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Frantz Ward LLP

Cannabis Litigation: Using Contractual Provisions to Avoid an Illegality Defense

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Concerns remain over the enforceability of cannabis contracts as recent cases highlight the conflict between state-sanctioned operations and federal illegality. In both state and federal courts, judges have anchored to the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Cannabis Debts, Collections, and Lawsuits

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Cannabis companies of all sizes have likely come across the issue of having to pursue badly behaved accounts receivable. What was once a time of prosperity has now turned into a business climate of pessimism and regret where...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Courts and Cannabis Disputes: A New Perspective from Bartch v. Barch

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On February 1, 2024, Senior United States District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado denied Mackie A. Barch (Mackie) and Trellis Holdings Maryland, Inc. (Trellis and...more

McGlinchey Stafford

MedMen’s Illegality Defense: Will the Court Take the Case?

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Can claiming you broke the law get you out of a contract? Illegality And Unforceability- MedMen – a Canadian corporation, and one of the best-known names in marijuana – recently made headlines for pulling an old trick:...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Cannabis-Related Companies Can’t File Bankruptcy Until Federal Legalization

Although the use of cannabis has been legalized in approximately 39 states and the District of Columbia¹ , cannabis is still illegal federally and classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As a...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

It’s Lit? Insight into the Increase in Cannabis-Related Litigation in California

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In this edition of “The Grass is Always Greenberg,” Greenberg Glusker’s Alexa Steinberg and Steve Stein discuss the latest trends in cannabis litigation and how cannabis cases often have special considerations. Steve also...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Law of the Land - Real Estate Litigation Newsletter - September 2021, Volume I, Issue IX

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CASES OF NOTE - UPHILL BATTLE FOR RETAIL CANNABIS APPLICANTS  - Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, 488 Mass. 60 (2021) Summary: In Mederi, Inc. v. City of Salem, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court grappled with...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Why Your Cannabis Contracts May Be Unenforceable Even if State Law Says Otherwise

Few industries promise rapid growth equal to that of the cannabis industry, with one study projecting the industry could reach $30 billion in annual sales by 2025. This growth continues to accelerate as more states legalize...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Metrc Has Ongoing Dispute in Missouri

In September 2019, Metrc, a prominent cannabis seed-to-sale tracking company, filed suit against the Missouri Office of Administration (OA) requesting the ability to charge additional fees beyond those specified in its...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Cannabis Disputes: How to Minimize Your Litigation Risks - June 2nd, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

The laws regulating the cannabis industry are quickly changing and evolving. Many disputes are a result of a failure to identify a potential problem or compliance issue early on. When not addressed immediately, problems may...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Cannabis, Coronavirus, and Force Majeure – A New Weapon for Companies Seeking to Avoid Contractual Performance

The cannabis industry is in flux. Part of that is healthy maturation and part is a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic that has impacted everyone. Over the last year, falling valuations and volatile prices...more

Allen Matkins

Are Cannabis Contracts Void?

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Section 1608 of the California Civil Code has been on the books since 1872. It provides...more

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