Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that “THC beverages” derived from hemp have exploded across America (at least in states where they are allowed by law). Time and again, due to the legal ambiguities and...more
5/5/2025
/ Alcohol Beverage Control ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Farm Bill ,
Marijuana ,
New Regulations ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
THC
A strange confluence of geopolitical events, labor unrest, softening consumer demand, and supply-chain logistical issues could leave lumps of coal in the stockings of lenders this holiday season. The story begins in the Red...more
8/8/2024
/ Borrowers ,
Collateral ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financing ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Hamas ,
Inventory ,
Israel ,
Lenders ,
Line of Credit ,
Loan Guaranties ,
Longshoremen ,
Ports ,
Seaports ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Strike ,
Supply Chain ,
Terrorist Acts
In November of last year, we wrote about how Total Wine & More jumped into the cannabis drinks arena in Minnesota. Since then (and probably before that), there’s been an influx of “THC Beverages” hitting the marketplace, and...more
Part 1 of this series discussed the lack of bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies since bankruptcy in the U.S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and proposed a number...more
Part 1 of this series discussed the lack of bankruptcy protections for cannabis companies since bankruptcy in the U.S. is an exclusively federal procedure and cannabis remains illegal under federal law and proposed a number...more
The problems facing the cannabis industry arising from its ongoing status as a federally illegal enterprise are numerous and well documented: 280E tax burdens, limited access to banking, exclusion from capital markets, uneven...more