A common way to get and retain employees is to issue them options or equity securities like corporate stock. But like with everything else, issuing securities is heavily regulated. Today, we'll look at a few key issues for cannabis businesses that want to offer equity incentives. How do cannabis companies offer equity incentives? There are
نحن نساعد في إنشاء برنامج مصرفي آخر خاص بالقنب هنا في ولاية أوريغون. وقد نفذت شركتي القانونية سلسلة من هذه المشاريع لصالح الاتحادات الائتمانية (CU) والمؤسسات المالية الأخرى (FI) منذ عام 2014. كما تولينا عددًا كبيرًا من الأعمال المصرفية المتعلقة بالقنب – خاصة في عامي 2019 و2020 قبل أن تنهار تلك الصناعة. في
On November 8, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court held oral arguments on the validity of a constitutional amendment initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis (case number SC2023-0682). The Florida Constitution requires the state's Attorney General to request an advisory opinion from the Supreme Court on the validity of any ballot initiatives. Attorney General Ashley Moody has
I've been representing clients in California's cannabis industry since 2018. Our firm has been representing businesses in the space for many years before that, in states with more mature licensing programs. One of the most common mistakes we see in new cannabis markets is businesses that rely too much on federal legalization happening. For example,
الدعوى القضائية التي رُفعت في 26 أكتوبر ضد ميريك غارلاند بهدف «إنهاء الحظر الفيدرالي على القنب» لن تؤدي في الواقع إلى إنهاء هذا الحظر. وإذا كان لديك هذا الانطباع، فربما يعود ذلك إلى أن التغطية الإعلامية لهذا الموضوع كانت دون المستوى المطلوب. فالعديد من العناوين الرئيسية غير كاملة أو مضللة تمامًا. وتستغرق بعض التقارير عدة فقرات لشرح الطبيعة الفعلية
من أفضل أشكال الحماية التي يمكن لشركة تعمل في مجال القنب الحصول عليها هو عقد مكتوب. إن دفع مبلغ بسيط لمحامٍ مقدمًا قد يوفر عليك مئات الآلاف من الدولارات عندما تسوء الأمور. لا يزال الكثير من العاملين في صناعة القنب يعقدون صفقاتهم بمجرد مصافحة (يمكنك الاطلاع على بعض
We are seeing in an uptick in China-related matters involving cannabis brands. Here are three tips for cannabis brands that are getting their products made in China: 1. Sign a Contract As I recently wrote in our sister blog, "while having a contract provides no guarantee of smooth operations or favorable dispute resolution, a well-drafted
Can a creditor, landlord or other third party take a security interest in an OLCC license? Can an OLCC licensee collateralize or pledge its license-- as if that license were personal property, and not just a permission conferred by the state? These are two sides of an academic question we’ve been batting around for years
At the beginning of the summer, I wrote a post entitled "California Gives Up on the Illegal Cannabis Market" in which I went into detail about the state's failure to meaningfully address the festering illegal market. More recently, I wrote about "Another California Cannabis Enforcement Program That Won’t Work." As the name suggests, this post was
Cannabis businesses use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) constantly. This may be due to a series of factors, or some combination thereof: 1) the relative hardship of acquiring and protecting intellectual property over marijuana-related processes and products, today and historically; 2) a general modus operandi of “close to the vest” dealings in an industry that historically was
