Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have been used as a business succession strategy by employers across many industries. In the cannabis industry, ESOPs have come and gone and come again as a trendy topic promising to fix...more
6/27/2025
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Acquisitions ,
Agribusiness ,
Business Ownership ,
Business Succession ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ESOP ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRC Section 280E ,
Liquidity ,
Mergers ,
Retirement Plan ,
S-Corporation ,
Stocks ,
Tax Planning ,
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U.S. Department of Labor final regulations for disability claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans become effective on April 1, 2018. Plan sponsors should do two things: (1) review plans that...more