international cannabis trade

Notes on the International Cannabis Trade

As the international trade of cannabis gets closer to a reality, it will become important for companies in the cannabis industry to better understand how U.S. trade laws can be used by domestic producers to try to protect their US market position against import competition. Similarly, US importers and foreign producers and exporters may soon need to understand how AD/CVD cases can disrupt any plans to export to the US market and what options they may have to respond to such actions.

Read More
Evidence spoilation

Cannabis Ballot Measures are a Sucker's Game: Notes from South Dakota, Mississippi, Nebraska and Florida

Last week, the Supreme Court of South Dakota overturned a voter-approved, constitutional amendment to legalize adult use cannabis statewide. Governor Kristi Noem instigated the anti-democratic fight on social welfare grounds, although the court made its ruling on technical grounds, finding that Amendment A violated a “single-issue” initiative subject requirement. If that’s true, you’d have to

Read More
environmental social governance cannabis industry

ESG and Cannabis is No Easy Task Right Now

Socially responsible and "sustainable" investing is picking up in popularity across retail and institutional investors alike. According to Wikipedia, "[i]n less than 20 years, the ESG movement has grown from a corporate social responsibility initiative launched by the United Nations into a global phenomenon representing more than US$30 trillion in assets under management." When it

Read More
BREAKING: Germany to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

BREAKING: Germany to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Germany stands to become the next of shockingly few countries that have approved full legalization of adult-use cannabis, joining Canada and Uruguay (and a number of US states. The societal benefits of adult-use legalization in Germany are obvious (and similar to those in the US): an estimated €4.7 billion benefit to the German economy, which includes the cost savings of cannabis-related criminal enforcement and incarceration as well as generated taxes.

Read More
lawyer ethics marijuana cannabis

The Ethical Cannabis Lawyer

Last Friday, I spoke on a panel for the American Bar Association (ABA) in Denver. It was the first conference for the ABA’s new Global Cannabis section and the first live event I’ve done since COVID started. The panel discussed "Legal Ethics in International Cannabis." My colleague Adams Lee participated too, but on another panel

Read More
states rights act cannabis marijuana

New Kid on the Block: States Reform Act

I feel like we're living in an upside down world when it comes to cannabis legalization at the federal level. The main reason being that Dems, despite in being in full control of Congress and the White House, just can't get the ball across the line on a number of cannabis reform bills. This includes

Read More
israel cannabis marijuana

Cannabis in Israel: An Update

When it comes to medical cannabis, Israel has long been among the leading nations in the world. You can read a post I wrote about Israel's achievements on that front, both in terms of legality and actual research, here. But despite its deep history with medical cannabis, the country still does not permit legal sales

Read More
cannabis asset forfeiture missouri

Remember Cannabis and Forfeiture? It's Baaaaack

Some readers may be surprised to realize that a lot of cannabis stakeholders actually don't want broadsweeping federal legalization. Why? Because they know it means that they'll instantly be competing with well-established companies that are already masters of economies of scale, branding, marketing, and consumer sales, and their market share will shrink or be eliminated

Read More
Headshot of Marco Algorta

Cannabis in Uruguay and Latin America: Global Law and Business Podcast with Marco Algorta

Listen HERE or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or Soundcloud! At Harris Sliwoski, we keep close tabs on what is happening around the world, and we know that our friends and clients do, as well. We are happy to provide this podcast series: Global Law and Business, hosted by international attorneys Fred Rocafort and Jonathan Bench, where we look at

Read More

Subscribe To Our Blog

Explore the latest legal news and insight regarding China, cannabis, international law, immigration, dispute resolution and Web3.