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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 238

Butternut Box, a European dog food startup, announced that it raised 75 million Euros in debt funding. Verdi, a Canadian agtech startup, raised $6.5 million in its seed round....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

When Less Isn’t More: the Texas Hemp Ban and the Risks of Unregulated Markets

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Late last Wednesday evening the Texas House of Representatives dealt the hemp industry in the Lone Star State what can only be described as a Texas size heartache with the passage of Senate Bill 3 (SB3), effectively banning...more

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Legislation Introduced in the House Aims to Support New and Rural Banks by Easing Regulatory Requirements

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On January 16, U.S. Representative Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced H.R. 478, the “Promoting New Bank Formation Act,” which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services. This bill aims to support the establishment and...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Country Gold – Bringing Back Rural Grocery Stores

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Large sections of the shelves at the Colton Market sit empty or underutilized. What is available consists primarily of grab-and-go items like soft drinks, alcohol, chips, and cookies. The closest selection of fresh produce...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Securing Retail Space for Your Cannabis Business (Episode 1 of 2) [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 65]

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Obtaining retail space for any small business is a big move. There are many issues to consider, and working with a knowledgeable real estate lawyer helps to avoid surprises down the road. This is especially true for a...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 39 - March 2024

It was a hurry-up-and-wait on the penultimate day of the 2024 Georgia legislative session. Each chamber went through fits and starts throughout the day on Tuesday, with cycles of advancing a flurry of legislation and special...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Promissory Notes - Banking & Finance Insights, Volume 2, Issue 11 2022

Schumer: Senate ‘Very Close’ To Passing SAFE Banking Act - “The House of Representatives passed the bill for the sixth time earlier this year.” Why this is important: The passage of the Secure And Fair Enforcement...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Tax Relief for Intergenerational Transfers in Force…For Now

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The Federal Government has backtracked on its plan to delay the application of Bill C-208, a private member's bill aimed at facilitating intergenerational transfers of small businesses and farms. Until at least November 1,...more

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Bill C-208 Poised to Facilitate Intergenerational Small Business and Farm Transfers

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A private member's bill aimed at facilitating intergenerational transfers of small businesses and farms has moved one step closer to becoming law. After passing third reading in the House of Commons on May 12, 2021, with 199...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Let the record reflect –Are you keeping the records required by the FSMA Produce Safety Rule?

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As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Produce Safety Rule outlines the regulatory requirements that apply to entities that grow, harvest, pack or hold fresh produce. Depending upon the amount of their...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

Lawmakers Propose Disaster Relief to Cannabis Industry with New Bill

On September 24, Congressional Democrats out of Oregon proposed a bill that may bring crucial relief to many cannabis operations across the country in the wake of not only the COVID-19 pandemic but the recent destructive...more

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Potential Pathway for Cannabis Industry Eligibility for COVID-19 Stimulus Programs

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On April 24, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (the “Act”). The Act allocates an additional $484 billion to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

COVID-19: Congress Approves Interim Emergency Relief Package

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On Friday, April 24, 2020, President Trump signed another emergency relief package (CARES Act II) totaling close to $500 billion, the bulk of which will go toward replenishing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). ...more

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Cannabis & Hemp Industry Eligibility for COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Programs

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As noted in our prior publication, on April 16, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) announced that it would no longer be accepting new applications for the Emergency Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDLP”) or the...more

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Long Island Farmland Protection and the COVID-19 pandemic

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As many of us continue to cocoon inside our homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, avoiding supermarkets and anyone else for that matter, Long Island farms are seeing a resurgence in interest for locally grown produce and...more

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Narrow Bankruptcy Reforms Make Big Changes for Small Business, Vets, Farmers

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Three important pieces of bankruptcy legislation were signed into law this summer. The legislation did not make substantial structural changes to the bankruptcy system, but the laws do meaningfully impact three important...more

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Bankruptcy Code Amended: Congress Makes Chapter 12 More Accessible to Family Farmers and Creates New Chapter 11 Subchapter for...

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On August 23, 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed into law two bills amending the Bankruptcy Code: (i) the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 (“FFRA”); and (ii) the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA,” and with...more

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