Cannabis Businesses & the Law
Ryan Lowther, Farella partner and chair of the firm's cannabis industry group, is speaking at the SLS Entrepreneurship Club event, Cannabis Businesses & the Law.
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Insurance for the Cannabis Industry Program Takeaways
I recently moderated a Bar Association of San Francisco Insurance Section program co-sponsored with the Cannabis Law Section. The program highlighted recent changes to local insurance requirements and market availability of coverage for cannabis...
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Hemp Legal Limbo Challenges Sonoma County's Delta Separations, Other Equipment Makers
Ryan Lowther provided commentary in a North Bay Business Journal article discussing banking and regulatory challenges facing the hemp industry. Read the full article, here .
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CBD in Foods and Beverages? Not Quite Yet
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California Cannabis Cultivators Face Legal Challenges as Temporary Licenses Expire
California Cannabis Cultivators Stuck Without Licenses: Ab-97 Gives Some Relief, but Immediate Stop-Gap Measures Still Necessary Over the past few months, thousands of California cannabis farms that had been operating legally with temporary state...
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Cannabis Companies and the California Consumer Privacy Act
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AB 37: State Tax Deductions for Cannabis Businesses
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In the Weeds: Marijuana Legalization & Employment Laws
Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. According to a 2018 Pew Research Survey, 62 percent of U.S. respondents said marijuana use should be legal...
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California Targets Pot Smoke Anew Under State Chemical Safety Law
Sarah Bell was quoted in the article "California Targets Pot Smoke Anew Under State Chemical Safety Law," looking at whether both pot smoke and the active ingredient in cannabis should be classified as reproductive toxics...
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