RICO claims are being introduced in a Colorado lawsuit.
Vince Sliwoski
Jury Nullification Could Protect Pot Businesses from the Feds
MATT_BENOIT / GETTY IMAGES Dear Pot Lawyer, If the federal government starts suing cannabis businesses, do those people have a shot? They do, and itโs not an impossibly long shot. To start, though, we should concede that arguments for cannabis merchants are almost hopelessly skinny as a matter of law. This is because the federal […]
What If the Feds Prosecute Cannabis Businesses?
What if the feds prosecute cannabis businesses? Jury nullification could save the day.
Are We Paying Too Much Tax on Weed?
400TMAX / GETTY Dear Pot Lawyer, I pay a lot of tax for this weed Iโve been buying! Are we doing this right? I think we are, but itโs complicated, and smarter people than me have strong opinions on how it ought to work. These opinions differ on big-picture questions, like who should pay the […]
Are You Paying Too Much Tax on Your Weed?
Oregon hates sales tax, but it loves taxing weed.
Wine Growers Don’t Like Their Weed Growing Neighbors
Dear Pot Lawyer, I read that wine growers are suing weed growers near McMinnville? Whatโs going on? Yes, thatโs an interesting case. The plaintiffs are vineyard developers Harihara and Parvathy Mahesh, and their vineyard owner neighbor, Momtazi Family LLC. The Maheshes and Momtazi are suing their neighbor, defendant Richard Wagner, and his parents, who, unlike […]
Wine Growers vs. Weed Growers
McMinnville-area vineyard owners don’t like the smell.
Just How Terrible Will Trumpโs New Drug Czar Be?
MARK WILSON / GETTY Dear Pot Lawyer, I heard weโre getting a new federal drug czar. So… just how terrible is he? Pretty terrible. The new drug czar is a guy named Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) and you can expect his appointment any day now. Marinoโs official title will be โDirector of the Office of […]
Just How Terrible Will Trumpโs New Drug Czar Be?
Tom Marino, who’s about to become Trump’s new drug czar, is pretty terrible.
Warm Springs Tribes Hope to Enter the Cannabis Market
MAT783 / CC 3.0 Dear Pot Lawyer, Are the local tribes going to start selling weed? Yes, I think so. Recently, in the Cannabis Law and Policy class I teach, we hosted Pi-Ta Pitt from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. This particular tribe owns land in Central Oregon and Mr. Pitt is its Cannabis […]
Weed from Warm Springs May Be on the Way
Oregon tribes hope to enter the cannabis market.
Why Is There Still a Huge Black Market for Weed in Oregon?
GETTY / NATHANPHOTO Dear Pot Lawyer, Iโve read there is still a huge black market for weed in Oregon. What gives? Yes, there is a large black market, has always been, and will be for a while here in Oregon. There is also a dark gray market, an off-white market, and many shades between. As […]
