California’s Cannabis Industry Conundrum and the Road Ahead March 27, 2024 AggregatedNews California, News & Insights 0 Comments By Aaron Pelley, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Despite continuously surpassing every other state with recreational cannabis in terms of total retail sales, California’s cannabis industry has faced continuous and far-reaching issues on multiple levels that have only spread even further.… Read More→
Hochul’s cannabis conundrum: Stronger action, but greater political risk February 16, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York’s governor is taking on the troubled rollout of the state’s weed market. NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is finally weighing in on the state’s troubled cannabis market rollout — and she’s not happy. In recent… Read More→
Audit: Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency effective, should speed up disciplinary actions August 24, 2023 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named Brian Hanna as the acting executive director of the state's Cannabis Regulatory Agency nearly a year ago (he later was named the executive director), he quickly communicated his priority: Illicit cannabis is an issue… Read More→
New York cracks down on unlicensed pot shops, but closing them might take time June 28, 2023 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments NEW YORK (AP) — Fed up with hundreds of bootleg pot shops, New York launched new inspections this month aimed at getting rid of the unlicensed stores that are troubling the state’s fledgling legal marijuana market. “You will be caught,” the governor… Read More→
The Real OLCC Scandal Is There Are Two Sets of Rules May 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Oregon 1 Comment By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken We have been working with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission incessantly since 2015, when rulemaking commenced for the adult use program. Over the years, we’ve dealt with many, many compliance-related issues, including… Read More→
California “Burner Licenses” Continue to Plague April 5, 2023 Hilary Bricken California 1 Comment By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken California has no shortage of issues with its legalized cannabis marketplace. For a couple of years now, an open secret in California (and a cautionary tale for other states) is the concept of… Read More→
Ten Recommendations for State Cannabis Regulation May 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Vince Sliwoski, Attorney @ Harris Bricken Unfazed by the federal leadership vacuum on cannabis, states continue to roll out cannabis proposals and programs. A total of 34 states considered cannabis reform proposals in 2021. Another 32 proposals (some of… Read More→
Looking Back on 25 Years of California Cannabis: Growing Pains (STILL) Persist November 15, 2021 Hilary Bricken News & Insights 0 Comments by Hilary Bricken, Principal Harris Bricken On the 25th anniversary of Prop. 215, I was recently interviewed on KCRW to give my take on how California (and specifically the City of Los Angeles) has done when it comes to legalizing… Read More→
On the Horizon: California “Owner” and “Financial Interest Holder” Violations January 9, 2020 Hilary Bricken California 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Co-Founder Harris Bricken California cannabis regulators are slowly getting into enforcement mode under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation Act (“MAUCRSA”). Ostensibly, enforcement to date has been around illegal sales and/or around the manufacturing of illegal products… Read More→