California Cannabis: Napa County Headed for a Cultivation Compromise?
CaliforniaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 3, 2019
Cannabis cultivation and the means for regulating it have been contentious topics in Napa County for some time now. Back in July, proponents of allowing commercial cannabis cultivation in unincorporated Napa County, led by the Napa Valley Cannabis Association, collected enough signatures to qualify for a ballot measure during the March 3, 2020 election….
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Cannabis Litigation/Bankruptcy Options: Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
Uncategorized September 3, 2019
We recently hosted a webinar on alternative dispute resolution options for cannabis companies. In addition to the handful of questions we received on receivership, one topic of particular interest was the potential for cannabis companies to utilize different restructuring or bankruptcy options. As you might know, a hefty percentage of the disputes we see in…
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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Idaho
HempUncategorized September 2, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp…
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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Julián Castro
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 31, 2019
Every Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Over the past nine weeks, we covered Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala…
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Hemp stakeholders have been eagerly waiting for the release of rules and regulations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). Although the 2018 Farm Bill removed the hemp and its derivatives from the Controlled Substances Act, it did not provide clear, consistent and reliable standards to safely and lawfully produce the crop. Instead, the new…
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California’s cannabis law—the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act and its corresponding regulations (or “MAUCRSA”)—doesn’t put a cap on the number of licenses that will be issued. MAUCRSA even envisions that large size (Type 5) cultivation licenses will be issued in 2023. In theory, the state could issue unlimited licenses, but that’s…
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Weedmaps Dodges Class-Action Lawsuit by Implementing New Advertising Policy
Uncategorized August 28, 2019
Weedmaps, a major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace, announced last week that it will finally no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on its site. Weedmaps’ announcement follows months of complaints from licensed cannabis businesses of harm caused by Weedmaps’ inclusion of ads for unlicensed companies – namely, that allowing such companies’ product…
Read moreWinning Before Fighting: Top 12 Alternative Dispute Resolution Strategies for Cannabis Companies – The Video
Uncategorized August 28, 2019
In case you were on a boat August 9, or you watched but would like to play it again, please find below the recording from our most recent webinar on alternative dispute resolution strategies in the cannabis industry.
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Cannabis Trademark Litigation: Woodstock Case Shows Limits of Federal Trademark Protection
Uncategorized August 28, 2019
We’ve written extensively about the trademark protection strategies employed by cannabis businesses in light of the challenges they face to obtain federal trademark registrations for their cannabis goods and services. Recently, a court order in a motion for preliminary injunction involving the use of the famous WOODSTOCK mark raised some issues related to those strategies,…
Read moreGlobal Consortium, Inc., (GCGX) Reports Progress in Sacramento
Marijuana Industry NewsUncategorized August 27, 2019
Global Consortium, Inc., Reports Progress in Sacramento Global Consortium, Inc., (GCGX) is…
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