Recently, in Cannabis is Coming! The Latest on Colombia and Mexico, we wrote about legislative initiatives regarding cannabis in two of Latin America’s most important economies. Today we turn our attention to another of the region’s traditional powerhouses, Argentina, which is seeing developments not just at the national level, but also in its provinces and
ونظراً لعدم قانونية القنب على المستوى الفيدرالي، لا تحظى شركات القنب بمعاملة عادية من الحكومة الفيدرالية (ربما باستثناء حالة أو حالتين، مثل مجلس العلاقات العمالية الوطنية (NLRB) وتوجيهات مركز مكافحة الجرائم المالية (FinCEN) لعام 2014 بشأن الوصول إلى المؤسسات المالية). ومن الواضح أن هذا يعرقل قدرة شركات القنب على العمل بطريقة متسقة وموثوقة، و
Over the years, we’ve pointed out when federal agencies opt to ignore the federal illegality of cannabis. It happens more often than you might think depending on the topic (see, for example, the NLRB). One agency, though, that has surprisingly never lifted a finger against state-legal cannabis–though it is taking a closer look at CBD–is
The California legislature is considering a new law (AB-1639) that, if passed, would restrict how cannabis vape products are made and sold. AB-1639 would change California law for tobacco and cannabis businesses (for the purposes of this post, we’ll just focus on the cannabis side of the law), and would effectively prohibit almost any kind
Congratulations to Senator Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s V.P. pick. Harris will become the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party. It’s a huge accomplishment. It could also impact the race significantly in the coming weeks and months. What would a Vice President
For the past 15 years, the global “War on Drugs” has shaped Mexico’s national security landscape. The Mexican government’s offensive against illegal drugs has taken two paths: head-on clashes with the cartels and significant updates to its drug policies. A brief timeline of events specifically affecting cannabis in Mexico is in order. In 2009, Mexico
بالنسبة لمن يعرفون الفلبين، فإنكم تعلمون أن «الرئيس رودريغو دوتيرتي» و«الحرب على المخدرات» هما جزءان من نفس العبارة. خلال العامين الأولين من رئاسته، أذن دوتيرتي بقتل أكثر من 10 آلاف فلبيني لهم صلة بأي شكل من الأشكال بتجارة المخدرات. لكن ربما تكونون
ليست مدينة لوس أنجلوس غريبة عن التغييرات والصعوبات التي تحيط بصناعة القنب المحلية. منذ إقرار المقترح M في عام 2017، حققت المدينة تقدمًا كبيرًا، لكنها واجهت أيضًا انتكاسات كبيرة في بناء سوق القنب المرخص لها. وحتى في ظل جائحة كوفيد-19، يستمر هذا الاتجاه في لوس أنجلوس و
Anyone who knows me knows that I really enjoy sports of all kinds. I was a college soccer player and played competitive club soccer in Florida before that from the age of 7 onward (and I now play in an adult co-ed league in Los Angeles). Unfortunately, COVID-19 has put the damper on watching live
In my ten years of advising and guiding cannabis companies from a corporate, transactional, and M&A perspective, and especially since 2012 (when Washington and Colorado legalized), every cannabis market in which I’ve worked has experienced a period of extensive business failures, consolidations, and market stress. And it’s that time now for California cannabis (and that
