by Scott Waldman Black Friday is widely considered the holy grail for holiday sales. Marketers will spend months preparing the perfect campaign to win conversions between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday – but then what happens? Is it still possible for CBD brands to boost sales and capture new markets through December, or even into January? […]
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Cannabis Design and Construction are Team Sports
By Robert Spence, with Andrew Poticha We are in the midst of a cannabis boom—and that means a building boom, too. Rapid growth inevitably means new facilities are needed in real-time to meet the industry’s skyrocketing demand for product. That in turn means construction is needed for all types of buildings, from state-of-the-art cultivation centers […]
Cannabis M&A – A Template for Success, Part 1
Opportunities abound for today’s cannabis producers, but any business seeking to sell a cannabis operation is likely to face a steep learning curve and numerous unforeseen obstacles. In a three-part series, Erik Ott of investment bank KO Acquisitions will lay the groundwork for those contemplating a sale to US or Canadian buyers. In Part 1, […]
Cannabis Company Basics: Compliance is Key
by Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken A few weeks ago, we wrote about the lawsuit filed by the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) against Vertical Bliss, Inc., a company which the BCC alleged had manufactured cannabis products and sold them unlawfully in the illicit market. The BCC is seeking mind-blowingly high civil penalties […]
The Cannabis Industry is Ripe for Enforcement
by Anne Marie Ellis, Esq. Buchalter There seems to be no end in sight to ongoing consumer regulations in California. Early this year, California’s Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) significantly changed the Prop. 65 warnings relating to marijuana smoke and THC. The regulators’ actions will be followed closely by the bounty hunters- which […]
Consumer Privacy, California Cannabis and CCPA Deletion Requests
By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect at the beginning of the year. CCPA is a massive privacy law similar in scope to the European Union’s infamous General Data Protection Regulation, and applies to many businesses (not just cannabis businesses) that are based in or even “do […]
Simplifya Closes $1.5 Million in Over-Subscribed Bridge Round; Increases Round to $2.5 Million In Response to Strong Interest from Investors
PRESS RELEASE Denver – April 23, 2020 – Simplifya, the leading provider of regulatory and operational compliance software for the cannabis industry, announced today that it has closed $1.5 million of its currently over-subscribed bridge round. Based on strong interest and preliminary commitments, Simplifya expects to close an additional $1 million as part of the […]
BFD Alert: Coronavirus Cannabis Scams and Pitfalls
By Hilary Bricken, Founder at Harris Bricken The rapid and devastating proliferation of COVID-19 has affected businesses worldwide, and cannabis is no exception. Here in California (and in other states), the state announced that medical cannabis dispensaries are essential and may remain open as part of the state’s Stay-At-Home order. The medical cannabis businesses that […]
Keeping Pace With Creative Compliance in the Fast-Moving Cannabis Space
Last year, when censors rejected a Super Bowl ad from cannabis brand Acreage Holdings, it was both a sign of cannabis’ mainstream emergence, and also an indication of America’s ongoing complicated relationship with the plant. Now, the political headwinds around legalization are starting to turn, and the cannabis industry has reached a critical point in […]
Environmental Health and Safety Compliance in The Cannabis Industry: Starting at Ground Zero (Part 3)
By Grant Gilezan & Gerald Hincka In Part 2 we discussed envisioning the scope of your environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance program so you can determine whether you want to pursue a “good enough” program or set yourself apart by pursuing a program that goes above and beyond to protect its employees and the […]
