Operator’s Guide to Maryland and Missouri Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization November 23, 2022 Peter Murphy Maryland, Missouri 0 Comments By Peter S. Murphy, Attorney at Saul Ewing On November 8, 2022, Maryland and Missouri residents voted to legalize adult-use cannabis. Similar ballot measures failed in North Dakota, South Dakota and Arkansas, leaving some to wonder whether the overall result is… Read More→
California Cannabis: Welcoming a Shift Away from Local Control November 17, 2022 Hilary Bricken California 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken It’s no secret that, among California’s many cannabis industry issues, local control continues to stymie the success of the Golden State’s industry. In this, California is not alone– most cannabis is all local.… 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→
Destiny Unbound: New York (Finally!) Passes Recreational Marijuana Legislation April 7, 2021 Neil Willner New York 0 Comments Despite a pandemic, an impeachment investigation, and a $15 billion budget shortfall, New York has finally passed adult-use marijuana legislation. On March 30, 2021, the New York Senate and Assembly passed, with overwhelming support, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act… Read More→
Distressed Asset Investors (Finally) Descend on California Cannabis April 8, 2020 Hilary Bricken California 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Co-founder, Harris Bricken In my ten years of advising and guiding cannabis companies from a corporate, transactional, and M&A perspective, and especially since 2012 (when Washington and Colorado legalized), every cannabis market in which I’ve worked has… Read More→