The Business of Marijuana in Northern California: Join Us January 17 and 18 in San Francisco!

On Thursday and Friday of next week, January 17 & 18, our own Daniel Dersham and Julie Hamill will present at a two-day continuing legal education (CLE) event in San Francisco called The Business of Marijuana in Northern California, to discuss cannabis real estate and land use issues in California. The roster of speakers lined…

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Member Blog: News Flash – Quirky Cannabis Regulations Unchecked
by Robyn Ranke, Eskaton Law California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) Proposed Final Regulations: There are some quirky cannabis regulations seldom discussed by industry professionals which have a hidden impact on your business operations. Most business owners are, as they should be, preoccupied with the more prevalent draconian-styled regulations,... Read more
Navigating California Cannabis Leases in 2019

We’ve previously written about some of the pitfalls for landlords to avoid when leasing to commercial cannabis tenants in California. We’ve also recently discussed some relevant issues for landlords created by the state’s near-final regulations. And we’ve also looked at some of the biggest uncertainties remaining after the state issued those regulations. Now that we…

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California Cannabis Red Tape Alert: New BCC “Change of Ownership” Rules

Our California cannabis lawyers are seeing a major spike in mergers and acquisitions (M & A), and it’s time to discuss what’s on the horizon for changes of ownership for some California cannabis businesses. In every cannabis state, M & A is no breeze because the regulators almost always require pre-approval of the transaction or…

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Gift of pot? Marijuana businesses work in Michigan law’s gray area
Selling marijuana won’t be legal for another year in Michigan, but entrepreneurs are seeing green with a loophole in the new law. Since recreational marijuana became legal Dec. 6, a few have made hundreds, even thousands, of dollars by selling overpriced inexpensive goods such as snacks, T-shirts and chocolates... Read more
The Road to Recreational Marijuana in Florida Starts Next Week
January 4, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment When Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis takes office next week, the road to marijuana legalization in Florida begins. Two court appeals that could open up the market and the path to smoking the stuff may be undercut — and a petition drive to... Read more
Will Oregon Finally Protect Off-Work Marijuana Use in 2019?

It’s 2019 and Oregon employees can still be terminated for off-work marijuana use. That includes not just recreational use, but off-work medical use by registered cardholders in the Oregon Health Authority system– even patients with debilitating medical conditions like cancer or epilepsy. This means that Oregon, which has been on the forefront of decriminalization and…

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The California Cannabis Packaging and Labeling Mess Will Soon Begin

In early December, California’s cannabis regulators released their proposed final regulations. If the regulations aren’t changed, it’s expected that they will take effect at some point this month, or shortly after. These regulations have some pretty important changes from the current readopted emergency regulations. One of the notable areas of change is the packaging and…

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With a booming medical-marijuana program and business-friendly regulations for dispensaries and farms, Arizona is a can’t-miss market for large cannabis companies that are growing across the 33 states with legalized medical or recreational use. Arizona allows medical marijuana use with the recommendation of a doctor, and voters narrowly rejected... Read more
Now for the Hard Part: Getting Californians to Buy Legal Weed
January 3, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment A billion dollars of tax revenue, the taming of the black market, the convenience of retail cannabis stores throughout the state — these were some of the promises made by proponents of marijuana legalization in California. One year after the start... Read more
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