Slow but Significant Progress: Update on 3 Catalyst Cannabis Lawsuits
LOS ANGELES – As the saying goes, “the wheels of justice grind slowly, but they do grind.” While the saying is usually applied to...
5 Legal Services Every Cannabis Founder Needs
Cannabis founders often know the plant and how to sell it like no one else. But that passion doesn’t always translate into expertise in...
How a War Helped Push Reform
On a frigid day in late December, amidst a war nearing two years with Russia, Ukraine’s parliament voted to legalize medical cannabis. While December...
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...