Canna Law Blog
APRIL 28, 2025
Cannabis businesses are usually structured as limited liability companies (LLCs)and for good reason. LLCs offer far more flexibility than corporations, which are bound by rigid governance rules. To take advantage of this flexibility (and for many other reasons), LLC ownerscalled members need a well-drafted operating agreement. Below, we look at a few critical reasons why cannabis LLCs shouldn’t operate without one.
NORML
APRIL 30, 2025
"In a healthy democracy, those with competing visions on public policy vie for voters support and abide by their voting decisions. However, it is becoming clear that those who oppose marijuana policy reform would rather take voters out of the equation altogether." The post Nebraska: Attorney General Continues To Push Back Against Adoption of Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Law appeared first on NORML.
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Project CBD
APRIL 17, 2025
Consider it a testament to the ubiquity and flexibility of the endocannabinoid system: we can inhale medicinal cannabinoids via combustion or vaporization; ingest them via food or drink; and absorb them directly through the skin, the bodys largest organ. This latter category is broader and more complex than many of us give it credit for. Inside the mouth, it includes both buccal (between the gums and cheek, as with a lozenge) and sublingual (under the tongue, as with a tincture) modes of absorpt
Illinois News Joint
APRIL 24, 2025
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that recreational cannabis sales totals for March 2025 reached $147,485,559.04. For the second-straight month (and only third time since legalization), March sales totals decreased from the previous years monthly totals. Following February 2025 totals that dropped nearly $5 million from February 2024 totals, the March 2025 sales finished $1.4 million below March 2024 totals of $148,872,065.12.
Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken
The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. 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.
Connor & Connor PLLC
APRIL 9, 2025
Since cannabis remains federally illegal, many banks, who run on a risk-based assessment, refuse to do businesses with cannabis companies. With 24 states, Washington D.C, and Guam having fully legal operating cannabis markets under their own laws, banks are put in an awkward position because of the inconsistencies between state and federal law. In 2021, only 518 of the almost 5,000 commercial banks in the U.S. have reported servicing the cannabis industry.
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Canna Law Blog
APRIL 30, 2025
Know the red flags and find them. Our cannabis business attorneys regularly handle transactions involving the purchase and sale of licensed cannabis businesses. These deals often move fast, with brokers rushing both sides toward closingfrequently without regard for applicable diligence and cannabis regulations. The worst-case scenario is when a company comes to us after executing a seller drafted purchase agreement without having done any due diligence on the purchase.
NORML
APRIL 23, 2025
"The legislation signed today strengthens the Moore-Miller Administrations all-of-the-above approach to public safety while creating pathways to work, wages, and wealth for rehabilitated Marylanders," the administration stated in a press release. The post Maryland: Governor Signs Legislation Expanding Expungement, Shielding Low-Level Marijuana Convictions from Public View appeared first on NORML.
MaxQ Cannabis
APRIL 9, 2025
The cannabis industry is booming across many U.S. states, but it continues to operate under a complicated legal framework due to its federal illegality. As a result, cannabis companies face unique challenges when drafting and enforcing contracts. While most businesses rely on traditional contract law to protect their interests, cannabis companies must tread more carefully. […] The post How Cannabis Companies Should be Writing Cannabis Contracts appeared first on MaxQ Technologies.
Veriheal
APRIL 17, 2025
When it comes to any hot-button issue like cannabis legalization, there are always two sides, often without much middle ground. For those looking through a pro-legalization lens, efforts to continue federal prohibition and bar states from legalizing should be a thing of the past. Whereas, for proponents of anti-legalization, prohibition is a no-brainer.
Medicinal Genomics
APRIL 9, 2025
Every grower is looking for ways to increase cannabis yield while maintaining a top-shelf final product in order to stay competitive. A strategy that includes irrigation, pest management , and regulating the environment is the key to repeatedly achieving high yields in commercial cannabis cultivation from harvest to harvest. Lets dive into five techniques that can help you boost cannabis yield at scale and, ultimately, your profit.
Illinois News Joint
APRIL 28, 2025
The Illinois Department of Revenue today posted a notice for all dispensaries engaged in the business of selling adult use cannabis at retail in taxing jurisdictions that have enacted Municipal or County Cannabis Retailers Occupation Taxes. Effective July 1, 2025, certain taxing jurisdictions have, by ordinance, imposed or changed their Municipal or County Cannabis Retailers Occupation Tax on the gross receipts from sales of adult use cannabis.
Canna Law Blog
APRIL 3, 2025
We always say we arent giving legal advice on this blog. Heres some, though: dont use or sign a contract given to you by a broker for a transaction, unless that broker is a real estate broker, and unless the form is a real estate purchase agreement. Even then, you almost certainly want lawyer eyes on it. If a broker is giving you a business agreement to use or to consider using in a cannabis business transactioneven as a template; even with disclaimersthe broker is either a) unscrupulous, or b)
NORML
APRIL 2, 2025
"Marylanders already pay a premium tax on retail cannabis products. Raising these taxes even higher will undoubtedly drive prices out of reach for some consumers. They will also hurt state-licensed businesses, many of which have already invested millions of dollars in up-front costs and are still struggling to break even." The post Maryland: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Tax Hike in Budget Bill appeared first on NORML.
Leafly
APRIL 3, 2025
By: LMC Legacy to licensed is the motto for authentic New York brands entering the legal market. Two years ago, I sat with some of NYC’s top legacy pioneers from the New York market. Many of them are now licensed to operate legally as brands or retailers. Every time a state legalizes cannabis, there is […] The post How New York pot pioneers made it to legal dispensary shelves appeared first on Leafly.
The Fresh Toast
APRIL 28, 2025
Feds More Open To Medical Marijuiana For Veterans Feds more open to medical marijuana for veterans - mirroring the public and overall medical community. The post Feds More Open To Medical Marijuiana For Veterans appeared first on The Fresh Toast.
LifeCannMD
APRIL 28, 2025
#image_title We think Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) is one of the most incredible grassroots medical movements of our time. You might have heard of RSO or looked over it at your local Miami dispensary, but have you ever heard Ricks story? This isn’t a story about recreational marijuana or getting high. It’s about a regular guy with no medical background who was just trying to feel better.
Illinois News Joint
APRIL 9, 2025
Focusing on pre-operational deadlines and extension form, the Illinois Department of Agricultures Division of Cannabis Regulation announced an extension for (Group 2) Craft Growers. As previously announced on Dec. 28, 2023, because of a number of factors, the operational deadline for Craft Growers awarded an initial license with effective dates, June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023, was extended to June 1, 2025.
Canna Law Blog
APRIL 15, 2025
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 ). But it also comes with its own set of challenges. Unlike in most industries, cannabis operates in a complicated legal gray zone which means you cant just grab your standard trademark agreement and call it good.
NORML
APRIL 24, 2025
The new law defines cannabinoid edible products" as soft or hard lozenges in a geometric square shape into which a cannabinoid concentrate or the dried leaves or flowers of the plant of the genus cannabis is incorporated. The post North Dakota: Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Patients to Obtain Cannabis-Infused Edible Products appeared first on NORML.
MaxQ Cannabis
APRIL 22, 2025
Data analytics is a vital tool for any business or industry, and the Cannabis industry is no exception. Analytics offer insight into large and often disparate systems. Businesses can make sense of trends, track responses to activities, and even sometimes predict the future with predictive analytics. Many Businesses Intelligence (BI) tools are available to Cannabis […] The post What Cannabis Manufacturers Can Learn from End-User Data Analytics appeared first on MaxQ Technologies.
The Fresh Toast
APRIL 21, 2025
Pope Francis Expanded Thinking On Medical Marijuana In troubled times he has lead with compassion's in fact Pope Francis expanded thinking of medical marijuana. The post Pope Francis Expanded Thinking On Medical Marijuana appeared first on The Fresh Toast.
Americans for Safe Access
APRIL 28, 2025
People are always amazed when I tell them I have been in the medical cannabis issue for almost 50 years. In August 1975, my late husband, Robert Randall, and I were busted for marijuana cultivation and possession. Thankfully, it was only a misdemeanor charge. We could have paid a fine and been done with it. But there was a complication. Robert had glaucoma, and cannabis was saving his sight.
The Herb Collective
APRIL 10, 2025
Every April 20th, cannabis enthusiasts across the world light up in celebration of 4/20, a day now synonymous with marijuana culture. But where did this stoner holiday come from, and how did it become a global symbol of cannabis freedom? Lets break down the origin of 4/20, explore how it evolved, and understand its role in the broader cannabis legalization movement.
Canna Law Blog
APRIL 29, 2025
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? This is a deceptively complex question, although well try to make it seem simple here. When you ask your lawyer or accountant, their first response will likely be it depends, and thats because it does in fact depend.
NORML
APRIL 22, 2025
"Despite the popularity of these issues among New Hampshire voters, the Senate continue to be an impediment to reform. Far too often, this body engages in partisan politics rather than working toward the interests of the majority of New Hampshire voters who want to see marijuana legal in the 'Live Free of Die' state." The post New Hampshire: House-Backed Marijuana Reform Bills Stall in Republican-Led Senate appeared first on NORML.
Illinois News Joint
APRIL 1, 2025
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) finally announced recreational cannabis sales totals for February 2025. After kicking off 2025 with the highest January sales total since legalization, February sales dipped to the lowest monthly total since January 2023, and for only the second time since legalization, monthly sales totals decreased from the previous years monthly totals.
MaxQ Cannabis
APRIL 23, 2025
6 Reasons Why the Businesses in the Cannabis Industry Need an ERP System Cannabis businesses are growing, both in number and size. Because of the complexity of the cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and distribution process, an ERP system is necessary for a cannabis business to succeed by keeping track of the many moving parts involved […] The post 6 Reasons Why Businesses in the Cannabis Industry Need an ERP System appeared first on MaxQ Technologies.
LifeCannMD
APRIL 30, 2025
#image_title First-time Medical Marijuana patient in Miami? Did you just receive your Florida medical marijuana card? Did you know that Florida residents can purchase THC marijuana directly after their LifeCannMD appointment. LifeCannMD makes it easier than ever since we do much of the legwork for you. Once you have been evaluated by Dr. Fernando Fandio-Sende , our LifeCannMD team will assist you with every step of the registration process to register with the Medical Marijuana Use Registry.
Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)
APRIL 29, 2025
At Kind Meds, we are always looking for new ways to make your cannabis experience easier, smoother, and more enjoyable. That is why we are proud to introduce our newest delivery partner: LOVE BUD AZ, a game-changing app that redefines how Arizona cannabis users shop, connect, and get their favorite products delivered right to their door. In this guide, we will break down everything you need to know about the LOVE BUD AZ app, how it works, why it is different, and how you can use it to get exclus
Canna Law Blog
APRIL 25, 2025
There are many ways to set up a cannabis business, and we like to think that we’ve seen them all. But there’s probably no worse category than 50/50 ownership of a business– a recipe for all sorts of disasters. Let’s look and why that is, and some ways to avoid it. What 50/50 ownership means, exactly When I talk about 50/50 ownership, I mean two people or entities who own all of the voting rights in a business.
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