Organigram Holdings Inc. (OGRMF) invests in Hyasynth Biologicals Inc.
Uncategorized September 13, 2018
Organigram Holdings Inc. (TSX VENTURE: OGI) (OGRMF), the parent company of Organigram Inc. (the “Company” or “Organigram“), a leading licensed producer of medical marijuana, is pleased to announce the closing of its strategic investment in convertible secured debentures (the “Debentures“), to be purchased in three tranches and valued in... Read more
State Legal Cannabis in 2018: Status Report (Part II)
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 12, 2018
Last week, we discussed New Jersey, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Virginia’s recent legislative and/or referendum developments in ending marijuana prohibition. Today, we look at the three other states that will decide the fate of recreational and medical marijuana locally during the November election. North Dakota Last month, North Dakota’s recreational... Read more
Buyer Beware: Buying and Selling Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensaries Under Proposition M
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 11, 2018
Be careful! It’s easy to slip up under Proposition M. I’ve written in the past about the precarious business of buying and selling existing dispensaries in Los Angeles, but that was under the now repealed Proposition D. In March of 2017, Angelenos voted in favor of Proposition M, which... Read more
Marijuana stinks. Here’s what cities, businesses and neighbors can do about it.
Uncategorized September 11, 2018
Even the most ardent marijuana lovers can’t deny it: The plant, at least to some noses, stinks. Marijuana odors have triggered lawsuits against cannabis companies. They’ve also led residents to try to block commercial operations from coming to California and the other eight states where recreational cannabis is legal... Read more
This man will spend life in prison for a marijuana conviction unless Donald Trump or the Supreme Court helps him
Uncategorized September 10, 2018
Barbara Tillis isn’t sure when she’ll get to see her son, Corvain Cooper, again. Every few months for the past four years, Tillis, has driven five hours with her husband, daughter and Cooper’s oldest daughter, making the trip from Rialto to the federal prison in Atwater, near Merced. They’d spend the... Read more
Los Angeles charges 515 people with running illegal marijuana businesses as part of black market crackdown
CaliforniaUncategorized September 10, 2018
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged 515 people for helping to run 105 illegal marijuana operations, the City Attorney’s office said Friday. The sweep is part of an effort to level the financial playing field for licensed cannabis businesses, which have suffered by competing with black market operators who... Read more
Elon Musk’s decision to use cannabis on the air shows CEO dazed and confused by tone
CaliforniaUncategorized September 10, 2018
Dude, what are you, high? There was a time when Elon Musk’s live-streamed puff of marijuana would have only enhanced the image of an iconoclastic business magnate who can’t be bothered by social conventions in his quest to change the world. But an ill-advised tweet last month by the... Read more
Is Washington’s Marijuana Business Owner Residency Requirement Constitutional?
Uncategorized September 10, 2018
Could definitely be unconstitutional. We think it is worth taking another look at whether Washington’s strict residency requirement is constitutional. Since Washington first licensed marijuana businesses in 2014, we have wondered if anyone would be willing to bear the expenses of that particular challenge. And to date, there are... Read more
Oregon Cannabis: Who Are the New Rules Really For?
OregonUncategorized September 9, 2018
The new OLCC rules won’t really solve the problem. New Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) rules affecting outdoor recreational growers went into effect on September 1, 2018. It’s likely that the rules are in direct response to concerns expressed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and, more recently, Oregon US... Read more
Nuisance pollination can cause a row. In recent posts, we’ve discussed cases where a neighbor to a cannabis grow sued the grower for nuisance, claiming that growing cannabis interfered with the neighbor’s use of their land. See here, here, here, here, here, and here. These lawsuits relied on the non-cannabis... Read more
