买家需谨慎:收购大麻企业时的五大关键尽职调查事项
我们的大麻业务律师经常处理涉及许可大麻企业买卖的交易。这类交易往往进展迅速,中介机构常催促双方尽快完成交易——却常常忽视必要的尽职调查和大麻法规。最糟糕的情况是,当企业签署了卖方起草的购买协议后才来寻求我们的帮助,而他们并未——
我们的大麻业务律师经常处理涉及许可大麻企业买卖的交易。这类交易往往进展迅速,中介机构常催促双方尽快完成交易——却常常忽视必要的尽职调查和大麻法规。最糟糕的情况是,当企业签署了卖方起草的购买协议后才来寻求我们的帮助,而他们并未——
One of the most fundamental questions facing any entrepreneur - whether in the cannabis industry or elsewhere - is: “What type of business entity should I choose?” This is a deceptively complex question, although we’ll try to make it seem simple here. When you ask your lawyer or accountant, their first response will likely be
大麻企业通常以有限责任公司(LLC)形式运营——这绝非偶然。相较于受制于僵化治理规则的股份有限公司,有限责任公司具备更高的灵活性。为充分利用这种灵活性(以及诸多其他原因),有限责任公司所有者(称为成员)需要一份精心拟定的经营协议。下面我们将探讨大麻企业采用有限责任公司形式的几个关键原因:
There are many ways to set up a cannabis business, and we like to think that we've seen them all. But there's probably no worse category than 50/50 ownership of a business-- a recipe for all sorts of disasters. Let's look and why that is, and some ways to avoid it. What 50/50 ownership means,
“一小时的计划可以省下十小时的行动。”据说这是戴尔·卡耐基说的。这位20世纪的意见领袖,据我所知从未贩卖过大麻。他确实靠销售书籍和演讲赚得盆满钵满,内容无非是关于如何建立自信、展现魅力之类。这可不是我的菜。
鉴于美国各州与联邦大麻法律之间持续存在的矛盾,在美国大麻领域进行投资面临着重大的法律和操作挑战。对于与受联邦监管的企业有联系的投资者而言,情况尤为如此。虽然部分投资者已接受了美国大麻投资的风险,但另一些投资者仍在等待联邦层面的重大改革。但如果有一种方法……
对于尚未满足《企业透明度法案》(CTA)申报要求的各方而言,现在正是行动的时候!对于2024年1月1日前成立或注册的实体,申报截止日期已不足一个月,即2024年12月31日。今年7月,我们发布了一篇博客文章,解答了关于CTA的常见问题。全文
俄勒冈州第119号法案上周如预期通过。这意味着自12月5日起,所有持有州酒类管制委员会(OLCC)执照的零售商、加工商、研究机构及检测实验室,必须先与"真正的劳工组织"签订劳资和平协议,OLCC才会批准其新执照申请或续期申请。此前我曾预览过M119法案。
At our firm, we've helped numerous cannabis startups navigate the complexities of choosing the right business entity. Because every startup is unique and has different goals and needs, a one-size-fits-all approach just won't work. Below, I'll explore some of the key considerations we focus on when finding the optimal entity type and structure for a
On January 1, 2024, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect. The CTA requires a host of both domestic and foreign entities to disclose their beneficial ownership to the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Compliance with the CTA is required for all businesses, including those in the cannabis industry. In this post, I'll overview