Dado el crecimiento tanto de la industria del cannabis como del comercio internacional, ahora es más importante que nunca comprender los aspectos básicos y los retos que plantea la compra de productos relacionados con el cannabis en el extranjero. Root Sciences, una empresa dedicada a la extracción de cannabis, lo ha aprendido por las malas. La semana pasada, presentó un recurso ante el Tribunal Federal de Apelación tras su demanda
Earlier this month, we discussed the approval of a new regulatory framework for hemp and medical cannabis by Argentina’s legislature. At the time, we focused our attention on those who, reflecting antiquated thinking on cannabis, voted against the bill. Today we finally turn to the substance of what is officially known as the Regulatory Framework
Just last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s holding that the 2018 Farm Bill legalized delta-8 THC products derived from hemp. In the Ninth Circuit’s view, “the plain and unambiguous text of the Farm [Bill] compels the conclusion that the delta-8 THC products before us are lawful.”
California deems nearly all kinds of workers employees. There are, however, some important circumstances where workers may be classified as contractors. In my first post of this series, “Classifying California Cannabis Workers,” I explained the basics of employee versus independent contractor classification. Today, I look at some of the key independent contractor exceptions for California
Last summer, I wrote a post called “Fire Season is Coming.” Given the massive expected California droughts, it’s pretty safe to assume that fire season is coming, again. Today, I want to recap some of the issues that we’re likely to see in the coming months. As we learned in prior fire seasons, the cannabis
We work with many large cannabis businesses and many small ones too. It’s fun to talk up the bigger fish, but I have a soft spot for the little guys. I really enjoy small business at the end of the day. I like seeing financial statements of disciplined, privately held companies doing maybe $5m to
Los litigios civiles en el sector del cannabis, al igual que en cualquier otro sector, suelen desarrollarse siguiendo un orden previsible. En primer lugar, se presenta y se notifica una demanda. Esto da inicio al proceso judicial y obliga al demandado a presentar un escrito de contestación para evitar una sentencia en rebeldía. En segundo lugar, las partes llevan a cabo la fase de intercambio de pruebas por escrito: es decir, recopilan documentos pertinentes, identifican posibles testigos y envían cuestionarios y
California es uno de los estados más complicados de EE. UU. para los empleadores, y especialmente para los del sector del cannabis. Los numerosos y enrevesados requisitos que existen aquí simplemente no se dan en muchos otros estados. La clasificación de los trabajadores del sector del cannabis en California es uno de los mayores retos para la industria local. Las empresas del sector del cannabis suelen pensar que pueden eludir los requisitos de la legislación laboral llamando a
I recently spoke with a lawyer who was newer to representing cannabis clients. The lawyer asked me to describe the biggest legal mistakes I see for cannabis businesses. Over the years, our cannabis lawyers have seen cannabis businesses make just about every mistake in the book. Today though, I want to talk about what I
As a cannabis intellectual property litigator, part of my job is to help clients make cost-benefit and risk analyses. My colleagues and I have written several posts about the defense of “parody” in cannabis intellectual property litigation, and why it’s a very specific defense that people tend to overstretch in most cases. While that remains
