How Risk Management Can Make Marijuana-Related Businesses Bulletproof March 26, 2019 Steven Schain Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Steve Schain Envision managing the risk of a volatile, staggeringly lucrative, 100-percent federally legal enterprise? Toss in ridiculously inconsistent federal, state and local regulations, insanely evolving technologies and efficiencies and an industry-wide disinclination to ever “play by the rules.”… Read More→
Preparing for Marijuana Industry Lawsuit Tidal Wave: Limiting Exposure (Part 2) September 26, 2018 Steven Schain Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Steve Schain With Corona brewer and Robert Mondavi wine producer Constellation Brands Inc. investing $3.88 billion in grower Canopy Growth Corp. and the Wall Street Journal estimating 2018 U.S. legal marijuana sales at $10.2 billion, the writing's on the… Read More→
Preparing for Marijuana Industry Lawsuit Tidal Wave: The Claims (Part I) July 16, 2018 Steven Schain Policy & Legal 1 Comment Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series. “The international market for cannabis is projected to hit $31.4 billion by 2021. Currently,… By Steven Schain “The international market for cannabis is projected to hit $31.4 billion by 2021.… Read More→
Cannabis Banking Issues: All Cash and No Flash February 5, 2018 Steven Schain Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments Marijuana related businesses face staggering safety, security and operational issues. Ever accidentally find $7.2 billion of cash in your back pocket? The cannabis industry did in 2017, after virtually no bank would accept legalized marijuana sales deposits. Due to difficulty… Read More→