Thieves are one of the biggest threats to cannabis retailers.
Recently, for example, robbers have invaded retail cannabis stores and medical marijuana dispensaries in Bozeman, Montana, Chicago, Sacramento, California, and Seattle.
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Reach Without Regulations
Rusty Wilenkin’s California-based cannabis flower and oil brand, Old Pal, might be the envy of his professional peers, but it’s for a slightly unorthodox reason: The business is structured in such a way that he doesn’t hold any state or local marijuana business...
Tax Issues and Slow Congress Burden Cannabis Companies
Nick Richards joined Greenspoon Marder, a national law firm based in Denver, in January as a partner specializing in tax law and compliance for cannabis businesses. Richards’ extensive background in what he dubs “tax controversy” issues—he formerly worked both in the...
To maximize cannabis extraction yields, use correct strain and adapt production methods
A cannabis extraction company aiming to achieve the best yields possible must first consider the quality of the starting material and the product being created.
Growing Up
East Fork Cultivars is a respected cannabis cultivator in the Pacific Northwest, and in the months ahead, the family behind the company wants to win over the rest of the country. Brothers Nathan and Aaron Howard started East Fork Cultivars in 2015 to relieve their...
Navigating the Zoning Maze
Zoning rules create complicated and vexing issues for those wanting to open a marijuana business in almost any U.S. market. “Zoning is the biggest barrier in Maine,” said Tammie Snow, a cannabis attorney in Portland. And it’s not just in Maine. “We have seen an...
Cannabis firms refocusing M&A activities on scooping up distressed, but promising businesses
The cannabis industry was experiencing a major shift in merger and acquisition activity before COVID-19 derailed consolidation strategies.
Cannabis retailers have a slew of options to combat crooks
Break-ins and theft are universal threats at cannabis businesses. In recent months, thieves have targeted marijuana retailers in Chicago, Seattle, Bozeman, Montana, and Sacramento, California. In Denver, dispensary robberies hit a three-year high in 2019, including a rash of six related armed robberies.
Legal Insight: What Cannabis Employers Need to Know About COVID-19
Editor’s Note: View our webcast about financial assistance programs available to marijuana businesses. Since Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as well as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, cannabis employers...
Cannabis businesses respond to coronavirus
When the coronavirus bore down, cannabis businesses in many states were granted the right to continue operating as “essential businesses” in the vein of hospitals, pharmacies and grocery stores. Many responded to the challenge with a variety of strategies to keep consumers safe. Here’s a sampling:
Booster Shot
Doing good can be good for business. Extending a hand (or maybe an elbow bump) to one’s customers and communities during a global crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic not only helps those in need but might also boost a company’s reputation—and even its bottom line....
Local rules trump Michigan’s medical cannabis law, state high court says
Michigan's medical marijuana law does not overrule certain zoning powers of local governments, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. An ordinance in Byron Township, south of Grand Rapids, bars registered caregivers from growing marijuana at a...
