Husch Blackwell: Alternatives to Bankruptcy for Cannabis Companies (Part 3)
By Brent Salmons & Yuefan Wang on September 12, 2023 Part 1 of this series discussed the lack of bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies since bankruptcy in the U.S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and...
Harris Bricken: Banks Get Exposed by New York’s Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensaries
AUTHOR Matthew Schwartz Matthew Schwartz represents developers, property owners, architects, engineers and contractors in both litigation and transactional matters. In litigation, he has a great deal of experience representing clients in contractual disputes arising...
Foley Hoag: Cannabis Rescheduling Will Not Open Bankruptcy Doors
As previously discussed by Foley Hoag’s attorneys in its Cannabis practice, a rescheduling of cannabis from a Schedule I Controlled Substance to a Schedule III Controlled Substance will provide cannabis businesses with the ability to claim tax deductions and a host of...
mcmillan: Canada: Competition Bureau Gets Into The Weeds Of The Cannabis Act
07 September 2023 by Joshua Chad and Emily Hush McMillan LLP The Cannabis Act1 (the “Act”) came into force in October 2018, creating a legal and highly regulated market for the production, import and export, distribution, and sale of recreational cannabis in Canada....
Dickinson Wright: How To Protect Your Cannabis Trademarks in a Legal Landscape That Is Half-Baked
In our previous post, we discussed how a cannabis business can take steps to avoid potential trademark infringement claims. In this release, we will discuss how a cannabis business can use trademarks for brand protection – despite the fact that federal law prohibits...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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