Notwithstanding its relative infancy, the cannabis industry has attracted more than its fair share of charlatans and snake-oil salesmen seeking to defraud unsuspecting investors, prompting…
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2019 was expected to bring an influx of merger and acquisition activity to the cannabis industry, and thus far, it has not disappointed. Not only…
Franchising in the United States is part of the nation’s business culture and an economic force, generating $451 billion throughout the country last year. So…
Predictably, attempts to tracking and tracing software have instead created a chimera of regulation, big data and state-sanctioned monopolies.
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, counterfeiting should be quite the compliment. But in the cannabis industry, like other industries, counterfeiting not only…
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…
Prospective adult-use cannabis operators in Massachusetts cannot pay lip service to diversity if they want to be awarded a permit. In late April, the Massachusetts…
The 2018 Farm Bill transformed the hemp industry by making it legal to produce and sell hemp, as well as legalizing the production and sale…
In a significant step toward the legalization of cannabis in the United States, the Farm Bill became law in December 2018. Among other things, this…
Warren Buffett once said, “the investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth.” This is as true in the cannabis industry as in any…