Predictions for the Cannabis Industry in 2020
Friends, as a transitionary year for the cannabis industry comes to an end, I wanted to offer up some of my own personal (and not those...
Friends, as a transitionary year for the cannabis industry comes to an end, I wanted to offer up some of my own personal (and not those...
One of the benefits of the 2018 Farm Bill was that federal crop insurance would become available for hemp. That benefit is finally...
News hit the wire on Wednesday that another large transaction in the cannabis industry has been cancelled. Green Growth Brands’...
Like any other business, a cannabis-related business should not wait until a claim or loss occurs to review and understand its insurance...
Friends - it was great to see so many of you in person in Las Vegas last week. Before I get to my recap, I wanted to point out that it...
The chair of the Senate Banking Committee, Mike Crapo, did not mince words in criticizing the current version of the SAFE Banking Act...
Interesting to read The Guardian's 2020 tech predictions. In at number 20 is a prediction that the controversial Online Harms White Paper...
According to a recent article in MJBizDaily, "[m]ost cannabis insurance claims involve thefts." That raises an important question:...
In a fascinating development, according to this story, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has held that a prisoner's claim...
During the last year, many cannabis companies in the U.S. and Canada have experienced financial challenges. It is somewhat...
Late last week, Major League Baseball ("MLB") announced that marijuana would no longer be considered a "drug of abuse." Although...
The DSK has published a report summarising its thoughts on the implementation of the GDPR, and the experience gained in doing so....
This week, the European Data Protection Board published draft guidelines for consultation on search engines and exercising the right to...
CAP and the ASA are always producing helpful guidance on how advertisers can comply with the UK advertising codes. Today they have...
What each festive period brings to Data Protection Officers around the world...
ONE panicked data breach call… (on a Friday night...
If the contemplated regulatory scheme announced today by the NY DFS is implemented, many of the obstacles to issuance of new digital...
EU is seeking to harmonize tax treatment on financial transactions
A group of 10 European Union countries is approaching an agreement on a financial transaction tax, Germany's finance minister, Olaf...…
Abu Dhabi is continuing to grow in prominence in the Digital Asset arena
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and PRINCETON, N.J. – Dec. 11, 2019 – Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding...…
As we have seen in the bankruptcy world where bankruptcy courts routinely dismiss cases involving cannabis enterprises, so too, have...
Last week, Sophie Goossens and I attended the launch event of the Global AI Index, a formidable initiative from Alexandra Mousavizadeh...
Over the weekend, we saw an article discussing the announcements by two more cannabis companies of “at-the-market” (ATM) stock offerings (
The suits just keep coming. FDA sent a Warning Letter to Koi CBD earlier this month (along with 14 other companies) because of its...
Growing cost pressures has led to financial institutions cutting headcount in place of technology.
Technology spend never ends up being a...
Credit monitoring company Experian recently highlighted one of the real threats facing the cannabis industry today -- computer hacking...
Most people think about the potential legal issues around AI-created music, they tend to think about the output – the music itself, and...
As anticipated, additional class action lawsuits have been filed against two more CBD companies, both in federal court in California....
The ICO is certainly having a busy period with a long draft guidance document on dealing with data subject access requests also published...
Scrip usage can be seen today with the issuance of closed user tokens by casinos and electronic games for use within their environments...
The ICO has started sending letters out to registered companies in the UK that are not paying fees to them. It is important you take note...
Several federal agencies recently gave the "green light" to banks and other financial institutions regarding offering banking services to...
You may have seen that the FDA recently reported that the agency has issued a number of additional warning letters to 15 companies for...
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A week ago, in partnership with PLUGin, we...
Rocket League's blueprint update rolls out tomorrow, 4 December. The update contains significant changes to the game's reward system,...
A recent decision by a Spanish court required SGAE to lower its public performance rate for concerts to be more in line with its European...
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