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Oregon Cannabis: What is My Partial Marijuana Dispensary Ownership Interest Worth?

A couple of months ago, my colleague Vince Sliwoski wrote Oregon Cannabis Dispensary Sales: What We Are Seeing on Valuation, which focused on the secondary market for cannabis licenses and businesses. Vince explained that the retail market, i.e. the purchase and sale of dispensaries, is still mostly done on multiples of revenue. But what is

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Yes, Your Cannabis Business Qualifies For Trademark Protection: Consider Your Brand Protection Strategy Now

We cover cannabis-related trademark issues regularly on this blog, because branding and trademark protection form the most basic foundation for most businesses. Lately, we’ve focused heavily on trademark disputes, because as the industry matures, litigation has become inevitable. For reference, you can check out some of the big trademark disputes from the last couple

What is the Right Way to Compensate Key Cannabis Executives and Employees? With Stock or Options?

This is the season of the year where cannabis business owners start to take a hard look at their end of year finances to decipher how profitable the company has been and whether and how their employees and other key personnel should share in that profit alongside the owners. Some marijuana and hemp employers do

The Option of Bankruptcy Grows Clearer for Hemp Businesses

As we’ve written about before, bankruptcy hasn’t been a viable option for cannabis businesses, including ancillary businesses that derive any portion of their revenue from cannabis. That was expected to change for hemp and CBD businesses after the 2014 Farm Bill, and especially after hemp was legalized as a commodity under the 2018 Farm Bill

Oregon Cannabis Dispensary Sales: What We Are Seeing on Valuation

The Oregon secondary market for cannabis licenses and businesses remains lively. We have been helping industry buy and sell these businesses since 2016. This post is mostly about pricing for retail plays, which is still an evolving standard, but a standard nonetheless. First, some context. Over the past few years, there have been two significant

Cannabis Litigation: What is My Marijuana Dispensary Worth?

As legal marijuana markets have matured in Washington, Oregon, California and elsewhere, so too have the kinds of legal disputes involving marijuana businesses. Increasingly common are legal disputes between owners of a marijuana business that involve allegations of financial malfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty, freeze-outs, fraud, and other claims common to business litigation outside of

Cannabis Company Basics: Compliance is Key

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the lawsuit filed by the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) against Vertical Bliss, Inc., a company which the BCC alleged had manufactured cannabis products and sold them unlawfully in the illicit market. The BCC is seeking mind-blowingly high civil penalties against Vertical Bliss based on these allegations. If

Cannabis Guaranty Agreements 101

A few days ago, I wrote a post on cannabis investing and the concept of debt v. equity. I noted that it’s very common to see lenders ask for personal guarantees when providing loans to cannabis businesses. Guaranty agreements are a hugely important type of contract that deserve their own post. Below, I will get

Cannabis Investment Basics: Debt v. Equity

Towards the end of 2019, it seemed that cannabis investments had all but dried up. Today, our cannabis lawyers are seeing a huge uptick in investment transactions of all kinds in cannabis and hemp businesses. With investments on the rise again, we plan to do more posts on various legal aspects of cannabis investments. At

Cannabis Securities Litigation 101: Who Can Be Liable for Oregon Securities Fraud?

The officers, directors, partners, members and managers of cannabis companies need to understand what constitutes a “security” and how to comply with applicable securities laws. The failure to do so may result in their personal liability for securities fraud. Let’s start with what constitutes a “security.” As my colleague Jonathan Bench recently explained in layperson’s

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Oregon Cannabis: What is My Partial Marijuana Dispensary Ownership Interest Worth?

Yes, Your Cannabis Business Qualifies For Trademark Protection: Consider Your Brand Protection Strategy Now

What is the Right Way to Compensate Key Cannabis Executives and Employees? With Stock or Options?

The Option of Bankruptcy Grows Clearer for Hemp Businesses

Oregon Cannabis Dispensary Sales: What We Are Seeing on Valuation

Cannabis Litigation: What is My Marijuana Dispensary Worth?

Cannabis Company Basics: Compliance is Key

Cannabis Guaranty Agreements 101

Cannabis Investment Basics: Debt v. Equity

Cannabis Securities Litigation 101: Who Can Be Liable for Oregon Securities Fraud?

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Oregon Cannabis: What is My Partial Marijuana Dispensary Ownership Interest Worth?

Yes, Your Cannabis Business Qualifies For Trademark Protection: Consider Your Brand Protection Strategy Now

What is the Right Way to Compensate Key Cannabis Executives and Employees? With Stock or Options?

The Option of Bankruptcy Grows Clearer for Hemp Businesses

Oregon Cannabis Dispensary Sales: What We Are Seeing on Valuation

Cannabis Litigation: What is My Marijuana Dispensary Worth?

Cannabis Company Basics: Compliance is Key

Cannabis Guaranty Agreements 101

Cannabis Investment Basics: Debt v. Equity

Cannabis Securities Litigation 101: Who Can Be Liable for Oregon Securities Fraud?