筹集大麻资金并远离牢狱：问对关键问题
如果你在私募融资领域浸淫已久，那么你应该知道，对于希望引入投资者的公司而言，只有两条途径。要么对你的融资项目（股权、债务或混合型）进行注册，要么找到一项符合你条件的州级或联邦级申报豁免。
印第安纳州为工业大麻CBD标签设定标准，却在可吸食大麻领域失之交臂
印第安纳州长期以来一直处于大麻产品监管的前沿。两年前，即2018年，印第安纳州通过了一项全面法律，对“低四氢大麻酚（THC）大麻提取物”进行了规范。当时，各州对CBD的监管主要局限于保守州的医用大麻项目，这些项目仅允许医用患者使用CBD提取物。极少数
跨州大麻CBD：犹他州
《2018年农业改进法案》（即2018年农业法案）通过将大麻及其衍生物从《管制物质法案》（CSA）中定义的大麻范畴中移除，并为大麻种植提供详细框架，从而实现了大麻合法化。该法案赋予美国农业部（USDA）对大麻的监管权限。
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
Natural Products, the FDA and Cannabis Regulation
I recently attended two events in Utah headlined by the United Natural Products Alliance (“UNPA”) where its President, Loren Israelsen, discussed the voluminous public comments received by the FDA in response its latest round of questions regarding how over-the-counter cannabis extracts like CBD should be regulated. Israelsen provided numerous takeaways for UNPA members and their
Utah MLM Essential Oils: doTERRA’s Copaiba Oil Challenges Young Living’s CBD Oil
Recently I wrote about the two dominant global MLM essential oil companies based in Utah: Young Living and doTERRA. Last month Young Living announced it is entering the CBD oil market, but doTERRA publicly stated on its website that it will not (yet) follow suit, even though everyone and their dog are clamoring for CBD
Young Living vs. doTERRA: Utah MLM Companies and the CBD Race
Utah is a unique state for a variety of reasons, but recently it gained additional notoriety because the “world leader in essential oils” (based on global revenue), Young Living Essential Oils, announced it acquired Colorado-based Nature’s Ultra. Nature’s Ultra owns more than 1,500 acres of hemp farms in Colorado and produces “natural, organic, vegan approved,