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Puff, Puff, Pass the Assets: Purchasing Distressed Assets in the Cannabis Sphere

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Following years of explosive growth and regulatory change, the cannabis industry is at a turning point. Initial enthusiasm has fallen to harsh realities, and many cannabis businesses must address mounting financial pressure,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

ESOPs for Cannabis Companies

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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

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Illinois Cannabis Outlook 2025: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

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The past year for the Illinois cannabis industry revealed continuing tensions and disparity between the rosy picture painted by officials; the reality for businesses on the ground; and the downstream impact to patients and...more

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[Event] Cannabis Law Institute 2024 - July 25th - 26th, Chicago, IL

The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Cannabis Law Institute 2024 (CLI 2024), the marquee conference dedicated to advancing legal excellence in the rapidly evolving...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - December 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide before the end of its current term whether the failure to make a disclosure pursuant to Item 303 of Regulation S-K can serve as the basis for a securities fraud claim under Section...more

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[Webinar] Valuation in Cannabis M&A, With Thoughts on Restructuring - October 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

This CLE-accredited live webinar will address strategies for handling valuation disputes and other post-closing adjustments arising from cannabis M&A, looking at before-the-fact transactional considerations and after-the-fact...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Big Tobacco Bets Big On Cannabis

Word began circulating a few days ago that tobacco giant Philip Morris has agreed to purchase Israeli cannabis company Syqe Medical for a whopping $650 million if certain future events come to fruition. While the two...more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] Recreational Windfall: How to Prepare for Outside Players in Montana’s Cannabis Industry - March 23rd, 11:00 am MT

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Join national cannabis service providers Clark Hill, MGO, and eXp Commercial for a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities facing operators in Montana's new adult-use cannabis industry. With moderation by Clark Hill...more

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2022 Cannabis Year-in-Review and a Look Ahead for 2023

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Co-Chairs of Clark Hill’s Cannabis Industry Group, Sander Zagzebski and Robert Hoban, sit down to discuss last year's flurry of M&A activity, how the industry navigated the 2022 capital dearth, and some thrilling legal,...more

International Cannabis Bar Association...

[Event] The Cannabis Law Sessions INCBA at MjBizCon - November 15th, Las Vegas, NV

The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is excited to return to MJBizCon to present our annual set of continuing legal education sessions on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Designed for attorneys, but appropriate for...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Grass is Greener: A Conversation with Andy Williams, Cannabis Industry Founding Father

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In this episode of The Grass is Greener podcast, Husch Blackwell’s Marshall Custer has an engaging discussion with cannabis industry founding father Andy Williams – CEO of Medicine Man and MedPharm Holdings. Andy discusses...more

K&L Gates LLP

In the Weeds: Why Arbitration May Be the Key to Preserving Enforcement of Cannabis M&A and VC Contracts

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As 2022 hits, new markets continue to beckon for the cannabis industry, with New York, New Jersey, and Virginia all set to open business for recreational marijuana sales in the next 18-24 months. ...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Cannabis, Insurance, and Risk Management: Tools to Prevent Loss and Make Insurance a Profit Center - March 29th, 12:00...

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Cannabis operators and ancillary service providers face mounting losses and liabilities from theft, cyber-attacks, natural disasters, product recalls, text marketing, and employment wage and hour issues. In 2022, risk...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 2

House Takes Its Sixth Hit on Cannabis Banking Provisions - "The House passed provisions for the sixth time that would allow cannabis companies to access the banking system, but the latest action, as an amendment to the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - December 2021: Watching the Pot™

An Early Christmas for Arena Pharmaceuticals - Hot on the heels of acquiring immuno-oncology company Trillium Therapeutics for about $2.22 billion last month, Pfizer was quickly seeking additional promising drug...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - December 2021

The December 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses new enforcement tools courtesy of the Trademark Modernization Act; Pfizer's acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals; the latest developments in...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

[Webinar] Keeping Out of the Weeds in Corporate and Financial Transactions - October 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Learn the basics for structuring and financing your cannabis business and managing supply chain issues as you grow. Topics include: - M&A, equity raising - Hot topics when selling or seeking equity financing for a...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

M&A in the Cannabis Sector

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If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em? In the wake of the industry’s evolution, many cannabis companies are contemplating corporate consolidation. In this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg podcast, Alexa Steinberg and...more

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Five Things to Consider When Selling Your CBD Business

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For many business owners, the intended exit strategy is to sell to a competitor or a larger company, thereby taking advantage of the upside on the value they have created through years of diligent and hard work building a...more

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Securities Regulators Provide Guidance to Improve Transparency for Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry, Providing Lessons...

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On November 12, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Multilateral Staff Notice 51-359 Corporate Governance Related Discourse Expectations for Reporting Issuers in the Cannabis Industry ("MSN51-359") to...more

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M&A Pitfalls in the Cannabis Industry

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M&A is nothing new to the cannabis sector. The industry has experienced substantial consolidation activity to date and this trend will only increase in the months and years to come. However, if cannabis companies looking to...more

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