[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]P[/dropcap]assage of California’s Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) has opened the doors to institutional investing in California cannabis companies. California’s lack...
[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]C[/dropcap]alifornia is just starting to get its cannabis packaging and labeling regulations right under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA), but...
[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]T[/dropcap]he city of Los Angeles has a love/hate relationship with its cannabis industry. After the passage of Proposition M (the local measure regulating and licensing...
[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]C[/dropcap]alifornia is predicted to take in $7 billion by 2020 because of adult-use legalization. Its licensed operators have nowhere reliable to put all of that...
The Washington State Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 5131, which updates Washington’s cannabis laws and includes a provision that explicitly addresses IP licensing agreements. The bill...
Though Washington’s cannabis program has been up and running since the summer of 2014, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) continues tweaking the rules...
It seems that I am always getting pitched on “creative solutions” to the cannabis industry’s banking problem. Because cannabis is still federally illegal, most banks will not provide financial...
It’s always a slap in the face to get blindsided by your local government at the 11th hour. And of course the same holds true in...
With more and more states legalizing adult use and medical cannabis, industry energy efficiency issues are on the rise. In Colorado in 2014, cannabis cultivation facilities...
As a cannabis business attorney, I tend to see and hear more than my share of kooky and downright bad business pitches. Unfortunately, like any new...