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

Canna Law Blog

State and local law and compliance This is the number one priority. Laws and compliance obligations for cannabis businesses can vary widely by state, county, and city. Boilerplate leases often dont meet cannabis compliance standards, so a careful review is critical.

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Criminal History and Hemp Licensing Under the USDA Interim Hemp Rules

Canna Law Blog

Today we address disqualifying criminal history for the purpose of participating in the hemp industry. Applications for a producer license – whether submitted to the USDA, a State, or a Tribe – must be accompanied by a completed criminal history report for each key participant. The EIN number of the business entity.

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Licensing Cannabis Trademarks: What You Need to Know

Canna Law Blog

For many cannabis brands, licensing their trademarks can be a savvy business move (for more information on cannabis trademarks generally, check out our webinar, Trademarking Cannabis: Cutting Through the Legal Haze ). That can trigger licensing obligations, background checks, or other compliance requirements.

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Compliance over Enforcement: The New Normal For Washington Marijuana Businesses

Canna Law Blog

SB 5318 forces the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) to make some major institutional changes, requiring the LCB to work with licensees on compliance matters and limiting the LCB’s ability to issue violations. I wrote about this bill back in April when it was awaiting Governor Jay Inslee’s signature.

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Canada: British Columbia’s information and privacy commissioner not impressed with privacy provisions at province’s cannabis retail outlets

Cannabis Law Report

The Coast Reporter writes… Cannabis sellers have considerable work to do in order to ensure the privacy and security of the personal information collected from people purchasing their products, B.C.’s s information and privacy commissioner says. s private sector Personal Information Protection Act. Read more at [link].

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Why Marijuana Compliance is Important

WeedAdvisor

One of the biggest advantages to legalization in Canada is the advantage of marijuana compliance. Throughout history, we’ve seen the consequences of “cutting corners,” ignoring rules or simply following the bare minimum (which leaves no margin for error). Marijuana Compliance Ensures Security. This applies on every level.

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Is weed legal in Cambodia?

The Cannigma

The country has a long history of using the cannabis plant in food and medicine and is still used as such today. It was made “illegal” in 1961 in compliance with the Single Convention on Narcotics treaty , but this went mostly unenforced, as it did again in 1992 after a United Nations intervention. Medical: No Recreational: No .