Traditional deal terms in Cannabis M&A
One of the features of doing business in the cannabis industry is adjusting the business model to account for constantly-shifting winds....
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Ad fraud continues to be an issue
Fighting ad fraud is a full time job for the industry. Brands continue to lose millions of dollars to ad fraud. What steps are your...
College athletes should be paid
If you are a brand wanting to have a student athlete endorse your products, are you prepared to address the associated risks?
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Two-thirds of adults now believe college athletes should be permitted to earn money from the use of their names, images and likeness (NILs).
New inroads into the hemp industry
News hit the wires this week that a large, public multinational manufacturer and distributor of building products, Gibraltar Industries,...
FSA announces controls over CBD products
In our August 2019 client alert, we highlighted the fact that the EU had added a new entry for cannabinoids to the Novel Food Catalogue...
Potential Cannabis banking law is still just potential.
A quick update on the SAFE Banking Act. As you may recall, the bill, which passed the House last year, is still sitting in Committee in...
At Last: A Law in the Works That Protects Lawyers Assisting Clients in the Cannabis Industry
Recently, the ABA voted to support legislation that would protect lawyers who represent marijuana enterprises operating legally within...
New Jersey legislation offers hope to insurers covering cannabis as well as to policyholders
With similar federal legislation stalled currently, New Jersey has stepped forward with its own proposal to protect insurance companies...
Will European AI remain competitive?
Last year, the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen promised to put forward, within the first 100 days of...
Cannabis SPACs
This week, news crossed the wires of another “blank check” cannabis company offering shares to the public, Greenrose Acquisition Corp. (link
The value of lawyers in cannabis
Friends, I would like to consider for a moment the value of lawyers in the cannabis industry. I recognize this is a controversial and...
At an impasse? Despite omission, federal budget likely to still include cannabis amendment in end
For a number of years, there has been a provision in the U.S. federal budget -- known variously, among other names, as the...
Federal Courts now being asked to weigh in on appointing receivers for cannabis enterprises
In a case of first impression, a federal court in Arizona is being asked to appoint a receiver for a company that is involved in the...
Recent cases of interest involving CBD enterprises
Please see the recent blog post written by my colleagues James Rockney and Erika Auger regarding a recent class action case filed against...
Blitzscaling the Cannabis Industry
I recently came across a term that is new to me – blitzscaling. Made popular by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman (who co-authored a book about...
Shipping cannabis in or through U.S.? Be careful!
U.S. companies seeking to ship marijuana -- or even CBD products -- by U.S. mail or other common carrier need to be cognizant of those...
Hemp in bankruptcy
As a followup to my February 5th posting (link), I wrote this yesterday: “Presumably, since industrial hemp is no longer a controlled...
Updated guidance for influencers issued by watchdog
CAP and the CMA have published extended guidance, together with various infographics and side notes aimed at clarifying the rules that...
Lien risks for distressed non-hemp cannabis companies
As the cannabis industry continues to face financial uncertainty on a macro level, with companies struggling to raise or borrow...
The SEC is starting to prosecute cannabis fraudsters
The former principals of SMRB a/k/a Green Acres Pharms, a former marijuana grower, have been named in a lawsuit brought by the SEC...
A monumental year ahead for adtech?
There is so much happening in adtech regulation on both sides of the Atlantic that 2020 looks set to really shake things up.
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Bracing for a recall? Cannabis growers should consider insurance now
Writing for Marijuana Business Daily, Adrian D. Garcia predicts that a cannabis cultivator is "more than likely" to experience a product...
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