Is the NHL the future of marijuana in pro sports? Why it could be
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana March 9, 2019 0
Oregon’s marijuana surplus not gloom and doom of booming market
Marijuana Industry NewsOregonRecreational Marijuana March 9, 2019 0
Cannabis Dispute? Courts are Open
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 9, 2019
Back in 2015, I wrote on this blog that we were never not litigating cannabis business disputes. That is still true today, although the forums have changed: matters are now resolved through the court system more frequently than before, when private arbitration was preferred. This is partly because the prevailing view among cannabis business attorneys…
Read moreTop Five Drags on the Cannabis Industry
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 9, 2019
There’s no question that cannabis remains a rocky, emerging industry even though entire countries and more than 30 U.S. states now have cannabis legalization or “medicalization”. The reasons why though stem from a variety of sources–federal prohibition, the patchwork quilt of regulations from state to state, the array of personalities coming into the industry from…
Read moreBeto O’Rourke calls for federal marijuana legalization ahead of likely 2020 bid
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana March 6, 2019 0
California Cannabis: Where Prop. 65 and Labeling Rules Meet
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 5, 2019
Our California cannabis attorneys have been getting inundated with packaging and labeling review since each California cannabis licensing agency adopted its final rules in January 2019, and even before that when the rules were under consideration. One thing that many California cannabis companies—and especially cannabis companies from other states who are stakeholders in California—often overlook…
Read moreGov. Whitmer signs executive order to abolish Michigan marijuana licensing board
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana March 2, 2019 0
Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers’ ability to supply it, study shows
IllinoisMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana March 1, 2019 0
Oregon Cannabis: 2019 Legislative Forecast and Report
Medical MarijuanaOregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 1, 2019
The Oregon legislature has been grappling with cannabis for five consecutive years. Talking with those in Salem trenches, one senses some fatigue. At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. This means…
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