USA-California – From Sunkist to Cannabis; Will California Marijuana Farmers Become Agricultural Cooperatives?
Lance Rogers of Greenspoon Marder writes…… In 1893, the United States was in a serious economic depression. Unemployment was over eleven percent. People rushed to withdraw their money from banks and caused bank runs. This period became known as the “Panic of...
USA-California – From the Redwoods Forest to San Diego Waters, This Entity is Made for You and Me – California’s Varied Rules Continue to Make Choice of Legal Entity A Challenging Question
Hank Levy of the Henry Levy Group writes…… My apologies to Woody Guthrie for butchering his famous lyrics. The debate over the best entity choice for a cannabis business has not decreased substantially since the passing of the California Medical Marijuana...
USA-Colorado – The DEA’s Refusal to Reschedule Cannabis Is a Big Win for Colorado’s Industry
Adam Detsky and Carlos Enrique Provencio of Wilson Elser write…… In November 2011, the governors of Washington and Rhode Island[1] filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) asking that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule II drug. Nearly...
USA – Washington: Cannabis Trademark Strategy in Jeopardy
Gregory F Wesner of Lane Powell writes…… The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Trademark Office (TTAB) just rejected a popular strategy for protecting cannabis-related marks at the federal level. Many forward-thinking cannabis businesses have applied...
USA – Florida: Greenspoon Marder: It’s Not All Oranges in Florida: Citizens Will Vote in November to Broaden the Sunshine State’s Limited Medical Cannabis Law
Matthew Ginder of Greenspoon Marder, P.A. writes…… In 2014, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB 1030, known as the “Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014”. The law provides limited access and protection to qualifying individuals seeking to...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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