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Crossing The Line: California Looks to Permit Interest Transfer and Distribution of Cannabis

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California’s SB 1326, on the other hand, seems to suggest that even a DOJ memorandum – think: the Cole Memo of 2013 – which “tolerates” interstate transfer of cannabis would be sufficient for California operators to begin exporting their products across state lines under the proposed law.

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

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By challenging the IRS’s overly aggressive interpretation of the tax law as it applies to cannabis businesses operating legally under State law, we have succeeded in reducing Harborside’s liability from the $36 million originally sought by the IRS to approximately $11 million – a $25 million reduction.

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Article: Willie Nelson Takes On Corporate Cannabis

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Even the federal government is beginning to change course: Early this year, President Obama predicted that if enough states decriminalize marijuana, Congress might remove it from the list of Schedule I drugs, and he has informed officials in Washington and Colorado that the Justice Department will not prosecute anyone who complies with state laws.

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Hollister Biosciences Inc. Announces strategic initiatives including a planned rebrand, executive and board updates

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The brand is being created to represent a focused vision towards becoming a leading house of brands with a mission to empower consumers with access and a variety of trusted cannabis packaged goods. is a multi-state cannabis house of brands with a portfolio of innovative, high-quality consumer packaged products.

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Delta-8 pirates are scamming consumers and legit brands—and the feds don’t care

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Two of the three products turned out to be brandless packages of supposed delta-8 products, with no indication of where they came from. He recognized a small sticker slapped onto the package of supposedly delta-8 THC-infused Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. . State trademarks are available, but federal trademarks aren’t. Not so much.

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