Washington Marijuana Businesses: Watch Out for Cyber Attacks!
Uncategorized February 15, 2020
One of our Washington cannabis clients recently learned that its employee was the target of a cybersecurity attack. The employee, who was following instructions via a messaging app, wired money to an individual at the request of who he believed to be an owner of the company. That was not the case! The employee had fallen…
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A New California Law Will Affect Marijuana and Hemp Businesses Across the Nation
CaliforniaUncategorized November 10, 2019
We’ve been writing a lot lately about recent major changes in federal hemp laws that will likely affect every hemp company in the United States (see here, here, and here). While we’re on the topic of dramatic legal changes, it’s probably a good idea to talk about a California privacy law that’s about to take…
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Cannabis Track and Trace Is A Disaster Waiting to Happen—and Not for the Reasons You Might Think
CaliforniaUncategorized May 25, 2019
Most states’ regulated cannabis regimes require licensed cannabis companies to use seed-to-sale track-and-trace software. In California, the state has contracted the entire track-and-trace program to the METRC program. The METRC program isn’t yet fully implemented because many operators don’t yet have annual licenses. Our California cannabis attorneys frequently assist clients with track-and-trace compliance and preparation….
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Ever since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, our hemp lawyers have been getting a barrage of questions about the lawful status of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) in the United States. The hemp laws appear to be changing in favor of a pro-hemp marketplace, but at a much slower pace than the…
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Data Breaches are Coming and Will Wreak Havoc in the Cannabis Industry
Uncategorized November 26, 2018
Virtually everyone knows about breaches of companies like Equifax. Massive breaches have happened to established, mega-companies who still took major reputational and monetary hits after they were breached. What many people don’t realize is that it doesn’t take a major breach to devastate a business. We don’t want to be dramatic, but we also don’t…
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California Cannabis: Does Your Business Have a Website? If So, You Probably Need a Privacy Policy.
CaliforniaUncategorized October 13, 2018
Breaking News: California Passes First Internet of Things (“IoT”) Law
CaliforniaUncategorized October 3, 2018
Cannabis Cybersecurity: Information Security Standards in Oregon
Medical MarijuanaOregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 29, 2018
Oregon Cannabis: Data Breach Notification Laws 101
OregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 22, 2018
