It’s been a minute since we wrote about the new OLCC tax compliance rules for retailers. These temporary rules require all retailers to certify tax compliance via the Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) in order to renew or transfer ownership
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FREE Webinar This Thursday, September 21st: Cannabis Trademarks and Litigation
As the U.S. cannabis industry expands, high-profile lawsuits involving cannabis brands and the use of cannabis trademarks “inspired” by well-known companies have emerged. One recent example is popular candy brand Skittles’ lawsuit against a cannabis company for using the name…
How Important is the SAFE Banking Act, Anyway?
I’m pretty sure that more ink has been spilled on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE Banking”), than any other proposed cannabis law. It just won’t pass and it just won’t die. Specifically, SAFE Banking was introduced in 2017…
What the Hunter Biden Indictment Means for Cannabis Users
On September 14, 2023, Special Counsel David Weiss of the Department of Justice filed an indictment against Robert Hunter Biden in the District of Delaware. The indictment pleads three counts, which I analyze below. The Hunter Biden indictment centers on…
New York Cannabis: The Retail Dispensary Municipal Notice
New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) requires anyone applying for a retail dispensary or on-site consumption license to submit a notice of their intention to apply to the municipality (or community board in New York City) at…
New York Cannabis: Portal for Adult-Use License Applications Opens October 4th!
The wait is (almost) over! During the September 12, 2023 Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting, the CCB announced that New York’s full, adult-use cannabis license application portal will open on October 4, 2023. The CCB meeting covered a number…
Banks Get Exposed by New York’s Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensaries
Major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, as well as landlords such as BentallGreenOak and Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., have found themselves indirectly involved with New York City’s unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, potentially exposing them to legal issues. This situation arises…
New York Cannabis: The Fall “Schedule”
Over the last several months there has been a lot going on in New York’s cannabis world, with the “highlights” being litigation, corporate letters, municipal legislation, and generally just a lot of back and forth about where…
What Rescheduling Means for Cannabis Investments
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended rescheduling cannabis from schedule I to III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). My colleagues already covered various implications of the proposed cannabis rescheduling (see here and here). Today,…
Marijuana as Schedule III: Woe is Me?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that a pretty historic announcement was made last week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS officially recommended that marijuana be rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule…