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Crash Course: Starting a Cannabis Business in Delaware Dazed and Confused? Learn expert legal strategies on how to position yourself, and your Half Baked cannabis business idea, on the Pineapple Express to success. The workshop will cover the pitfalls, regulatory processes, and legal strategies for...

CRB Due Diligence for Banking Executives Complementary to compliance, due diligence is an extremely important part of cannabis banking. Beneficial ownership and layered legal entity structures are two hot topics, what else should an FI look for when onboarding a CRB? What about ongoing due diligence...

Join Saul Ewing attorneys and guests for a discussion on the implementation of the Delaware Cannabis Act; opportunities for new and expanding operators; and the likely challenges businesses and regulators will face in standing up to the state's adult-use industry. On April 23, 2023, Delaware became...

In a Bloomberg article titled, “Cannabis Industry Enjoys a Rare Moment of Progress,” Partner Zachary Kobrin discussed the implications of last week’s news that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is recommending looser restrictions for cannabis producers. Kobrin, who is based in Fort...

In a recent letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that cannabis be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act. The DEA will conduct its own review of HHS’s findings before officially determining...

Financial services giant Mastercard banned the use of its debit cards for the purchase of state-legal cannabis. In an interview with Forbes, cannabis law attorney and partner Zack Kobrin says Mastercard’s actions are understandably motivated by the legal limbo that the cannabis industry exists in...

Zack Kobrin, cannabis law attorney and partner, tells The Recorder’s “Higher Law” that while Mastercard’s decision last week to ban the use of its debit cards in the state-legal purchase of marijuana is a blow to the cannabis industry, it will simply lead to new workarounds. “On a larger scale, yes...

Cannabis Legal & Business Issues for Employers & Employees There is no shortage of legal issues and regulations about which employers and employees must be aware. And with the introduction of state-legalized cannabis products for both medicinal and adult use, the legal landscape governing these...