Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I'm Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento, where the governor says he wants to pull National Guard troops from the southern border to fight illicit marijuana grows in the state. Well, that and because he thinks the president's border emergency declaration is “political theater.”

This week, WilmerHale dips its toes into the marijuana banking conundrum. Also, the fate of a million-dollar hemp shipment stuck in Idaho moves to the Ninth Circuit. Scroll down to see Who Got the Work.

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