On September 1, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 370–48 to concur in the Senate’s amendments to H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027. The bill funds
Continue Reading House Passes Resolution Delaying Most Federal Hemp-Definition Restrictions by One Month
The IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel recently published a memorandum providing information for cannabis companies struggling to comply with the completion of Form 8300, which must be filed every time
Continue Reading IRS Issues New Guidance for Cannabis Companies That Receive Over $10K in CashFranchising is an emerging issue for operators in the cannabis industry, both for companies that voluntary adopt the franchise model to expand their business, and for those who may find
Continue Reading Cannabis Franchising: Opportunities and Legal Perils
Investors and lenders could be seeing more green from cannabis. Considering that more than 30 states have approved medical marijuana and about a third of those have also legalized its
Continue Reading Expanding Your Banking Services to Marijuana-Related Businesses
Jennifer Benda, a Partner in Fox’s Denver, CO office, is an experienced tax attorney who handles tax controversy and income tax planning and compliance matters. She has significant experience
Continue Reading Tenth Circuit: No Fifth Amendment Defense to the Application of Section 280E
It is not often when an employer defends a FLSA lawsuit by asserting that it is in an illegal business and therefore immune to suit. Sound funny? Well, that is
Continue Reading One Toke Over the Line: Employer of Marijuana Workers Seeking FLSA Overtime Defends By Asserting Its Business Is Illegal
Jennifer Benda wrote a recent blog on tax controversy in the cannabis business space. This is an important issue for anyone in the business. Check it our here.
Continue Reading Tax Controversy For Cannabis Businesses
Jack Praetzellis writes:
California law requires all contracts to have a “lawful object”. Previously, this posed a problem for contracts involving cannabis since cannabis-related contracts are largely unlawful
Continue Reading California Revised its Contract Law to Protect Cannabis Contracts (Effective January 1, 2018)
As I’ve posted before, here and here, Florida has struggled with its roll out of Amendment Two (medical marijuana) with delays in issuing licenses, processing patient i.d. cards, etc.
Continue Reading Six Months In And the Boom and Bust Has Already Hit Florida’s Medical Marijuana Industry
Venture capital is playing a growing role in the country’s emerging legal cannabis industry. Attorneys Emily J. Yukich and Matthew R. Kittay of Fox Rothschild’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
Continue Reading ABA Panel Tackles Venture Investing in Cannabis Companies