Balancing the Scales? “Big Marijuana” and Social Equity
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 18, 2019
Three years ago, I did a TedX Talk titled “High Dive: Are We Creating Big Marijuana?” The issues I raised in my talk are still relevant today, especially as more states legalize. Basically the new question around state cannabis legalization is who should get to profit from it–big business or those most negatively affected by…
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Phase 3 Marijuana Dispensary Licensing in L.A. Finally Takes Shape
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 11, 2019
Big changes are coming for L.A.’s long-awaited Phase 3 licensing regarding storefront retail. The last time I wrote on this topic, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (“DCR”) made several proposals to City Council on how to re-vamp Phase 3 licensing for efficiency and expediency, which at the time the City Council pretty much rejected. However,…
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Cannabis Dispute? Courts are Open
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 9, 2019
Back in 2015, I wrote on this blog that we were never not litigating cannabis business disputes. That is still true today, although the forums have changed: matters are now resolved through the court system more frequently than before, when private arbitration was preferred. This is partly because the prevailing view among cannabis business attorneys…
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Top Five Drags on the Cannabis Industry
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 9, 2019
There’s no question that cannabis remains a rocky, emerging industry even though entire countries and more than 30 U.S. states now have cannabis legalization or “medicalization”. The reasons why though stem from a variety of sources–federal prohibition, the patchwork quilt of regulations from state to state, the array of personalities coming into the industry from…
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California Cannabis: Where Prop. 65 and Labeling Rules Meet
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 5, 2019
Our California cannabis attorneys have been getting inundated with packaging and labeling review since each California cannabis licensing agency adopted its final rules in January 2019, and even before that when the rules were under consideration. One thing that many California cannabis companies—and especially cannabis companies from other states who are stakeholders in California—often overlook…
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Oregon Cannabis: 2019 Legislative Forecast and Report
Medical MarijuanaOregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 1, 2019
The Oregon legislature has been grappling with cannabis for five consecutive years. Talking with those in Salem trenches, one senses some fatigue. At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. This means…
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And Best Democratic Experiment Goes to . . . (Legal?) Weed at the Oscars
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized February 24, 2019
MarketWatch ran an article last week on how this year’s Academy Award swag bags “are packed” with “legal” cannabis. I’m always happy to see an article like this because it means California legalization is working. And yet, these glam-o, cannabis friendly goodie bags are a good reminder to cannabis businesses (and the ancillary businesses that support…
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Battle Royale? Phase 3 Cannabis Licensing in City of Los Angeles
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized February 19, 2019
The City of Los Angeles has long endured questions surrounding its elusive Phase 3 licensing process for cannabis businesses. The City completed Phase 1 and 2 licensing without too much crazy change, but Phase 3 is very likely going to be a different story, and will affect a lot of stakeholders for better or worse….
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Oregon Marijuana Audit: Everything is All Messed Up and Also Just Fine
Medical MarijuanaOregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized February 16, 2019
On January 31, the Oregon Secretary of State released an audit of Oregon marijuana regulation. The audit is a hefty 37 pages, but its core findings are listed right there on the cover sheet: “Oregon’s framework for regulating marijuana should be strengthened to better mitigate diversion risk and improve laboratory testing.” Now: we would all…
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