Regulatory Challenges to Cannabis Financing
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Into the Weeds on Sen. Schumer’s Cannabis Bill
The Bottom Line The cannabis industry has been hoping for action on the federal level to resolve the significant divide between state and federal law.While the proposed Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would resolve the conflict favorably for the industry and legalize recreational Continue Reading
Marijuana Legalization Has Other States Green with Envy
The Bottom Line In less than a decade, marijuana has gone from illegal to legal in a plurality of states, and the push for legalization is only strengthening.Although opportunities abound for the marketing industry in the marijuana industry, there are still legal risks to manage. Agencies Continue Reading
Four More States Give the Green Light to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
The Bottom Line The growing number of states that have legalized recreational marijuana has created opportunities for new businesses, and as a result, advertising agencies, media agencies and publishers. The expansion of legalized recreational marijuana to four additional states will only serve to Continue Reading
Navigating High Stakes Issues in a Budding Industry
7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law Last year was a watershed moment for the cannabis and hemp industries. And despite the widespread impacts of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy, if those developments are any indication, the years ahead will bring significant changes to the burgeoning Continue Reading
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Patent and Trademark Office Clarifies Rules for Cannabis Trademarks
The Bottom Line Now that the USPTO has issued this guidance, its examiners can be expected to issue decisions on pending cannabis-related trademark applications. Companies with applications pre-dating December 20, 2018, or considering filing new applications, should keep the essential elements of Continue Reading