On May 13, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5318 into law, which dramatically alters the role and functioning of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB). The bill is referred to as
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In early February of this year, the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) proposed to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee the concept of a first come, first served
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The “marijuana microbusiness” was created as part of Michigan’s cannabis legalization ballot initiative, which passed in November 2018, and the phones of every cannabis attorney’s office have
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If you're in the cannabis licensing game in California, you probably know that it's taking months and months to secure annual licensing from all three agencies overseeing the implementation of the
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On April 2, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release regarding hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD generally. Although the FDA issued a statement in December 2018 in response
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As an intellectual property and business lawyer practicing in the cannabis space, I pay close attention to legal trends within the industry. In particular, as the industry continues to grow, so too
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There's no question that California cannabis remains a rocky, emerging industry even though entire countries and more than 30 U.S. states now have legalized medical and/or recreational cannabis. The
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2018 was certainly a tumultuous time for the California cannabis industry as it withstood several drafts of regulations, each with new nuances and wrinkles. Thankfully, as of Jan. 16, the Office of
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Photo Credit: Jon Premosch When the bubble burst on the housing market in 2008, Amir K decided
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Photo credit: Keith Johnson The Pacific Northwest is known for many things—excellent legal
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