When AI Tells You What Legal Work You Need
A recent article in The Verge described something more businesses are encountering: customers trusting AI over the person standing in front of them. A restaurant customer with a shellfish allergy argues
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Global Trademarks: Can One Application Protect Your Brand?
Global Trademarks: Can One Application Protect Your Brand in 130+ Countries?
A U.S. outdoor gear company came to us after a Hong Kong trading company began selling knockoffs under its brand. The company thought it was protected. It held a
How to Sue a Chinese Company
What should you do if you are owed money by or have been wronged by a Mainland Chinese company? Bring a lawsuit against the Chinese company, of course. But how?
Mainland Chinese courts do not enforce U.S. judgments. Therefore, it
Executive Action and Marijuana Legalization: What a President Can Do Without Congress
Recently on the podcast High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast, I discussed how cannabis legalization can occur through executive action, not just congressional action. This post will expand on what we discussed on the podcast.
My co-founder, Amna Shamim,
"Marijuana" Rescheduling Delayed, Again. What It Could Mean, and What Comes Next
What just happened in the marijuana rescheduling hearing
On September 28, 2026, three participants in the ALJ marijuana rescheduling hearing filed a “Joint Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Briefing, for Admission of Supplemental Exhibit, and for Stay of Proceedings.”
DEA Enforcement in a Changing Cannabis Landscape: Rescheduling, Hemp, and What Comes Next
Join us on October 8, 2026, for DEA Enforcement in a Changing Cannabis Landscape: Rescheduling, Hemp, and What Comes Next, a free webinar examining what the evolving federal cannabis landscape could mean for cannabis and hemp businesses.
The discussion
The Supreme Court May Decide if Cannabis-Related Residency Requirements are Unconstitutional
We have been waiting for this.
On September 10th, a Michigan man asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split on whether states can discriminate against non-residents in their cannabis licensing programs. This is a fascinating legal question
A $31.8 Million Cannabis-Related Verdict That a Federal Court Wouldn’t Enforce
A $31.8 million cannabis-related verdict that a federal court wouldn’t enforce
A Michigan cannabis grower proved its case. A jury found that the buyer breached its supply agreement and awarded the grower $31.8 million in damages. But the grower still
Your AI-Drafted China Contract Says It Needs a Lawyer. Listen to It.
Your AI-Drafted China Contract Says It Needs a Lawyer. Listen to It.
In the past couple of months, at least three unrelated companies have asked me to review an AI-drafted China contract containing this exact dispute-resolution provision:
Governing Law; Dispute
Colorado Can Have Higher Tipped Minimum Wages OR a Tipping Culture. Not Both.
Politicians and advocacy groups have spent years debating what restaurant workers should earn. That debate is not going away. But I think we have spent so much time arguing over the hourly wage that we have avoided a more fundamental