The impact on Delta-8 THC ("D8") of AK Futures v. Boyd Street Distro, a 2022 Ninth Circuit decision, has been widely exaggerated. As my colleague Griffen Thorne explains: What AK Futures actually did was affirm a preliminary ruling in a trademark dispute where legality of delta-8 products was one of a number of issues at play. In order to
سيكون عام 2024 عامًا حافلًا بالأحداث بالنسبة لشركات القنب والمستثمرين. ومن بين أمور أخرى عديدة، ستشهد هذه السنة انتخابات عامة، واحتمال إعادة تصنيف القنب إلى الجدول الثالث من قانون المواد الخاضعة للرقابة (CSA)، وقانون الزراعة المرتقب الذي قد يُعيد صياغة طريقة تنظيم القنب ومنتجاته، وربما حتى بعض التشريعات الفيدرالية المتعلقة بالقنب.
One of the most persistent and common failures in the cannabis industry is using handshakes instead of written cannabis contracts. This is an issue I've written about for years (most recently here), and it doesn't seem like there has been much of a willingness to change. A lot of companies would like to move into
قد تعتقد أن "التحقق الدقيق" هو أمر يقتصر على عمليات الشراء التجارية أو العقارية. لكن "التحقق الدقيق" يعد أيضًا أمرًا ضروريًا للمقرضين في معاملات قروض القنب. وقد كتبت مؤخرًا مقالًا حول ما يمكن للمقترضين توقعه في معاملات قروض القنب. واليوم أود أن أتعمق أكثر في موضوع "التحقق الدقيق"
Welcome to the eighth annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis. Last year was memorable for Oregon the industry, pockmarked by OLCC scandal, heavy regulatory swings, and even marquee litigation. We also saw the state's first very-large-business failure, more trade association consolidation, and other altibajos as my mother-in-law might say. Let’s go! Sales
Nondisclosure agreements (sometimes abbreviated, "NDAs") are some of the most important agreements a company can sign. At the same time, they can be some of the simplest agreements to get in place. Today I want to do a deeper dive into nondisclosure agreements, what they contain, and why they are important. What is a nondisclosure
Cannabis real estate transactions can be notoriously complicated - much more so than your average real estate deal. On January 9, 2024, I'll be speaking on a panel called "Navigating Real Estate Issues Impacting the Cannabis Industry" for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, where my co-panelists and I plan on touching on many of
صادفتُ مؤخرًا هذا المنشور الذي كتبه جيسون بالترويتز بعنوان «قانوني لكن مريع: دورة الاكتتابات العامة الأولية للشركات الصغيرة». يتضمن المنشور بعض النتائج المثيرة للاهتمام، وأنا أوافق على كل ما ورد فيه فيما يتعلق بشركات القنب، باستثناء الاستنتاج. فالاستنتاج هو أن أسواق OTCQX وOTCQB تشكل بديلاً جيدًا للبورصات الأمريكية الكبرى بالنسبة للشركات الصغيرة.
Cannabis companies that need more money than they can generate through sales generally have two options: borrow money (debt) or solicit investments (equity). Over the years as the industry has constricted, equity finance became less of an option. I recently predicted that equity investment will reignite when cannabis is rescheduled. But that hasn't happened yet,
One of the main reasons why I am such a vocal supporter of written cannabis contracts is allocation of risk and liabilities. Parties to a cannabis contract have a number of ways that they can allocate risks and liabilities that they just won't have in a "handshake" deal. Today I'll explore six of the top
