Without the option of bankruptcy, things can get messy.
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What Happens When a Pot Business Fails?
Without the Option of Bankruptcy, Things Can Get Messy
Vince Sliwoski
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The House Rules Committee Just Did… What, Exactly?
We Explain What the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment’s Vote-Block Means
We explain what the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment’s vote-block means.
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A Local Attorney Is Suing Big Pharma
Opioids, Not Pot, Are Causing Our “Historic Drug Epidemic”
Opioids, not pot, are causing our “historic drug epidemic.”
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Doctors Can’t Write Prescriptions for Weed, So Here’s How People Get Their Medical Cards
THEGOODPHOTO / GETTY IMAGES Dear Pot Lawyer, I thought doctors were able to prescribe weed, but turns out they can’t. So how are patients getting medical cards? Doctors cannot prescribe weed because “marijuana” is listed on Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The CSA has five schedules (or classifications), and Schedule I […]
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What’s the Deal with Doctors Not Being Able to Prescribe Weed?
And How Are Patients Getting Their Medical Cards?
Patients get their medical cards through a workaround.
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Our “Beleaguered” Attorney General Really Had a Bad Week Last Week
FATCAMERA / GETTY IMAGES Dear Pot Lawyer, With everything that’s been going on in Washington these days, what’s the latest on federal weed law? The big news last week was a bipartisan group of senators sticking it to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The committee voted to continue shielding state medical cannabis programs from federal interference. […]
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Jeff Sessions Really Had a Bad Week
A Bi-Partisan Group of Senators Stuck It to Our “Beleaguered” Attorney General
A bi-partisan group of senators stuck it to the Attorney General.
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Federal Law Aside, Investing in a Pot Startup Is Inherently Risky
BUBAONE / GETTY IMAGES Dear Pot Lawyer, I’m thinking of investing in a pot business, but I still can’t get over the risks with the feds. What should I do? You might start by thinking about this issue in another way. Even in these darkest of times, the greatest risk to your investment may not […]
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What Are the Risks in Investing in a Pot Startup?
Federal Law May Not Be Your Biggest Hurdle
Federal law may not be the biggest hurdle.
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California Scrambles for a State Licensing Deadline for Cannabis
REX_WHOLSTER / GETTY IMAGES Dear Pot Lawyer, What’s going on with legal weed in California? I’m not 100 percent sure, to be honest, but it seems crazy. Every week, I talk to pot lawyers in our San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, or to an Oregon client expanding south, and they like to tell me […]
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Cannabis Craziness in California
The Golden State Is Scrambling for a State Licensing Deadline
The Golden State is scrambling for a state licensing deadline.
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Could the Cannabis Biz Get Bogged Down with Racketeering Charges?
BRUCESTANFIELD / GETTY IMAGES Dear Pot Lawyer, What’s going on with that cannabis racketeering lawsuit? It’s a mixed bag. On June 7, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of several cases seeking to invalidate Colorado’s marijuana laws. Those cases were spearheaded by the prohibition states of Nevada and Oklahoma. So that was […]