Enforcement Ramps Up Against Unlicensed California Cannabis Operators
CaliforniaUncategorized September 23, 2018
Unlicensed cannabis traders, beware. California has experienced some growing pains as it has continued to roll out its regulated cannabis regime pursuant to the Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”), but despite delays in implementing permanent regulations, the state and many local jurisdictions are not... Read more
BREAKING NEWS: California Cannabis Businesses Face New Data Privacy Requirements
CaliforniaUncategorized September 21, 2018
California is taking steps to safeguard canna consumers. Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new piece of privacy legislation—AB-2402—which places restrictions on how licensed cannabis companies in California share information about their customers. AB-2402 is significant in that it prevents licensed cannabis businesses from sharing expansive categories of... Read more
Top Seven Deadly “Don’t Knows” for California Cannabis Businesses
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 20, 2018
So many questions. We’re still in the early days of the complete roll out of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) in California. Currently, the only rules in play are the readopted emergency rules that are still full of ambiguities and unknowns, which will hopefully... Read more
The Neighborhood “Gangbusters”: Avoiding RICO Cannabis Lawsuits
CaliforniaReal EstateUncategorized September 17, 2018
RICO suits are not just busting up gangs these days. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a federal Nixon-era law originally intended to combat drug cartels and organized crime. Among other features, it allows average citizens claiming a loss in property value to bring suit for... Read more
California Cannabis Development Agreements: Part Two
CaliforniaReal EstateUncategorized September 16, 2018
Development agreements are a unique process. This is the second post in our three-part series on California development agreements. In our first post we provided an overview of the use (and misuse) of development agreements in the cannabis industry. This post breaks down the basics of development agreement laws.... Read more
California Cannabis: So Close on Provisional Licensing
CaliforniaUncategorized September 13, 2018
Provisional licensing would benefit state AND industry. The California legislature is currently finalizing a bill (SB-1459) which would establish a provisional licensing regime for California cannabis businesses. The bill moved into “enrolled” status late last week, which means that SB-1459 has been approved by both houses of the state... 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
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
Martinez sets plan in motion to allow marijuana businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized September 6, 2018
MARTINEZ —- A plan to manage commercial, retail and other marijuana-related business ventures should be prepared as early as mid-November, the Martinez City Council decided Wednesday night. In addition to commercial marijuana businesses, the council indicated it would put out the welcome mat for a couple of retail operators,... Read more
