Cannabis Products, Business Ownership

Proposed Bill from Joint Cannabis Committee Would Adopt Meaningful Reforms to Struggling Mass. Cannabis Industry

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/29/2025

Nearly nine years after voters authorized the regulated sale of adult use cannabis in Massachusetts, the Joint Cannabis Committee is addressing the challenges (and that’s an understatement) the industry is facing with a very...more

Brewpub Conversions in Minnesota: A Narrow Path for M&A Transactions in the Brewery Industry

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/22/2025

These are not good times for Minnesota’s brewing industry. Seemingly every time one opens the paper or goes online, there’s news of another longstanding Minnesota craft brewery closing its doors. Tin Whiskers, Burning...more

NY Supreme Court Strikes Down OCM’s One-License-Per-Majority-Owner Policy

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 5/14/2025

In a significant decision impacting New York’s adult-use cannabis licensing framework, the Albany County Supreme Court ruled on April 14, 2025, in DNP-Z, Inc. v. New York State Cannabis Control Board et al. (Index No....more

New York Promulgates Interim Guidance on Changes of Ownership and License Amendments

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 8/29/2024

The New York Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) has promulgated interim guidance identifying how it will address changes of ownership and other license amendments. While many have criticized the OCM for delays in...more

Blazing Trails: Exploring ESOPs in the Cannabis Industry

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/9/2024

The budding cannabis industry, despite its rapid growth and gradual acceptance in recent years, still faces a major sustainability challenge: Cannabis businesses cannot deduct most ordinary business expenses. Under Internal...more

Leaving New York? Can You Prove It?

Rivkin Radler LLP on 7/20/2022

“Summertime and the Living” Isn’t Easy- Summer in the New York Metro Area can be challenging. Some would say it sucks. It gets really hot. When it rains, it pours – no spritz here. The humidity is oppressive. Ironically, a...more

New York’s Post-Election Tax Environment For Business Owners

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 11/16/2020

Something Is Rotten- There’s a gray pall hanging over New York that has clouded the judgement of many politicians, and has left many of its residents feeling anxious and off-balance. No, it’s not the smoke from all the...more

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