Washington Lawmakers Poised to Redefine the WSLCB’s Role in Washington Marijuana
Recreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 19, 2019
Senate Bill 5318 is making its way through the Washington legislature and seems destined for Governor Jay Inslee’s desk. As of April 16, the bill had cleared both the Washington House and Senate. If signed into law, which seems increasingly likely, SB 5318 would drastically change the way the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis…
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Oregon Cannabis and Liquor: Why is OLCC Harder on Marijuana Licensees?
OregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 18, 2019
Why is the OLCC throwing the book at me? This is a question we hear a lot these days from our Oregon cannabis clients in reference to the OLCC’s recent more aggressive approach to enforcement. As we’ve explained, the OLCC has tightened the reins on marijuana applications and rule violations. This has made the prospects…
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Prop. 65 Potentially Expanding to Cover More California Cannabis Products
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 11, 2019
We’ve written time and again about the looming terror of Prop. 65 violations for cannabis businesses when it comes to packaging and labeling their products with the correct safe harbor language. The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (a/k/a Prop. 65), requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to publish a…
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The More You Know: California Cannabis Provisional Licensing Update
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized April 4, 2019
If you’re in the cannabis licensing game in California, you know that it’s taking months and months to secure annual licensing from all three agencies overseeing the implementation of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act. To date, temporary licensing has propped up the industry. However, those temp licenses can no longer be issued…
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Far Beyond the Spanish Cannabis Scene: Spannabis 2019
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 23, 2019
It’s amazing to experience such an impressive international gathering like Spannabis taking place in a country where, regardless of the massive cannabis culture and high social tolerance, legislation on the matter is way behind, and keeps criminalizing and punishing anything that goes beyond private consumption and self-growing. Culture, industry, business, mainstream and specialists, celebrities, growers,…
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Integrated Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (IGPK), is pleased to announce the lawsuit filed against the Company has been Dismissed
CBDRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 22, 2019
A copy of the dismissal is posted on Twitter CPA finishing the Pre-Audit S-1 to be filed by mid May 2019 COCONUT CREEK, Fla., March 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via OTC PR WIRE — Integrated Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (IGPK) is happy to announce the lawsuit filed last November has been dismissed as per the […]
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Oregon Cannabis Litigation: What’s Discovery Got to Do With It?
OregonRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 21, 2019
Recently, we wrote about the increasing frequency of litigating cannabis business disputes in the courts, noting several possible causes for this change from the early days when private arbitration was the preferred forum. Meanwhile, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is beginning to treat violators of the rules governing recreational marijuana much more seriously. One…
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Cannabis Companies, Public Markets and Supervoting Shares
Recreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 21, 2019
Recently, the concept of “supervoting shares” in U.S. public companies has surfaced again in the news. Supervoting shares are created where founders wish to dilute themselves in an economic sense (in exchange for transformative capital), but retain outsized control in management and governance. This is different than your typical “class A and B shares” setup,…
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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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Keeping Up with Harris Bricken: Cannabis Law Events
Recreational MarijuanaUncategorized March 14, 2019
February’s webinar “West coast Hemp-CBD After the Farm Bill” was a success! All of those involved at Harris Bricken enjoy hearing your positive words and questions. For those seeking more of the valuable information throughout the webinar, March holds many opportunities for you to attend events where Harris Bricken attorneys will be presenting. Read on…
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