It’s hard to keep up with the regulations for California marijuana businesses. But breaking the rules means fines, lawsuits, or possibly losing your license. One more rule you now have to follow is including a cannabis health warning label on your products. Starting Jan. 3,…
Over the past year, attorney Jessica McElfresh worked with seven separate cannabis operations. This involved initial business planning, application, and representation through the often grueling conditional land use and licensure process. In the end, she obtained state and local permits for all seven and provides…
As a licensed cannabis business in California, you can deliver to people over 21 years old at physical addresses. But there’s a catch. Local municipalities can prohibit or regulate delivery, according to a recent court decision. Though delivery is generally lawful, you may run into…
Attorney Jessica McElfresh co-wrote the recent ballot measure to allow retail sales and cultivation within the city of Encinitas. In November 2020, the voters weighed in and the measure passed. As a result, the application process is set to begin and new, local cannabis businesses…
Last month, San Diego filed its first lawsuit seeking payment of a tax on cannabis products. And while it appears the legal action may not last long because the defendant, San Diego developer Dave Gash, stated he’d pay it immediately, he did blame the problem…
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…
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 minorities…
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…