As of recent data released by the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), New York now has 65 adult-use and delivery licenses operational, with two adult-use stores being approved earlier this month. While the first date of...more
On January 17, 2024, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”) released the long-awaited model host community agreement (“Model HCA”) for public comment. This comes just over two months from the CCC’s new...more
As our world strives to become paperless, nearly all businesses, regardless of industry need to offer payment processing solutions other than cash to keep up with customer demands and expectations. The cannabis industry is no...more
8/15/2023
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What is a SaaS agreement? “SaaS” stands for Software as a Service. SaaS agreements are legal contracts for software licensing of software applications or services managed by or for the SaaS provider and shared by multiple...more
In just about one month from its release date to the public, Maryland’s proposed adult-use cannabis regulations, HBO556, have received rumblings of discontent and concern from interested industry participants. Following the...more
Are supply contracts a thing of the past in the cannabis market? As many cannabis markets continue to develop state to state — whether it be veteran markets adjusting to changes in consolidation or emerging markets expending...more
Over the past few years, August has become a popular month for cannabis industry reform in Massachusetts....more
Earlier this week, Burns & Levinson’s attorneys Lauren Medeiros Forster and Gustav Stickley V (Gus) spoke on a panel hosted by the Law Firm Alliance about their experiences practicing law in the red-hot cannabis industry....more
4/7/2022
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Young Lawyers
On February 3, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) heard a case that raised questions to a grievance cannabis operators in the Commonwealth have been grueling over for years. In the case of Mederi Inc. v....more
Retail sales of medical and recreational marijuana in the U.S. have been projected to reach $12 billion by the end of 2019. In Massachusetts, the total sale of recreational marijuana have topped $100 million last month...more