I wrote a post last year entitled, “Does Medical Licensing Make Sense in Recreational Jurisdictions?” The idea – which we’ve seen borne out countless times – is that in jurisdictions that allow recreational cannabis, medical cannabis usually becomes a relic of the past. That’s because medical cannabis is subject to many more restrictions than recreational
For years, California has been a very bad state for the hemp industry. That started to change last year with the passage of AB-45, a bill intended to regulate CBD manufacturing and sales. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued proposed AB-45 regulations just a few months ago. And now it looks like California
Cuando se trata de iniciativas legislativas sobre el cannabis, se suele prometer a los votantes que los mayores ingresos fiscales derivados de las ventas de cannabis se reinvertirán en la comunidad. Por lo tanto, los impuestos sobre el cannabis son inevitables. También lo es el debate sobre cuál debe ser su cuantía. A su vez, todos los estados tienen su propia política fiscal en materia de cannabis
Cannabis businesses need money – and lots of it – to operate. Being mostly startups, operational profits are not enough to sustain their business. So cannabis businesses take on outside capital generally in one of two ways: taking on debt from cannabis lenders or bringing in equity investors. Due to industry volatility and a crash
On January 1, 2023, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) will begin accepting applications for large cultivation licenses for the first time ever. California law authorized large cultivation licenses years ago. But, the law caveat was that applicants could not apply for large cultivation licenses until 2023. And on June 17, the DCC announced it
We have more details for you regarding the Los Angeles cannabis retail license lottery, following last week’s post on the topic. We combed the Department of Cannabis Regulation’s (“DCR”) website and came up with answers to the three most important questions about the retail lottery. 1. When will the retail lottery occur? DCR anticipates that
En casi todos los seminarios web sobre litigios relacionados con el cannabis que hemos organizado, y en muchas de nuestras entradas anteriores sobre el incumplimiento de contratos en este sector (aquí puedes consultar un resumen general de este tipo de reclamaciones), hemos destacado la importancia de plasmar por escrito unos buenos acuerdos comerciales relacionados con el cannabis, para evitar posibles litigios o que estos se prolonguen en el futuro. Aun así, incluso
Tras numerosos retrasos, polémicas y modificaciones normativas, Los Ángeles está cada vez más cerca de abrir su segunda (y última) ronda de concesión de licencias para el comercio minorista. Según el calendario establecido por la normativa sobre cannabis de Los Ángeles, la segunda ronda de concesión de licencias para el comercio minorista se abrirá a finales de 2022 o a principios de 2023. Esta ronda será
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
