You’re a seasoned litigator and an aggrieved, hardworking contractor comes into your office (or your Zoom room). His recent proposal to the City, which was prepared with painstaking detail and offered the lowest bearable price, was rejected—unfairly, the contractor says. Instead, the City awarded the contract to the contractor’s bitter rival, Dewey/Cheatham, who appears to […]
On December 4, 2020,1 the United States House of Representatives made history and voted to federally legalize cannabis for the first time by voting to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (the “MORE Act”). Although the MORE Act still has to pass the historically cannabis-unfriendly United States Senate, the House’s quick action to pass a […]
Let’s say you’re a hemp/CBD business (that also services the cannabis industry in a limited capacity) and COVID-19 has hit you. Hard. You’ve stretched your resources as far as you can, but you’re still on the ropes financially. The California eviction moratorium has been rolled back and your local eviction moratorium—the only thing protecting commercial […]
On July 8, 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a highly anticipated report to Congress regarding the results of its preliminary campaign of testing of cannabidiol (CBD) products on the market for both mislabeling and adulteration. Although the authors of the report were careful to include numerous caveats about the […]
CBD, short for cannabidiol, is the wildly popular compound that has found its way into food, drinks, supplements, cosmetics, and even dog treats. CBD is a non-psychoactive instance of the 113 known cannabinoids, organic compounds unique to cannabis. Celebrity athletes have gotten into the game as well, with ex-Patriots tight end and lovable goofball Rob […]
When sending a demand letter, whether the sender is an attorney or a lay person, it can be tempting to come in guns blazing. While it is standard practice to threaten civil litigation, sometimes the sender will contemplate other threats, such as threatening criminal prosecution or calling the IRS (or FTB). However, while it may […]
In tax season of 2019, a legal cannabis grower walked a nerve-wracking 20 yards from the parking lot to a California government office to pay his state taxes—with a pile of $350,000 in cash. The illegality of cannabis at the federal level has largely shut cannabis businesses—legal at the state level—out of traditional banking. As […]
