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‘A Very Long and Hard-Fought Battle:’ Inside One Company’s Quest to Secure Licenses in Illinois’ Adult-Use Cannabis Market A court recently allowed High Haven to win five dispensary licenses in a corrective lottery. Now, the company is on a mission to secure a craft grow license. “The case against...

How a long-shot weed shop beat the odds: Crain's Daily Gist podcast Crain's reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about the marijuana industry, including a local company that beat long odds in a pot-shop license lottery and a court challenge.

Saul Ewing LLP represented High Haven, an Illinois-based cannabis company, in its challenge of the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation’s (“IDFPR”) decision to reject High Haven’s social equity application for cannabis dispensary licenses. As a result of IDFPR’s denial, High...

Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of Saul Ewing's Cannabis Law Practice, will speak at The Cannabis and Psychedelics Investment Summit in London on September 20, 2022. Jonathan will be joining a panel entitled "A Legal Overview: The Future of Cannabis and Psychedelic Policy."

Andrew F. Palmieri, a commercial real estate partner in Saul Ewing‘s Washington, DC office, has been appointed to serve as President-Elect for the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (“ACMA”). Formed in 1974, the ACMA is comprised of 500 lawyers in North America that share a commitment to giving...

Background On August 25, 2022, after weeks of promotion by the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), the application window has finally opened for adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in the Empire State. These retail privileges, known as Conditional Adult-use Retail Dispensary (CAURD)...

Developers Secure $83 Million Construction Loan For 25-Story Mixed-Use Project In Downtown Hollywood Attorneys Luis Flores and Michael Denberg of Saul Ewing represented the developer in closing the transaction. “We are proud to be part of a development team that is focused on bringing new life to...

BTI and Bridge Investment Nab $83M For Downtown Hollywood Rental BY JULIA ECHIKSON BTI Partners and Bridge Investment Group secured $83 million for a rental project on the site of the former Bread Building in Downtown Hollywood, Fla. — part of a $500 million mixed-use development — the developers...