Avoiding [Un] Civil Litigation in Your Cannabis Business
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…
There’s a New Sheriff in Town: Attorney General Reverses Obama-Era Cannabis Enforcement Policy.
Today, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions has scuttled Obama-era federal law enforcement policy on marijuana. Effective immediately, the seminal Cole Memorandum and related guidance previously…
California Secretary of State Launches Cannabizfile: One-Stop-Shop For Business Side of Canna-Businesses
Just in time for the holidays and during the final countdown to California’s cannabis legalization, Secretary of State Alex Padilla launched Cannabizfile, an online portal that provides information…
San Francisco Announces Nov. 30 Deadline for License Registration of Non-Medical Cannabis Dispensary Businesses
Beginning on January 1, 2018, numerous California cities will begin issuing licenses for recreational marijuana businesses. To help you better understand the application process for the…
California Agencies Open the Door to Cannabis Cultivation Conglomerates
Last week three California Agencies issued a series of regulations governing recreational canna-business which is scheduled to launch January 1, 2018. The most controversial aspect of…
Look Before You Leap – FDA Issues Warning Letters to Four Cannabis-Based Businesses Over Unlawful Product Claims
While the phrase “Green Rush” has been applied to the recent relaxation of state and local laws pertaining to the sale of medicinal and recreational marijuana,…
State Announces Temporary Cannabis Licenses
California cannabis operators in compliance with local regulations will be eligible to obtain a temporary permit in January under a new program recently unveiled by the…
Cannabis Bill Focuses on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training
Note: This post was updated August 21, 2017 to reflect amendments to the bill. Earlier this year, California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, introduced AB 1700 which…
California Consolidates Medical and Recreational Cannabis Laws
In the last week of June, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that consolidates state medical and recreational cannabis regulations into one governing…
Dispensaries Can Maintain a Drug-Free Workplace
[This is a guest post by Evelin Y. Bailey.] Employers in the medical marijuana industry have a right, like all California employers, to maintain a…
