Lawmakers want answers from AG about Chinese ties to illicit weed farms February 4, 2024 AggregatedNews China 2 Comments Fifty lawmakers signed a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Department of Justice asking for more information about the involvement of China in America’s illicit cannabis industry. Fifty members of Congress are requesting that the Department of Justice share information on… Read More→
Here We Go! Feds Sue California for Cannabis Business Records August 4, 2020 Hilary Bricken California, Federal 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Co-Founder, Harris Bricken State legal cannabis businesses are used to the specter of the federal government in the rear view mirrors of their lives and businesses. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that cannabis… Read More→
Federal Antitrust Scrutiny and (Certain) Cannabis Deal November 6, 2019 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Co-Founder Harris Bricken If you follow state-by-state legal cannabis legalization, you’re aware that despite the federal illegality of cannabis, certain federal agencies police the cannabis industry like they do any other legal industry. For example, the NLRB… Read More→
DOJ moves to add more marijuana growers for research August 27, 2019 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments The Justice Department said Monday it would move forward to expand the number of marijuana growers for federally authorized cannabis research. The long-awaited move comes after researchers filed court papers asking a judge to compel the Drug Enforcement Administration to… Read More→
Cannabis, Congress and Courage: Why Banks aren’t Banking Marijuana Businesses September 14, 2018 Jim Richards Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments By Jim Richards In January 2018, Attorney General Sessions “revoked Obama-era guidance that had effectuated a hands-off approach to state-legalized cannabis businesses.” This quote from an online National Law Journal article (see https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/09/11/feds-should-be-banging-the-drum-the-loudest-for-cannabis-industry-banking/?slreturn=20180812164053) and others like it, have been used… Read More→
ICYMI: Legitimate Marijuana Reform May Be On The Horizon For . . . Congress! June 20, 2018 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken The political stars may finally be aligned to see meaningful marijuana law reform be puff-puff-passed. It seems like every year, the old pot guard in Congress tries its hand at some form of marijuana legalization. Though these… Read More→
The Legal Implications Of Advertising Cannabis Across Different Media August 22, 2017 Jean-Paul Jassy Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal, Retail 0 Comments Placing and accepting advertisements for cannabis products is complicated. There are different legal concerns at the federal and state levels, and different considerations for advertisements in print, broadcast, internet and other media. Federal Law No matter what laws apply at… Read More→