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  • Reefer Sadness? SAFE Banking Act is Back

    Feb 3, 2022, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    The year 2021 was an emotional roller coaster for marijuana banking. It culminated in the death of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in the Senate, when it didn’t make it into the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). As a result,…
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  • Oregon Hemp/CBD: Federal Court Allows Biomass Business Litigation to Proceed

    Feb 2, 2022, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    The litigation fallout from the hemp rush continues to wind its way through state and federal courts. Just a few years ago everyone and their brother was hot on hemp. Investment capital flooded into Oregon and other states and the industry was awash in new…
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  • Oregon Cannabis 2022: Legislative Forecast and Report

    Feb 1, 2022, 10:00 am By Vince Sliwoski
    The 2022 Oregon legislative session kicks off today. It’s a short session this year, with fewer cannabis bills than usual crowding the docket. In 2021, for example, we had 28 enrolled bills to start; eventually, 10 became law. This year we start with only…
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  • Ten “Must Haves” for Cannabis Businesses in 2022

    Jan 31, 2022, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    I started as a lawyer in the cannabis industry in 2010. Twelve years in there has been immense progress and maturation at the business level for cannabis licensees. This post is dedicated to the top ten list of which arrows all cannabis companies, regardless…
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  • Current and Future Cannabis Taxes

    Jan 30, 2022, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    Last week, I participated on a great panel about current and future cannabis taxes called “Solving the Cannabis Tax Puzzle: Approaches for an Emergent Industry” hosted by Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center…
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  • New York’s Proposed Cannabinoid Hemp Regulations

    Jan 29, 2022, 10:00 am By Nathalie Bougenies
    New York’s proposed cannabinoid hemp regulations are a big deal for the State’s 700 or so hemp farmers, and the greater cannabis industry. This post will explain how we got here, what the regulations provide, and what happens next. How New York arrived at…
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  • Cannabis Business Value

    Jan 28, 2022, 10:00 am By Jonathan Bench
    I spend a lot of time with business owners discussing their cannabis business value. Often, they come to me when they realize they have a problem with their current or former business partner. We all like to assume our business relationships will continue…
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  • Costa Rica’s Hemp and Medical Cannabis Bill Stalls

    Jan 27, 2022, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Costa Rica’s proposed hemp and medical cannabis law was passed by the Legislative Assembly on January 13, after a 29-10 vote. But what should have been a landmark accomplishment for cannabis legalization in the region has been overshadowed by President…
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  • Free Webinar Today! Solving the Cannabis Tax Puzzle

    Jan 26, 2022, 10:00 am By Canna Law Blog
    Register here! Any state that legalizes adult-use cannabis faces many decisions as it sets up a regulatory structure. All states currently impose excise taxes on recreational cannabis, but the questions of how much to tax and how to tax are complex. Today at…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: New Rules, Part 5 – License Cancellation Criteria

    Jan 25, 2022, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    This post focuses on recent changes to OAR 845-025-8590, which addresses when the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (“OLCC”) may cancel or suspend a marijuana business license. It continues our discussion of recent OLCC changes to the regulations…
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  • Triple Net Cannabis Leases

    Jan 24, 2022, 10:00 am By Griffen Thorne
    One of the most common commercial cannabis lease structures is what is commonly referred to as a “triple net” or “NNN” lease. Triple net cannabis leases allow landlords to pass on nearly all operational costs associated with a property to a tenant,…
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  • Cannabis Can Help Puerto Rico’s Economy Recover

    Jan 23, 2022, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Puerto Rico has taken an important step on the road to economic recovery, with the approval by a federal judge of “the largest municipal debt restructuring in U.S. history.” As the island looks for a fresh start, it should adopt a forward-thinking legal…
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  • Free Webinar: New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act

    Jan 21, 2022, 10:00 am By Simon Malinowski
    Register HERE! In March of 2021 New York became the 15th State to legalize recreational cannabis through the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). We have regularly written about the local impact of New York’s new cannabis industry and…
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  • ICYMI: Adding Marijuana to the NIST Handbook

    Jan 20, 2022, 10:00 am By Hilary Bricken
    Not many people get excited about revisions and updates to the very dry National Institute of Standards and Technology  (“NIST”) handbooks. The NIST 44 Handbook contains the “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and…
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  • Webinar Replay – Corporate Cannabis Q&A: Buying and Selling a Cannabis Business

    Jan 19, 2022, 7:18 pm By Canna Law Blog
    For anyone who was unable to join our January 13th webinar, Corporate Cannabis Q&A: Buying and Selling a Cannabis Business, we’ve got you covered! Below, please find the full presentation for your viewing pleasure. You can download the transcript HERE. Stay…
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  • Oregon Cannabis: New Rules, Part 4 – Repeat Violators Beware!

    Jan 19, 2022, 10:00 am By Jesse Mondry
    This post continues our discussion of recent changes by the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (“OLCC”) to the rules and regulations governing marijuana in the State of Oregon. You can find our earlier articles here, here, here, and here. This post…
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  • CBD Food Product Approval in the EU

    Jan 18, 2022, 10:00 am By Nadja Vietz
    The legal landscape in the Cannabidiol (CBD) sector is changing quickly, especially for CBD-infused food products. Companies looking for business opportunities involving CBD-infused food products are well advised to keep an eye out to new developments. In the…
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  • MLK Day: Cannabis and Civil Rights

    10:00am By Vince Sliwoski
    Happy MLK Day! If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would almost certainly advocate to end the War on Drugs. Dr. King never spoke publicly about drugs or cannabis in particular: he was assassinated in 1968, two years before President Nixon signed the…
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  • The Role of a Lawyer in Cannabis Deals

    Sun 10:00am By Griffen Thorne
    From startups to multi-state operators, most cannabis businesses will engage legal counsel at some point. All of these companies – but especially smaller ones or less experienced ones – need to grapple with the question of what the role of a lawyer in…
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  • Spotify Smokes Potify

    Jan 15, 2022, 10:00 am By Fred Rocafort
    Spotify AB (“Spotify”) has prevailed in two opposition proceedings it brought against the registrations of two POTIFY marks, which were applied for by U.S. Software Inc. (“U.S. Software”), in connection to its Potify platform. According to U.S.…
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