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Cannabis Branding and Trademark Protection
This would be a good time to review the branding protection avenues available to cannabis business owners, and to discuss celebrity branding.
There...
Thailand’s Cannabis Crisis: Could Asia’s Pioneering Cannabis Experiment Go Up in...
Three years after Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, its groundbreaking policy may collapse under political turmoil. The recent...
One Signature Could Remove Marijuana From Schedule I Tomorrow
In the never-ending loop of federal marijuana reform debates, one crucial fact keeps getting overlooked: the Attorney General (AG) has the power...
The Very Large and Vexing Lawsuit Re: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
You may have seen this article or some other article yesterday or today, covering the Ontario Supreme Court’s recent certification of a...
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...
