By Chris Crew If you happen to live in a city or county that is trying to prevent you from starting your marijuana business, do…
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By David Kerr There are many elements of the I-502 Operating Plan that require detailed planning and careful consideration because they hide some complex and…
By Scott Warner In our June installment on intellectual property and the marijuana industry, we introduced various types of protections that businesses engaged in the…
By David Kerr The Operating Plan is the cornerstone of the Washington State Liquor Control Board application approval process. In working with clients, weβve encountered…
By Leland Berger These are exciting transitional times in Oregon as we move from unregulated medical distribution through regulated medical distribution to legalization and regulated…
By Colleen Hannigan When Washington voters passed Initiative 502 in 2012, they not only legalized non-medical marijuana use by Washington adults β they also opened…
By Hal Snow Last month, in the first half of this two-part series on strategic planning, we reviewed the important fact that the growth, processing,…
By Jeffrey Steinborn Questions that might have been answered in well-considered legislation continue to cast a shadow on the exploding cannabis industry in Washington. Will…
A very important issue with regard to any business, but now particularly with an I-502 business, is the isolation of the potential liability associated with…
By Jeffrey Steinborn Will licensed I-502 businesses compete with the robust medical marijuana market? Two new Court of Appeals decisions cast another shadow on this…