Dina Rollman is a cannabis industry veteran who has worn countless hats, making her way from cannabis attorney to cannabis business executive. She helped take Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a national cannabis company, from an...more
Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that deadline was extended to March 15 by midnight because of...more
Cannabis companies of all sizes have likely come across the issue of having to pursue badly behaved accounts receivable. What was once a time of prosperity has now turned into a business climate of pessimism and regret where...more
3/6/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Litigation ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Contract Terms ,
Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Demand Letter ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Distributors ,
Marijuana ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Chris Lindsey’s origin story in cannabis is a legendary one. He was once a practicing attorney that felt the strong arm of the federal government firsthand when he was charged and prosecuted by U.S. Attorneys for drug crimes...more
New York’s adult use cannabis roll out has been rocky at best. However, there are still business opportunities to be had. In this episode of the Cannabis Law Now podcast, we hear from Greg Wersching, the Vice President of...more
In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of “THC beverages“. While it sounds like you can only find these products in a state-licensed cannabis dispensary, reporters...more
1/14/2025
/ Advertising ,
Agribusiness ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Dispensaries ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Intoxication ,
Legalization ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
THC
2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing....more
1/6/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Audits ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Hemp ,
Insolvency ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Intoxication ,
Investment Fraud ,
IRS ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Popular ,
Strict Product Liability ,
THC
Based on a recent article in the Green Market Report (and corresponding public filings), “$1.83 billion of . . . debt is set to come due by 2026” for a number of publicly traded multi-state cannabis operators (“MSO”s). While...more
11/21/2024
/ Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Debt ,
Debtors ,
Insolvency ,
Marijuana ,
Multistate Corporations ,
Popular ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Receivership
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) has begun issuing final denials to the overwhelming majority of previously qualified social equity applicants (“SEA”s) ahead of its first statewide cannabis lottery on...more
Tiffany Chin is the current CEO of Death Row Cannabis, which is Snoop Dogg’s cannabis brand company that has now launched numerous cannabis products in the U.S. cannabis market. Death Row Records played a significant role in...more
America’s Dairyland does not currently have any form of either medical or adult-use cannabis. The state has tried and failed at least a couple of times on convening medical cannabis legislation (see here on the latest attempt...more
10/16/2024
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hemp ,
Intoxication ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Retailers ,
THC ,
USDA ,
Wisconsin
In this episode, we hear from seasoned cannabis industry advisor, Marc Hauser, and host Hilary Bricken, about the top pitfalls and traps in today’s cannabis industry. Marc, a former practicing transactional and corporate...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) seeks to increase corporate transparency and combat financial crimes in the U.S. such as money laundering and terrorist financing. Enacted in January 2021 as part of the National Defense...more
A whopping 7 in 10 Americans favor the legalization of cannabis, according to Gallup, as more states are slated to legalize adult use cannabis, or at least decriminalize it, this year. Indigenous nations, such as Wisconsin’s...more
In April, I wrote about the Docklight case in Washington State. That case involved a qui tam action pursuant to the False Claims Act in which Docklight, a cannabis ancillary company, settled with the Department of Justice for...more
There are now dozens of multistate operators (MSOs) in the U.S. cannabis industry. Since 2010, the concept of MSOs has carried many connotations, good and bad. At times, MSOs are considered the ultimate form of “Big...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), commenced the rulemaking process to reschedule marijuana accordingly. The DEA’s notice of proposed rulemaking is currently in...more
While the cannabis industry is closely following the recently published notice of proposed rulemaking from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), which will move cannabis from a...more
On May 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA“) published its 92-page notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM“) to move marijuana from schedule 1 on the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule 3 (ironically, the...more
This fall, Floridians will vote on Amendment 3, which would legalize cannabis for adults 21 years old and older in the Sunshine State. Existing medical marijuana treatment centers in the state will get first (and maybe the...more
The biggest legal shift in the cannabis industry in decades just occurred on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal for cannabis rescheduling. Specifically, as many anticipated, the DEA will...more
5/1/2024
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Recreational Use
Due to federal illegality, the cannabis industry has long been plagued by federal agencies taking a variety of different enforcement approaches to cannabis businesses. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the National...more
4/29/2024
/ Bureau of Reclamation ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
CARES Act ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
NLRB ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Qui Tam ,
Reckless Disregard ,
Retailers ,
SBA ,
USPTO
California’s Emerald Triangle is a famed region in the Golden State for the cultivation of top-notch cannabis. In particular, Humboldt County is home to some of the nation’s most seasoned, generational cannabis farming...more
In 2023, Total Wine & More jumped into the cannabis drinks arena in Minnesota. Since then, there’s been an influx of “THC Beverages” hitting the marketplace, including in interstate commerce. How is this legally possible, and...more
4/4/2024
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Cultivation ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses
Dealing with creditors is never a fun experience. However, some creditors are more severe than others, especially in the cannabis industry. One of those is the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA),...more
3/28/2024
/ California ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Creditors ,
Department of Taxation ,
Insolvency ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Offer-in-Compromise ,
Payment Plans ,
Penalties ,
Personal Liability