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Navigating the murky legal waters of cannabis-based businesses is challenging on your own. Let Harris Sliwoski help with industry-expert legal planning, regulatory support, corporate guidance, and compliance strategies.
Contact UsHarris Sliwoski’s Oregon cannabis team is headquartered in Portland. Our lawyers serve clients across the state, as well as out-of-state and international investors, buyers and service providers to the industry. We have been working with Oregon cannabis businesses since 2011, before the first Oregon Health Authority (OHA) licensed dispensaries. We have seen it all.
Medical marijuana was introduced in Oregon through Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA) in 1998. In late 2014, voters legalized the recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and over through Measure 91. Today, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is the entity that primarily regulates the marijuana industry and issues state licenses. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) regulates hemp production and issues hemp-related permits.
The Harris Sliwoski team is your solution for comprehensive cannabis law expertise. Our services include:
In a competitive market, branding matters. You need bold representation to preserve your cannabis-related intellectual property assets. At Harris Sliwoski, our attorneys draw on extensive worldwide experience in safeguarding trademarks, copyrights and more for industry businesses.
Getting your business’s license approved is only the first step. After that, many federal, state and local regulations apply to your operations. Carelessness and oversights can be costly mistakes leading to fines or license cancellation. Our team knows what it takes to comply, even when the rules continue evolving. We’ll help you design robust strategies to follow the law and protect your business.
Businesses that grow and succeed have something in common — a solid foundation of corporate governance that details stakeholders’ rights, responsibilities and procedures for conflict resolution. Our team drafts the necessary documents that guide stakeholder actions to help clarify everyone’s understanding and preserve internal harmony.
Our Oregon cannabis corporate attorneys represent clients in the acquisition, sale and transfer of cannabis licenses, all manner of business and related agreements, compliance, setting up agricultural leases, and drafting and negotiating a multitude of corporate agreements. Our Oregon cannabis litigation attorneys represent clients in disputes that arise through the course of doing business, as well as in administrative appeal matters in which the state issues notices of violation or threatens license cancelation.
Harris Sliwoski’s Oregon cannabis attorneys also frequently write, teach and present on cannabis-related business issues.
Beyond advising individual businesses, our cannabis attorneys are committed to fortifying, defending, and building credibility for the industry as a whole. Harris Sliwoski’s cannabis business lawyers are more than legal strategists—they are thought leaders: forward-thinking bloggers, educators, writers, and speakers.
They regularly write articles for legal journals and frequently post to our acclaimed and widely followed Canna Law Blog. We speak to business and trade groups, academic institutions, and government bodies on a variety of cannabis legal issues, and our cannabis lawyers are frequently quoted by global, national, and local media outlets. We also have compiled (and are forever adding to) a Cannabis Glossary to help with industry terminology.
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Below are answers to questions clients ask us most often.
Our team is highly experienced in navigating the intense licensing process and can help you submit the best possible application. Obtaining a license is merely one step to setting up your business, and your Harris Sliwoski attorney will also guide you through the other requirements, such as state registration.
There are many different license types depending on your business’s industry role. For example, retailers have a separate license from processors or growers. Your company may also need additional licenses for certain products, such as cannabis-infused foods. The best solution is a consultation with our team members, who know the applicable regulations.
At Harris Sliwoski, our primary focus is always on our clients’ best interests and long-term goals. We draw on cannabis law experience that spans over a decade to design customized legal strategies for you. Our team can assist businesses in any aspect of the cannabis industry and at all growth stages.
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