Canada Goes Legal and Gains Competitive Edge
On October 17, Canada became only the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Canada’s brand new recreational market allows…
On October 17, Canada became only the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Canada’s brand new recreational market allows…
Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that allows thousands of cannabis operators surviving on expiring temporary licenses to stay open for an additional year without…
[Special thank you to guest contributor Ana Orozco for this post.] Three weeks have passed since the three agencies overseeing the implementation of California’s new…
State regulators recently issued long-awaited draft permanent regulations for California’s cannabis industry, including some changes that could have an immediate impact on license-seekers and others that…
On May 11, 2018, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) released its cannabis tax revenue numbers for the first quarter of 2018. These…
A legislative proposal to create a limited-service banking system for the California cannabis industry crossed an important hurdle last week when the State Senate Bank and…
Congress recently failed to protect the recreational cannabis industry from federal law enforcement, choosing instead to maintain a defense only for cannabis operators in states that…
As I typically do, I attended this year’s Natural Products Expo West tradeshow in Anaheim, California. It was a great opportunity to see my clients and…
There may be a significant tax break on the horizon for California’s growing legal cannabis market. A bi-partisan group of Assemblymembers introduced a bill (AB 3157)…
If you’re in the cannabis business you know about the risk of federal prosecution and the risk of state action, especially if you fail to dot…