Holland & Hart: Finally, Good News from the IRS: Cannabis Operators Could Be Eligible for the Qualified Business Income Deduction
Jennifer Benda, Rachel Gillette Holland & Hart LLP If you didn’t attend the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation meeting last week, you may have missed that IRS Counsel confirmed they will not automatically challenge a Section 199A qualified...
Green Light Law Group: Washington’s Cannabis Residency Requirement: Proposed Law Could Change Landscape
The residency requirement for buying a cannabis business in Washington may change this year. The Washington state legislature is considering a pair of identical bills, House Bill 1341 and Senate Bill 5377 (collectively, the Bill) which would authorize out-of-state...
Bradley: You Can Go Your Own Way: Washington’s Cannabis License Residency Requirement Upheld, Breaking the Chain of Contrary Decisions
By Slates C. Veazey, Whitt Steineker & Jaime Weida on February 15, 2023 Oh Daddy! It’s not “Rumours” or one of your “Dreams” – although it may be “Second Hand News” to our most knowledgeable readers: A federal court in Washington recently upheld the state’s...
MLT Aikins LLP: Trademarking Cannabis Products Before Legalization: A Proactive Step Or An Illegal One?
09 February 2023 by Adam Lakusta (Regina) and Andy Chow (Winnipeg) MLT Aikins LLP As businesses in Canada scrambled to market their cannabis products when recreational cannabis use was legalized in 2018 (“Legalization“), some brands filed trademark applications for...
Cooley: Illegality Doctrine Rejected in Legal Cannabis Patent Case, Confirming Patent Enforceability
Cooley Alert February 13, 2023 As the industry for cannabis that is legal under state and/or federal law continues to expand, a flurry of court cases in recent years have addressed whether these businesses can utilize the federal courts to vindicate their legal...Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
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