Investment advisers and broker-dealers ask more and more whether they can safely provide investment services to prospective customers in the marijuana industry. There is still…
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Although cultivation and use of cannabis for medicinal purposes has been legal in California for two decades, the legalization of recreational cannabis creates untold opportunity…
The announcement of a settlement between the Gorilla Glue Co. and GG Strains is creating a stir on the trademark side of cannabis law. Gorilla…
This story was originally published in the November 2017 issue of Marijuana Venture, on sale now. The Pennsylvania Legislature’s painstaking efforts and the hopes of thousands…
This story was originally published in the November 2017 issue of Marijuana Venture, on sale now. GQ Magazine published an article by Amanda Chicago Lewis in…
When the lawyers behind the federal cannabis litigation, Washington v. Sessions, first filed suit, many commentators asked: “How long will this really take?” Unfortunately, there…
The following story was originally published in the October 2017 issue of Marijuana Venture, on sale now at Barnes & Nobles, Hudson News, Chapters, Indigo…
Business people rightly view California with great ambition, whether they’re considering its booming GDP (sixth-largest in the world), its huge consumer market or as fertile…
With the legalization of marijuana in California, trademark protection issues will erupt like never before. Roughly 30 states have now legalized medical or recreational marijuana.…
The California Senate recently amended Assembly Bill 64, an omnibus bill regarding medical and recreational marijuana. Federal trademark registration for cannabis businesses appears unlikely for…