As COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread, individuals are seeking remedies to prevent or mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Some companies are claiming their CBD products can provide a variety of immunities from COVID-19. These unsubstantiated claims pose not only a threat to consumers who believe these claims but also to the credibility of other cannabis businesses and the cannabis industry as a whole. State and federal government agencies keep a close eye on health-related claims…

As the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and drastic changes to the business environment, some cannabis companies have decided to pitch in and use some of their manufacturing and processing capacity to produce hand sanitizer. In California, companies such as CannaCraft and The Galley have converted portions of their processing facilities to produce hand sanitizer. In Massachusetts, the Commonwealth Dispensary Association partnered with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association to produce sanitizer, and its…

Cannabis companies have been locked out from most of the COVID-19 relief loan and grant programs due to their legal status at the federal level. Those companies, however, are not prohibited from some tax relief provided in the CARES Act and provided by most states. Here, we have compiled a list of the tax relief offered by each state with a legal cannabis program. The tax relief provided by the CARES Act and the…

Yesterday, several adult-use marijuana establishments, and one medical marijuana patient, filed suit against Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker requesting preliminary and permanent injunctive relief challenging his Covid-19 Order No. 13 and Covid-19 Order No. 21 (Orders) issued in relation to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Orders closed adult-use retail establishments at noon on March 24, and won’t allow them to reopen, at the earliest, until May 4.  The Orders, however, declared that medical marijuana establishments (MME)…

We have previously written about the fact that marijuana-based cannabis companies will not be eligible for SBA loans or other federal loan assistance issued under the CARES Act.  The Fox team has prepared a summary of some state law alternatives which cannabis companies are eligible for, which can be found here.  …

Cannabis companies operating in the marijuana space face some unique difficulties when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis.   As my colleague posted about last week, those companies will not be able to take advantage of the SBA loans offered under the CARES Act.  It is likely they will also not be able to access the CARES Act’s payroll protection loans because those loans are administered by the SBA.  Companies operating in the hemp space should…