The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) will open the application period for Social Equity marijuana retail licenses on March 1, 2023.
The application period will close on March 30, 2023. More than 40...more
Can claiming you broke the law get you out of a contract?
Illegality And Unforceability-
MedMen – a Canadian corporation, and one of the best-known names in marijuana – recently made headlines for pulling an old trick:...more
2/8/2023
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With an increasing number of states passing laws protecting employees who utilize marijuana, employers throughout the country are presently tasked with redesigning their marijuana-related policies and practices to avoid the...more
1/30/2023
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As 2022 draws to a close, what better time to revisit our most popular insights of the last year and see what topics have engaged our client industries?
Our attorneys work hard to stay on the cutting edge of industry...more
12/23/2022
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Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
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Moratorium ,
Trademarks ,
Virtual Currency
Tax season is nearly upon us. As cannabis businesses and the professionals who advise them can expect, navigating the variations and even direct conflicts that exist between and among the state and federal authorities that...more
In late October, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) sent comprehensive License Application Forms to more than six hundred medical marijuana industry hopefuls throughout the state. The deadline to apply for one of...more
We often look to the federal judiciary as the gold standard of American jurisprudence. State courts frequently find federal opinions persuasive. Confirmation hearings for federal judges are televised. Indeed, the federal...more
11/10/2022
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Title VII
On October 6, 2022, President Biden took his first steps to overhaul federal policy on marijuana. In doing so, he pardoned individuals with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession and initiated review as to how the...more
Under current California law, cannabis licensees are not permitted to “transport or distribute, or cause to be transported or distributed, cannabis or cannabis products outside the state, unless authorized by federal law.”...more
With the anticipation of federal marijuana legalization, the cannabis industry rang in 2021 with sky-high equity values and anticipated social justice reforms seemingly imminent. However, differing ideas regarding how to...more
For a variety of reasons, many states that have legalized recreational or medical marijuana have imposed residency requirements throughout their regulatory schemes, meaning that marijuana license holders, employers, and, in...more
On its face it appears to be counterintuitive: United States federal courts recognizing and enforcing workplace rights for employees working in an illegal industry. After all, we would not expect a judge to lend a sympathetic...more
8/19/2022
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On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Senators Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, and Cory Booker unveiled the long-awaited Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), which, if passed, would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level...more
For nearly a decade, financial institutions operating in states with regulated cannabis markets (whether medicinal or recreational) have struggled with their ability to offer banking services to entities legally operating...more
As the trend to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana continues to blaze through the states, federal law, and bankruptcy courts by extension, have not yet followed suit....more
6/8/2022
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Bankruptcy Code ,
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Chapter 11 ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
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Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
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Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Workout Agreements
In 1965, Bob Dylan sang in Subterranean Homesick Blues that “you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” Thanks to a May 19 decision from the Ninth Circuit, we do not need a weatherman when it comes to the...more