As more states opt for marijuana legalization, many lawyers and banks have been reluctant to service marijuana related industries due to the drug’s illegal status under federal law. Some lawyers find themselves in an ethical dilemma when considering whether to represent a client who is...
Since legalizing marijuana in 2014, the State of Oregon has experienced an oversaturation of its legal marijuana market, driving down prices and creating a surplus. Observers have opined that the surplus is fundamentally caused by the initial explosion of the industry upon legalization, and Oregon's...
Many observers of the marijuana legalization movement have made note of the inability to attract minority entrepreneurs to the booming industry. In order to combat that, Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed into law HB 2870 – a bill that seemingly promotes diversity in the...
With the California senator’s recent announcement as Joe Biden’s vice president, many people in and outside of the cannabis industry wonder how, if elected, Kamala Harris will treat the cannabis industry. As her home state of California legalized recreational marijuana in 2018, some believe that...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has proposed making recreational marijuana legal in order to bring in much needed revenue and to offset expenses and budget shortfalls that have been plaguing the Keystone State by Covid-19. Revenue generated by recreational marijuana sales would supposedly be used to...
Broad legalization of marijuana in 2018 has brought many changes to the marijuana industry along with the criminal justice system’s treatment of the controversial drug. According to a recent article by the Associated Press, with the advent of legalization, the number of felony marijuana arrests...
The so-called War on Drugs was mostly a war on marijuana. Drug testing has mostly been marijuana testing, and when police arrested people for drug crimes, it was disproportionately black and brown people found in possession of, or selling, small amounts of marijuana which are...
In 2019, Washington Legislature passed SB 5318, a bill dedicated to reforming the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“WSLCB”) and its role within Washington’s cannabis industry. After listening to numerous members of the community, including a number of Cultiva’s Clients. Thanks to the passage...
On August 26, 2019, the DEA announced they will be facilitating and expanding scientific research for cannabis within the US by (1) taking hemp off the controlled substance list and no longer requiring DEA registration to grow and research hemp and (2) by working with additional...