Harris Sliwoski's Vince Sliwoski (Portland) will present in-person next Friday, April 14 at the 36th annual Northwest Bankruptcy Institute. Vince will join Dominique Scalia of DBS Law (Seattle) as they cover "The Business of Cannabis and Bankruptcy." This event is co-sponsored by sections of the Oregon State Bar and Washington State Bar. Details on the
正如大麻行业从业者所熟知，迄今为止，大麻企业及众多相关企业始终无法通过破产程序解决经营困境。法院始终明确表示：凡从事大麻行业或从大麻活动中（直接或间接）获得实质性收入的债务人，只要涉及联邦管辖范围，就不得使用破产机制。
California has no shortage of issues with its legalized cannabis marketplace. For a couple of years now, an open secret in California (and a cautionary tale for other states) is the concept of "burner licenses". These are licenses issued to a company by the Department of Cannabis Control ("DCC") that are used to conduct illegal,
Since the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) was passed back in April of 2021, New York has made clear that mitigating environmental impact, including energy usage, would be a key component of New York's adult-use cannabis industry. To wit, the legislators expressly included applicants' "ability to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited
Cannabis companies, for some reason, seem to love clever names predicated on well-known brands. (See e.g. Zkittlez and Skittles or Bloom and Cool). More often than not, these companies end up in trouble. (See Major Food and Beverage Companies Call Out Marijuana Copycats). Although these companies may try a parody defense, it’s not so easy.
华盛顿州酒类与大麻管理局（WSLCB）于3月29日（周三）投票通过一项紧急规则提案，延长大麻社会公平（SEIC）零售许可证的申请窗口期。申请截止时间已从2023年3月30日延长至2023年4月27日下午5时。该规则将产生修订效力。
On February 28th, we put on a webinar on "Distressed Cannabis Businesses" webinar. In that webinar, Griffen, Ethan, and Vince discussed the current financial and economic pressure the entire cannabis industry is facing today. We covered reorganization, litigation, dissolution, M&A, receivership, secured interests, and liquidation. And we of course discussed how state-by-state cannabis regulations impacts all
In the past few weeks, I've published a few posts (here and here) about recent federal cannabis gun rights cases. In those cases, the courts disagreed on whether the federal government can prohibit cannabis users from owning guns. On the other end of the spectrum, there are state-level efforts to protect gun rights for cannabis
Florida voters may have the opportunity to legalize adult-use cannabis during the next general elections. First, though, the Florida Supreme Court must okay the language on the ballot initiative, in the face of likely opposition from the other branches of the state government. As Floridians watch their elected officials argue against letting them vote on
随着明尼苏达州即将实现大麻合法化，该州最高法院近日对我们2021年9月报道的一起案件作出裁决。该案涉及大麻与工业大麻的界定问题，以及州检察官在判定叶状或液态大麻物质属于哪一类时所承担的举证责任。正如我们两年前所阐述的——
