We often write of the pernicious effects of the War on Drugs in the criminal law context as well as its harmful impacts on the hemp and (state) legal marijuana industries. This post turns to another issue resulting from federal illegality – the inability of a lawful permanent resident to petition for naturalization and and
La financiación de pedidos de cannabis está cobrando impulso en el sector. Debido a la estricta regulación estatal, los elevados costes operativos, los altos impuestos y la ilegalidad federal de la marihuana, muchas empresas del sector del cannabis se enfrentan a dificultades financieras en sus operaciones diarias. Las soluciones a este problema adoptan diversas formas en todo el sector. Existen amenazas
Earlier this week, I canvassed the key cannabis bills enrolled at the outset of the Oregon legislative session. I mentioned that HB 4016 was sucking up all of the oxygen due to its Oregon cannabis license moratoria, including the retroactive moratorium on new producer applications effective January 1, 2022. That retroactivity concept came out of
From startups to multi-state operators, most cannabis businesses will engage legal counsel at some point. All of these companies – but especially smaller ones or less experienced ones – need to grapple with the question of what the role of a lawyer in cannabis deals will be. This can be a difficult question to answer.
Federal cannabis trademark litigation is a difficult proposition. In a recent case filed by Wunderwerks, Inc., a company that sells beverages infused with CBD and THC additives, we see another unfortunate example of this. Federal courts, at least, are still no friend to the cannabis industry. Wunderwerks had sued Dual Beverage Company LLC (“DBC”) in
Hace poco recibí un correo electrónico publicitario al azar en el que me saludaban con la palabra «high» en lugar de «hola». Mi primera reacción fue un profundo y visceral escalofrío. La segunda fue pensar: «Oye, si yo —que solo soy un humilde abogado del sector del cannabis y no un actor real de la industria— me siento tan...
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
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
La representación legal en litigios con las aseguradoras se ha convertido en algo fundamental para las empresas del sector del cannabis en un entorno operativo en constante expansión. Estas empresas pueden optar por contratar seguros que cubran el riesgo de pérdidas derivadas de situaciones como incendios imprevistos, la protección de los cultivos, la interrupción de la actividad comercial o reacciones adversas de los consumidores a los productos. En muchos casos, las empresas del sector del cannabis incluso están obligadas a
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
