February 18, 2022, brought the close of the last day to introduce bills for the 2022 California legislative session. In the coming months, each house will now discuss, amend, vote on, and pass these bills—the last day to pass any bills for this year, in...
Oregon Enforces Moratorium on New Recreational Cannabis Licenses On March 2, 2022, the Oregon State Senate passed HB 4016, which extends and expands the long-standing Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (OLCC) recreational cannabis licensing moratorium. HB 4016 extends the licensing moratorium through at least March 3,...
Every year, the IRS collects billions of dollars from cannabis business owners. If cannabis were federally legal and taxed, then federal tax revenue from cannabis commerce could rise to $18 billion a year. This significant speculative increase in federal tax revenue would be in spite...
The City of Portland just announced that it will be offering limited funding grants to minority owned businesses that were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and other economic stresses during calendar years 2020 and 2021. Cannabis businesses in Oregon have faced a range of...
By Cara Wietstock This article first appeared in Ganjapeneur Because of prohibition, cannabis and the law have been forever intertwined. Prohibition ensured that any cannabis entrepreneur, whether they were operating before legalization or not, should have a lawyer on their side — and West coast-based Cultiva Law...
Chances are that psilocybin or magic mushrooms will be more widely legalized within several years. The progress they have made since 2020 has been extraordinary. The path from illegality to legality looks remarkably like the journey that cannabis has been on for the last several...
When it comes to Cannabis Law, Cultiva Law continues to be the leader of the pack. Just this month, Cultiva Law was featured in Ganjapenuer, interviewing Aaron Pelley. Fabiola Jimenez was quoted last month in Hemp Industry Daily and MJ Biz Daily regarding hot topics in...
In 2021, the NCAA changed its archaic rules to allow college athletes to profit off of their “name, image, likeness (NIL).” This has allowed for endorsements, sponsorships, partnerships, and overall business relationships for the aspiring professionals on and off the field. Companies like “Kool-Aid,” Boost...
The Oregon Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 587 (“SB 587” or the “State Bill”), which imposes a new tobacco and nicotine licensure program. The State Bill empowers the “governing body of a local public health authority” to enact an ordinance enforcing enhanced standards regulating tobacco...