A shift to Schedule III would bring the cannabis industry one step closer to true legitimacy.
A Schedule III reassignment would allow marijuana companies to take ordinary business deductions, notably increasing the...more
On June 14, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, issued its decision in Retail Digital Network LLC v. Ramona Prieto, Case No. 13-56069, D.C. No 2:11-cv-09065-CBM-PJW. The decision rejects a...more
Cultivation, production, distribution, or possession of marijuana is a federal criminal offense under the Controlled Substances Act (the CSA). Yet, despite federal prohibition, state-sanctioned marijuana industries have...more
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In a decision released on January 7, 2016, Retail Digital Network LLC v. Jacob Appelsmith, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned 29-year-old precedent set in Actmedia Inc. v. Stroh, which held that those...more
Interest in, and consumption of, hard cider is on an upswing in the United States. The hard cider market grew by 71 percent in 2014 with total cider sales jumping from just $78 million in 2011 to $470 million for the 52 weeks...more
On January 30, 2014 the State of Nevada Attorney General’s Office issued an open letter to all retailers, wholesalers and suppliers of alcohol beverages in Nevada reminding them of their legal obligation to comply with the...more