October 24 2020 in Media Coverage
INCBA - 2020 - Ever wondered how to navigate the practical challenges of travel, securing electronic devices during travel, and consumption of cannabis as a practicing cannabis lawyer? Panelists will examine the challenges of international practitioners seeking to enter the United States for cannabi...
October 23 2020 in Marijuana Business, Media Coverage
San Diego Union-Tribune: October 22, 2020 - San Diego filed its first lawsuit based on a failure to pay the city’s cannabis tax, a revenue stream the city expects to reach nearly $30 million over five years. The suit was filed against Grizzly Peak Farms for failure to pay tax on cannabis product...
October 22 2020 in Marijuana Business
Once cannabis was legalized for recreational use for adults in California, it seemed the sky was the limit for entrepreneurs. But potential businesses aren’t limited by ideas—it’s the regulations and costs that get in the way. Cannabis entrepreneurs in California, particularly if they are mino...
October 16 2020 in Marijuana Business, Media Coverage
WeedWeek: October 12, 2020 - Attorney Jessica Mcelfresh discusses the practice of “double-dipping,” which involves legal cannabis businesses operating in both the licensed and illicit markets. The WeedWeek article revolved around double-dipping's prevalence in California's legit cannabis indus...
October 15 2020 in Marijuana Business
This has been a difficult year for public companies and the economy overall. The result of such a financially challenging year could be bad news for the cannabis industry. But a new player is becoming popular in the marijuana industry. Cannabis special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) hav...
September 25 2020 in Marijuana Business
Building a cannabis business in California is no easy feat. There are near- endless regulations, and the rules are always evolving. For your business to be a success, you not only have to obey the law, but you also have to become a master at branding and marketing which has its own rules and regulat...
September 14 2020 in Media Coverage, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana
Uprooted is a three-part documentary series, produced by Weedmaps, which tells the story behind California's complicated road to marijuana legalization. As a long-time advocate and cannabis regulatory lawyer in California, Jessica McElfresh provides legal insights and background as Uprooted detai...
September 11 2020 in Marijuana Business, Media Coverage
The State of Cannabis: September 3, 2020 - San Diego Cannabis attorney Jessica McElfresh recently appeared at California's State of Cannabis conference to discuss local ballot measures and cannabis regulations. The State of Cannabis is an all-day meeting of the minds where industry leaders, govern...
August 27 2020 in Marijuana Business
The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) proposal for new efficiency standards for indoor and greenhouse cannabis facilities has California growers worried. All indoor cultivation operators, which are predominantly in the marijuana industry, would have to transition away from common grow lights, i...
July 24 2020 in Marijuana Business, Medical Marijuana
Because cannabis remains illegal under federal law, cannabis businesses cannot go through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s certification program to label their products as organic. California is therefore, creating comparable-to-organic cannabis standards to rectify this. While products won’...
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