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Oregon Cannabis: Getting a Good Start
Running a cannabis business is difficult and many people fail. These ventures bottom out for myriad reasons, although owners tend to blame...
Jason Adelstone to Speak at the 2025 Cannabis Law Institute in...
We’re proud to share that attorney Jason Adelstone will be a featured panelist at this year’s Cannabis Law Institute (CLI 2025), hosted...
Oregon Cannabis Roundup: June 2025
Time for another Oregon cannabis roundup. Time to cover some important legislative and OLCC updates, specifically.
Legislative updates
Senate Bill 558
Governor Tina Kotek signed...
Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses
In yet another setback for hemp and marijuana-adjacent businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively...
First Circuit Holds the Line Against Cannabis Businesses
In fall of 2023 I wrote about the lawsuit to end federal prohibition that wouldn’t really end federal prohibition. Last July, a...
Cannabis Transactions: I ❤️ Letters of Intent
In cannabis contract negotiations, it’s common for the parties to execute an early-stage document called a letter of intent (“LOI”). An LOI...
Memorial Day — Honoring Those Who Served
Please join us in taking the day off to honor all who have served, so we can do things like have a...
BREAKING NEWS: Oregon’s Ballot Measure 119 is Defeated
The Oregon District Court issued a ruling today whereby it “PERMANENTLY ENJOINS AND RESTRAINS” the OLCC and other State actors from enforcing...
Colorado Continues Enforcing Intoxicating Hemp Regulations – Will More States Follow?
In June 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-271 (codified in C.R.S. 25-5-427 and regulated by 6 CCR 1010-24), a landmark...
Separation Anxiety: Veil Piercing, Alter Ego and the Bounds of Corporate...
Hardly a week goes by without a client asking us: Can we sue the owners of a cannabis company personally for the...
