大麻、冠状病毒与联邦灾难援助
新冠疫情对大麻销售大有裨益。在大多数已批准大麻项目的州，无论是医疗用大麻还是成人娱乐用大麻的销售，均被州和地方政府列为“必要服务”。得益于这一支持，大麻行业的供应链在应对新冠疫情方面表现得比许多其他行业更为从容。尽管如此，疫情仍在持续蔓延，大麻企业正面临
大麻与冠状病毒：您的企业当下应采取的措施
请将“全球大流行”加入到大麻行业所面临的挑战清单中。新冠病毒（COVID-19）正在席卷美国经济。各地的企业都在做出极其艰难的决定。在许多情况下，这些决定甚至并非由企业自主做出。当我在3月15日星期日晚间撰写这篇文章时，美联储
女童子军指控大麻食品公司挪用资金
一如既往，我们持续关注大麻领域正在酝酿和活跃的商标纠纷，最新案例涉及女童子军组织。以下是此前我们报道过的其他纠纷背景：基瓦诉讼凸显大麻行业持续的商标困境大麻商标诉讼：网络版
您的大麻企业是否符合商标保护资格？答案绝对是“肯定的！”
我们致力于在本博客中全面探讨与大麻相关的商标问题，因为品牌建设和商标保护是大多数企业最基础的基石。在最近的博文中，我们重点关注了商标纠纷，因为随着行业日趋成熟，诉讼已不可避免。作为参考，您可以查看一些重大的商标
地平线上：加州"业主"与"财务权益持有者"违规行为
加利福尼亚州的大麻监管机构正逐步根据《医疗及成人用大麻监管法案》（“MAUCRSA”）进入执法阶段。从表面上看，迄今为止的执法行动主要针对非法销售和/或非法产品（如电子烟烟弹）的生产。不过，执法工作在许可方面（包括州级许可）变得更加精细化，只是时间问题。
Risky Business: Cannabis Security Interests and Secured Transactions
As a corporate and transactional attorney focused mostly on cannabis, I see my fair share of financing documents and transactions involving cannabis operators. It’s no secret many cannabis businesses can’t get bank accounts or loans or lines of credit from financial institutions because of the Bank Secrecy Act and federal anti-money laundering laws — despite
Cannabis Taxation: C Corp, S Corp, LLC, LLP, Partnership, Nonprofit, or Something Else for Your Cannabis Business?
One of the most fundamental questions facing any businessperson in the cannabis industry and every other industry is: “What type of business entity should I use?” This is such a loaded question that your lawyer or accountant will first respond with, “That depends,” and then they will need to ask you at least ten follow-up
Utah Cannabis Investment Fraud: Know Your Securities Laws
It is trite of me to say so, but the current “gold rush” in the U.S. has prospectors dreaming of double-fisting cannabis buds and greenbacks, and that makes for fertile fraud soil. In this green rush, investors are voraciously putting money into cannabis ventures that are, in some instances, producing vast amounts of cash and
Cannabis and Insurance Litigation
Recently, Jonathan Bench wrote about the importance of insurance coverage for your hemp or recreational marijuana business. His first article provided the basic anatomy of such policies and his second discussed the importance of product liability insurance. This post highlights recent litigation in which insurance is at issue, or ought to be. Hemp insurer seeks