Attorney General has authority under federal law to reschedule certain cannabis products, and that authority is now being used in a way that may affect medical ma*****na states like Pennsylvania.

05/08/2026

Cannabis was placed in Schedule One temporarily and not because Congress had clear scientific proof that it belonged there. The Shafer Commission later recommended that ma*****na not be scheduled at all and instead be regulated in a way similar to alcohol.

05/07/2026

Federal cannabis policy may be changing in a way that could reshape how medical ma*****na is treated under federal law. For decades, cannabis has been listed as a Schedule One controlled substance, the same category reserved for drugs the federal government says have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

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