For some reason, many cannabis businesses believe that because they’re already violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, they’re free to violate other existing federal laws. This of course is not the case, and never has been. Even though cannabis businesses can’t get legitimate recognition or fair treatment from the Department of Justice or the Drug
Insurance is a key part of any business, including cannabis businesses. As Jonathan Bench has explained: Insurance in the cannabis industry is big business, and business owners need to know what policies are available and what those policies cover. Why? Because in insurance policies, like all other business contracts (e.g. leases), the risk of a
在上次网络研讨会探讨《电话消费者保护法》索赔后，我们收到若干后续问题，涉及最高法院近期在巴尔诉美国政治顾问协会案（"政治顾问案"）中的裁决及其对未来TCPA索赔的影响。核心要点如下：政治顾问案实际上不会对...
Last summer I wrote about a ruling by the Second Circuit concerning a lawsuit filed by five persons challenging marijuana’s status as a schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). The lawsuit asked the federal courts to rule that marijuana’s status as a schedule I drug is unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause
In the most basic terms, offering fraud occurs when a person (or entity) makes material misrepresentations or omissions to potential investors in a new company (most commonly, promising those investors large “guaranteed” returns on their investments). Offering fraud cases have become more prominent in recent years, and it looks like the U.S. Securities and Exchange
州立合法大麻企业早已习惯在经营与生活中时刻警惕联邦政府的阴影。除非你与世隔绝，否则必然知晓大麻在联邦层面仍属非法。如今的情况已不同于往昔——美国缉毒局（DEA）或司法部
对于总部位于波特兰的Cura Partners, Inc.（以下简称“Cura”）及其母公司——总部位于马萨诸塞州的Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.（以下简称“Curaleaf”）而言，最近一段时间可谓举步维艰。Cura生产广受欢迎的Select品牌THC电子烟产品，并曾被誉为俄勒冈州首家“大麻独角兽”企业。2019年5月，Cura宣布以超过10亿美元的价格被Curaleaf收购，在
2020年7月22日，克林特·伊斯特伍德在洛杉矶联邦法院对三家CBD制造商及营销公司提起两起独立诉讼，指控其发布虚假网络文章，谎称伊斯特伍德为CBD产品背书。同时，他还起诉了十家在线CBD零售商，指控其操纵search results 产品背书search results 假象search results
过去几年间，本所处理的大麻相关商标诉讼案件激增，我们代表客户处理了大量此类纠纷，既有独立案件，也涉及合伙纠纷。以下是我们近期经手的几起商标纠纷案例（博客存档中还有大量相关案例）
Even before COVID-19 entered our lives, it was clear that more and more businesses were realizing the importance of engaging with consumers online. Now, as most are forced to limit their in-person activities or shut them down altogether, we are seeing an even sharper trend in businesses investing in their online presence – especially with
