Aurora reverses itself on pot hospitality measure when second vote comes up short
Related Articles Aurora appeared to extinguish the idea this week of being the among the first cities in Colorado to allow people to light up a joint in smoking lounges, tasting rooms and rolling weed buses, with the City Council narrowly rejecting new pot hospitality rules it had embraced... Read more
Generation Hemp Announces Results of Certain Board of Directors Administrative Matters
Ryan Allway September 10th, 2021 Board Committee AppointmentsAdoption of Governance DocumentsChange of DomicileConversion of the Company’s Outstanding Series A Preferred Stock DALLAS, September 10, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Generation Hemp, Inc. (the “Company”), a Dallas/Fort Worth based midstream hemp company (OTCQB: GENH), today announced recent corporate developments, including the results of the... Read more
NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. Closes Initial Public Offering
Ryan Allway August 16th, 2021 NEW CANAAN, Conn., Aug. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. (the “Company”), a leading provider of real estate capital to state-licensed cannabis operators through sale-leaseback transactions, third party purchases and funding for build-to-suit projects, today announced that it has closed its... Read more
Cost of Compliance Tips to Get a Cannabis Business off the Ground
by Colton Griffin There are five important “categories,” that require company leaders’ utmost focus and attention as they launch a compliant cannabis business in a newly legal state. Non-compliant businesses face the risk of being shut down and attract negative attention to the cannabis industry. Without compliance boxes checked,... Read more
Cannabis Real Estate: Cultivating the Right Partner
Over the lifespan of retail-oriented industry in America, real estate has been a make or break factor in the success of many companies. The now legendary former president of McDonald’s Harry Sonneborn once famously told McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc that he wasn’t “in the burger business, but the real... Read more
Member Blog: Risks and Values Right Under Your Feet – M&A Real Estate Considerations
by Mark Hefner, CEO of MGO Realty Advisors and Dustin Grizzle, MGO Tax Partner In the cannabis and hemp industries, capturing the true value of real estate holdings in an M&A deal can be both elusive and central to the overall success of the transaction. Difficult-to-acquire licenses and permits... Read more
Medical and Recreational Marijuana: An Overview of the Various Issues Involved in Starting and Operating Marijuana Dispensaries Part 4
This article is the fourth part of a six-part series discussing the legal issues, operational challenges, and regulatory hurdles that marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) frequently encounter. Part 1 discussed the various fire, health, and safety risks that MRBs encounter while growing and cultivating marijuana plants inside large, indoor, commercial spaces.... Read more
Real Estate Development in California: Join us February 26 in L.A.!

Developers of cannabis projects in California want to turn projects around as quickly and cheaply as possible, and are frequently frustrated by the amount of time, money, and effort required for the entitlement process. On Wednesday, February 26, a panel of real estate development experts will explain the entitlement process in California at a LACBA…

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Why cannabis sponsors the cleanup of more Colorado highway miles than any other industry
Cannabis companies are the leading sponsors of Colorado highways, accounting for cleanup on two-thirds of the roads maintained by Clean Colorado — a program the industry has leveraged as a loophole in the state’s strict limits on marijuana advertising. Currently, 51 cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, manufacturers and edible producers sponsor... Read more
Pot companies, developers taking sides in contentious Lakewood election
Lakewood’s municipal election is awash in developer and marijuana money — two issues that voters in Colorado’s fifth-largest city have already taken positions on at the ballot box. That has some wondering if it’s an attempt to pack the Lakewood City Council with members favorable to the cannabis industry... Read more
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