Cannabis: In Focus
- SAFE Banking Updates
- New Hampshire Senate Rejects Legalization Bill for Adult-Use Cannabis
- Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Brought by CBD Shop Owner
YOUR GUIDE TO THE LEGAL PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
Thomas Tobin’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and class action matters involving statutory, constitutional, and regulatory issues in a range of industries, including food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, and cannabis. In the food and beverage sector, Tommy has experience defending false advertising claims and consumer protection claims for well-known international corporations.
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Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of May 22, 2023
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Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of April 24, 2023
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the Small Business Tax Equity Act (H.R. 2643) on April 17, 2023, a bill that will allow cannabis businesses to obtain tax write-offs for ordinary business expenses.
Currently, cannabis businesses are not able to deduct business expenses under a provision of the tax code known as Section 280E…
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Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of April 17, 2023
As a consequence of cannabis’ federal illegality, cannabis companies are generally locked out of the nation’s federal bankruptcy courts. Perkins Coie’s Cannabis industry group’s Tommy Tobin recently sat down with Billy Organek, a program fellow at the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Project, to discuss the effects of current bankruptcy laws on cannabis companies in the…
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Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of March 27, 2023
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Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of March 20, 2023
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DEA Classifies Two Lab-Derived Cannabinoids as Schedule I
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) determined that two lab-derived cannabinoids— delta-8 THC acetate ester (delta-8 THCO) and delta-9 acetate ester (delta-9 THCO)—do not meet the federal definition…
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Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of February 13, 2023