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Buyer Beware: Five Key Due Diligence Items When Buying a Cannabis Business

Canna Law Blog

Our cannabis business attorneys regularly handle transactions involving the purchase and sale of licensed cannabis businesses. Laws and compliance obligations for cannabis businesses can vary widely by state, county, and city. Failing to verify these items could leave you owning a cannabis business that cant legally operate.

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DOJ Budget Advances with Restrictions on Rescheduling, Medical Cannabis Businesses

Americans for Safe Access

Immediate Release: July 15, 2025 Contact: Steph@safeaccessnow.org CJS Approps keeps most protections for state medical cannabis programs after outcry from 45+ medical cannabis organizations

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Your Cannabis Business Structure or Transaction: Planning > Doing

Canna Law Blog

For better or worse, cleaning up those messes has kept me (and some of the litigators here) plenty busy over the years. Most business deals are not particularly complex. The person with money may sign a real estate or license purchase agreement in that persons name, while intending that the asset become part of the business.

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Cannabis Taxation: C Corp, S Corp, LLC, LLP, Partnership, Nonprofit, or Something Else for Your Cannabis Business?

Canna Law Blog

Choosing the Right Business Entity in the Cannabis Industry One of the most fundamental questions facing any entrepreneur – whether in the cannabis industry or elsewhere – is: What type of business entity should I choose? Will you own 50% of the business, but your partner wants to claim 100% of the early losses?)

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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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How a Lawyer Can Aid Cannabis Entrepreneurs in Starting and Growing their Business

Connor & Connor PLLC

Starting a cannabis business can be both exciting and challenging. Lawyers specializing in cannabis law are well-equipped to handle the specific challenges of obtaining a business license and growing your operation. The specific licenses required for your cannabis business will depend on the type of operation you’re running.

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Cannabis Business Data Security Precautions

MaxQ Cannabis

Cannabis businesses share the modern environment of extremely high data security risk. The cannabis industry occupies a unique spot when it comes to user data security.

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