Memorial Day -- Honoring Those Who Served
Please join us in taking the day off to honor all who have served, so we can do things like have a Canna Law Blog and say whatever we want. We will be back tomorrow with our regular programs.
The Canna Law Blog is a forum for discussing the practical aspects of cannabis law and its impacts on the cannabis industry. We provide insight into how cannabis businesspeople can use the law to their advantage and in plain language we tell you what works and what does not. We aim to help you strategize how to wield the law as both a shield and a sword.
Cannabis Taxation: C Corp, S Corp, LLC, LLP, Partnership, Nonprofit, or Something Else for Your Cannabis Business?
One of the most fundamental questions facing any entrepreneur - whether in the cannabis industry or elsewhere - is: “What type of business entity should I choose?” This is a deceptively complex question, although we’ll try to make it seem simple here. When you ask your lawyer or accountant, their first response will likely be
FREE Webinar This Thursday, March 6: Trademarking Cannabis – Cutting Through the Legal Haze
REGISTER HERE The cannabis industry is expanding nationwide, but securing trademark protection remains a complex challenge due to federal restrictions and evolving state laws. If you’re a cannabis business owner, lawyer, or entrepreneur looking to protect your brand, you won’t want to miss our upcoming webinar on cannabis and trademarks. What You’ll Learn Our expert
Happy New Year From Canna Law Blog!
May the year ahead be rich with growth, success, and business and legal breakthroughs. Here's to 2025— let's make it groundbreaking!
Happy Holidays from The Canna Law Blog
Wishing all of our readers, along with friends and families, the very best this holiday season. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Festivus, or something else, we hope you can kick back and enjoy this wonderful time of the year.
Happy Thanksgiving from The Canna Law Blog
From all of us at the Canna Law Blog, Happy Thanksgiving! May your day be filled with good food, great company, and the seeds of prosperity for the coming year.
Webinar Replay: Post-Election Cannabis Wrap – Smoke ’em if You’ve Got ’em
On Thursday, November 7th, Vince Sliwoski and Fred Rocafort held a post election discussion "Post-Election Cannabis Wrap – Smoke ’em if You’ve Got ’em". Watch the replay! Key Takeaways from the "Smoke 'em if You've Got 'em - 2024 Post Election Cannabis Wrap" Webinar: Panelists: Vince Sliwoski: Oregon Business lawyer specializing in cannabis and commercial
Cannabis Receivership Q&A Webinar: The Replay
For anyone who couldn't attend last Wednesday's webinar on cannabis receiverships, we are pleased to present the replay video below. It's also hosted on YouTube, here. This webinar covered a lot of ground, and it was certainly timely. The following afternoon, reporting broke that Harborside, one of the biggest names in cannabis, was pushed into
More Bad News for Intoxicating Hemp (California, Missouri, New Jersey)
Last week, I wrote a post entitled "Loper Comes For the DEA. Will it Matter Though?" In that post, I discussed a brand new federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals case that concluded that hemp derivatives like THC-O are not controlled substances. The hemp community has largely celebrated this as a win, even though as
Loper Comes for the DEA. Will it Matter, Though?
Earlier this week, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a case entitled Anderson v. Diamondback Investment Group, LLC, handed the DEA a big loss when it comes to hemp - at least for now. In Anderson, the court held that DEA's interpretation that a host of hemp-derived products were illegal was essentially wrong. Today I