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Section 280E and The Taxation of Cannabis Businesses

Cannabis Law Report

Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prohibits taxpayers who are engaged in the business of trafficking certain controlled substances (including, most notably, marijuana) from deducting typical business expenses associated those activities. Controlled Substance.

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Budding Woes: Navigating the Weedy Waters of Cannabis Companies in Financial Distress

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STATE OF PLAY The United States Trustee Program (“USTP”), as the bankruptcy system watchdog, has long taken the position that the system may not be used as in instrument in committing a crime, and that trustees and estate fiduciaries may not administer assets in violation of federal criminal law. [1] 3] In re Arenas , 535 B.R.

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Medical cannabis licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

Cannabis Law Report

The announcement is a long-awaited milestone for about 15,000 patients who have been authorized to use medical marijuana oil since 2015 but weren’t permitted to buy it. State law limits the number of medical marijuana producers to six. Each licensee will be authorized to open five dispensaries. It’s a blessing.

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Harborside & Nor Cal Opinions. Dispensaries, Don’t Despair. There Are Solutions

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The recent Tax Court decision in Northern California Small Business Assistants Inc. 280E to cannabis dispensaries. The Court stated: “Our precedent is unambiguous. We are constrained by the law, and Congress has not carved out an exception in IRC Sec.280E

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Tax Court’s decision in Harborside A Big Challenge For CA Cannabis Dispensaries

Cannabis Law Report

Tax Court has issued a final decision under Tax Court Rule 155 on the income tax deficiency for Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corporation (“PMACC”), the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary and owner of the iconic Harborside Oakland cannabis dispensary. million for the fiscal years 2007 through 2012.

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Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Executive Director Pamela Althoff Releases Statement on Need to Issue Social Equity Licenses

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But this time around, after years of setbacks and political meddling from the rival gaming industry, a bill at the Nevada State Legislature is on track to settle the score once and for all. And there’s a social equity part to it where we’re not restricting this just to licensed dispensary owners.”.

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New Study Says. Not One California Dispensary Caught Selling to Minors

Cannabis Law Report

The perpetual myth that dispensaries are selling weed to minors refuses to die, but evidence shows this isn’t the case in California. Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. MRR writes. Introduction. 2012, Calabria et al., 2001, Voas et al.,