"a buyer���s guide"

Many cannabis companies have been designated “essential” businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic by state and local governments across the United States. Those that choose to…

Here’s the good news: according to Leafly’s 2020 Jobs Report, the legal cannabis industry is growing leaps and bounds above any other industry in the…

Retained executive search has been the focus of my career for the past 20 years, which has included thousands of hires for hundreds of companies…

Cannabis capital markets appear to be drying up. Headlines once dominated by successful capital raises and expensive strategic acquisitions are now consumed with reports of…

With the recent exception of certain hemp-based products and services, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) does not grant trademark registrations for marks for…

Data triangulation can empower cannabis operators to move beyond intra-industry data analytics by capturing a more comprehensive picture of consumer behavior. In the cannabis industry,…

Rules and regulations exist for the betterment of society. I know that sounds like naïve optimism, particularly in today’s day and age when many laws…

Brands are often a company’s most valuable asset and will be key to the developing cannabis industry. For example, in 2018, Interbrand, a global branding…

Trademark practitioners, hemp growers and hemp-derived product manufacturers have long struggled with the clash of federal and state laws regarding protection of trademarks. Historically, the…