A Gray Area: Foreign Investment in California’s Cannabis Industry
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized September 27, 2018
Coming soon to California cannabis? In addition to our California cannabis business attorneys’ work on corporate, finance, and transactional issues with marijuana-related businesses, we also work with our firm’s foreign direct investment group. As California has implemented MAUCRSA since January 1 of this year, we have been getting tons of... Read more
Lending to Cannabis Businesses
Recreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 14, 2018
This industry is different, you know. Many cannabis businesses are funded with debt. Sometimes, the debt is owed to one of the business’s owners, who pursued a debt structure for tax reasons. Other times, the debt is owed to a third party. That party could be a friend or... Read more
The Key to Saving Costs in Your Deal? The Term Sheet
Recreational MarijuanaUncategorized August 9, 2018
When I receive a summary of a cannabis business deal–the first emails, calls, LOIs, and term sheet in any form–with 90% accuracy I can say whether the transaction will be a difficult one or not. Note that “difficult” does not correlate with complex: Often the more complex deals, with... Read more
Definitely say “NO” to unregistered broker dealers. Startups in the cannabis space have few options when looking to raise funds– almost all banks, venture capital (VC) firms, and other institutional funds are off limits. Suitable private investors are few and far between. This situation is unfortunately leading to a... Read more
Cannabis Company Basics: Capitalization and Licensure
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMarijuana Stocks, Finance, & Investing June 29, 2018
Prepare to describe how the sausage was made. Over the past few years, we have had many cannabis clients call us during the license application process and ask some version of the following: “The state is asking me to disclose the capitalization of the company. What should I write?”... Read more
