Addressing the Harms of Limited Licensing
It’s time we talk about limited and capped licensing practices and how they hinder us all. As the industry continues to evolve and grow,...
Uncertainty Prevails as Ohio Enters New Era of Adult Use
The only certainty Ohio residents have concerning the status of adult-use cannabis is Issue 2’s passage at the ballot box last November. For the...
DPA: Rescheduling Is a Half-Step ‘Our Communities Cannot Accept’
NEW YORK – A powerful nonprofit that works to reduce the harms of both drug use and prohibition opposes a potential reclassification of cannabis...
A Post-280E Preview
While federal legalization is the ultimate goal for our industry, most cannabis professionals probably would list the elimination of Internal Revenue Code Section 280E...
Will This Be Our Year?
In 1919, a ban on alcohol exposed a cultural divide between urban and rural America and led to a spike in organized crime. Federal,...
We Have Some Odd Cannabis Laws Across the United States
The lack of federal guidance has led to a patchwork of state laws and outright oddities around cannabis. While some of these regulations have...
As the Lawsuits Turn: A Tale of Two Catalyst Cannabis Cases
Et tu, counselor?
That might have been the thought running through the mind of Elliot Lewis, chief executive officer of Catalyst Cannabis, when he filed...
Unleashing the Mighty Power of Intellectual Property
After Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton invented the recipe for Coca-Cola in 1886, sales for the first year totaled about $50. Two years later,...
5 Steps You Can Take To Discourage Illicit Cannabis Operators
From cultivation to retail sales, illicit operators are undercutting legal businesses that pay steep licensing fees, jump through ever-changing regulatory hurdles, and contribute significant...
The Peculiar Origin of Internal Revenue Code Section 280E
“State-legal cannabis businesses are denied equal treatment under 280E.” So said United States Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) in mid-April as he introduced the bipartisan...
