By Colleen Hannigan When Washington voters passed Initiative 502 in 2012, they not only legalized non-medical marijuana use by Washington adults — they also opened…
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By Hal Snow Last month, in the first half of this two-part series on strategic planning, we reviewed the important fact that the growth, processing,…
By Jeffrey Steinborn Questions that might have been answered in well-considered legislation continue to cast a shadow on the exploding cannabis industry in Washington. Will…
By Hal Snow This is the first installment of a two-part article which talks with you about issues to consider when structuring the ownership once…
By Jeffrey Steinborn Will licensed I-502 businesses compete with the robust medical marijuana market? Two new Court of Appeals decisions cast another shadow on this…
Will the federal government prosecute people who enter the cannabis industry in compliance with state cannabis laws? There is a temptation here to make things…
People ask: “Why is Colorado so far ahead of us?!” At my law office in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, we hear our clients ask this…
Initiative 502, passed by Washington voters in November 2012, removed state law prohibitions against the production, processing and sale of marijuana. With state-level legalization, however,…
By Jeffrey Steinborn Your business lawyer may not have told you everything you need to know about cannabis business risks. The demand is titanic. It’s…