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Quick Guide to Cannabis Business Opportunities

Canna Law Blog

Business Opportunities in the Cannabis Industry There are two main categories of cannabis businesses — plant-touching and ancillary. Plant-Touching Businesses As the name implies, plant-touching cannabis businesses deal directly with the cannabis plant from seed to dispensary shelf.

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Analysis: State-Licensed Cannabis Businesses Paid Nearly $2 Billion In Excess Taxes in 2022 

NORML

A new study by Whitney Economics has discovered excessive tax burdens placed on cannabis businesses as a result of Section 280E. The post Analysis: State-Licensed Cannabis Businesses Paid Nearly $2 Billion In Excess Taxes in 2022 appeared first on NORML.

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280E is Harming Legal Cannabis Businesses; These States are Legislating Change

NORML

Excess tax burdens imposed on state-legal cannabis businesses are destroying their profitability. The post 280E is Harming Legal Cannabis Businesses; These States are Legislating Change appeared first on NORML. These states are legislating change.

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Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

NORML

However, SBA’s current policy excludes small businesses with “direct” or “indirect” products or services that aid the use, growth, enhancement, or other development of cannabis from SBA-backed financing. To that end, NORML has called for SBA access to be included in our recently issued policy memo.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it. The ancillary businesses surrounding these industries where people and businesses are profiting.

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Bipartisan Bill to Normalize Federal Taxation for Legal Cannabis Businesses Introduced in House of Representatives

NORML

The Small Business Tax Equity Act provides an exemption for state-licensed cannabis businesses from federal tax code 280E, which prevents anyone engaged in the trade of certain federally prohibited substances from deducting business expenses.

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Analysis: Legal Cannabis Businesses Associated with Increased Home Values

NORML

Municipalities need to embrace this reality and provide the necessary oversight in order to hold these businesses accountable and to make this marketplace safe, transparent and profitable for the community.”. The post Analysis: Legal Cannabis Businesses Associated with Increased Home Values appeared first on NORML.

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