Court upholds Wash. residency requirement for pot industry February 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge has upheld Washington’s residency requirement for involvement in the state’s legal cannabis industry — a decision at odds with a federal appeals court ruling concerning a similar requirement in Maine. A man who co-owns… Read More→
Proof of Lawful Residence No Longer Required to Own Denver Marijuana Business July 28, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Denver no longer requires marijuana business applicants to prove they're lawful residents of the United States, and state regulators aren't far behind. According to a July 5 announcement from the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, the proof-of-residency requirement instituted in… Read More→
Interstate Commerce in 2022 & the Near-Term May 9, 2022 Jay Czarkowski Interstate Commerce, Op-Ed, Opinions 1 Comment By Jay Czarkowski, Founding Partner, Canna Advisors Just like no one was talking about dispensaries 13 years ago and now the topic is everywhere, interstate commerce is in the same place. And just like with cultivation, people were doing it… Read More→
Four Considerations for Foreign Investors in U.S. Cannabis May 4, 2022 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments by Gordon Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Foreign investors (often in countries that prohibit cannabis) are eager to invest in burgeoning state cannabis markets in the U.S. This can often go very wrong, especially if the investor gets bad legal… 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→
Mexico Cannabis FAQ: Part 1 April 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Welcome to the first of two blog posts on frequently asked questions regarding cannabis in Mexico. Because we are one of very few American law firms with an office in Mexico that… Read More→
Canna Business 101: Funding Types and Sources July 29, 2016 Steven Schain Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Steven Schain Joining 24 states and the District of Columbia, legalized medical cannabis has come to Pennsylvania. If even less than 1 percent of its 12.8 million residents participate, the commonwealth's medical marijuana program will be Âpopulated by more… Read More→