Statute
Cole Memo
16 published works
Kight on Cannabis
Rod Goes Deep About the Future of Hemp and Cannabis on the Cole Memo [Video Podcast]
By Rod Kight
I discuss the past, present, and future of hemp and cannabis policy on a recent episode of the Cole Memo Podcast. I was asked a range of good questions about…
In The Weeds
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Issues Guidance, Signaling Good News for Recreational Marijuana Industry
Entrepreneurs looking to enter Massachusetts' newly minted recreational marijuana market can sleep a bit easier tonight after a statement from U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling (the top federal prosecutor for the…
Bank Law Monitor
The STATES Act—A Solution to the Cannabis Banking Problem on the Horizon?
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
By Danielle Hunt, Kalin Bornemann, Olivia Grabacki, and Jessica Roberts As we previously discussed, financial institutions that offer financial services to the cannabis industry have been operating in a state…
Cannabis
Enforcement in California Commercial Cannabis
The year 2018 has been confusing so far for California’s commercial cannabis industry in terms of the conflict between federal and state legal regimes. It began with California formally opening…
CannaBiz
Legal Threat to States
By CSG Law
Senator Cory Gardner, Republican of Colorado, has struck a deal with President Donald Trump to protect Colorado’s legal marijuana industry from federal criminal investigation and prosecution. In a statement issued…
The Blunt Truth®
Don’t Get Smoked in Your Next Commercial Marijuana Lease
By Gregg Dorman
Twenty nine states plus the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana and eight of these states plus D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana. Additional states are considering some form of…
Editorial Team
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Marijuana Banking, Power in Puerto Rico, and the Washington Redskins
This week wasn't just any week, it was Legalweek! The annual conference, made up of LegalTech, LegalMarketing, LegalCIO, etc. etc., kicked off in New York, and if you're curious about…
CAP·impact
What Rescinding the Cole Memo Means
By Capital Center for Law & Policy
By: Mike Vitiello What Rescinding the Cole Memo Means [audio mp3="https://capitalcenter.lawschoolblogplatform.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/408/2018/01/In-Brief-Vitiello-Cole-Memo.mp3"][/audio] All use, possession, or sale of marijuana violates federal law. So, why did states like Colorado, Washington, and now…
Above the Fold
Growing Industry Lacks I.P. Protection
A trademark may give a business the right to stop others from using these marks to sell similar goods or services or using marks that may be confusingly similar. However,…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
Cole Memo and Other Marijuana-Related Enforcement Guidance Rescinded by the Department of Justice Creating Greater Uncertainty for State-Legal Marijuana Businesses
By Frantz Ward Litigation Group
On January 4, 2018 the Department of Justice rescinded Obama-era guidance to United States Attorneys, including the 2013 memorandum issued by then-Deputy Attorney General James Cole, calling previous guidance “unnecessary”…