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By Greenberg Glusker LLP
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The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.
Greenberg Glusker’s Dan Stone joins Alexa Steinberg to discuss essential points to consider – and pitfalls to avoid – in any cannabis venture’s first dealings with labor unions. Unionization ultimately depends on employees’ desire to join, but an LPA can set the tone for your interactions with the unions. From picking the right union(s) to sign with, to carefully reading LPAs and negotiating for reasonable and favorable terms, this episode provides a guide to your first steps.
We recently passed the five-year anniversary of recreational cannabis being legal in California. But the industry isn’t exactly popping the (CBD-infused) champagne. There are a lot of lessons to be learned from California’s roll out of legal pot. Join Greenberg Glusker attorneys Steve Stein and Michelle Mabugat as they explore what has gone wrong, what can be done to get things back on the right track, and more on this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg.
On September 20, 2022, Greenberg Glusker’s Michelle Mabugat moderated “Entering The Cannabis Industry: Licensing, Regulatory Policy & Getting Projects Off of the Ground,” part of BISNOW’s California Cannabis CRE Conference. The panel, which included Michelle Garakian (Interim Exec. Director, City of LA Dept. of Cannabis Regulation), delves into topics including zoning, Social Equity, LA’s “Phase 3 Round 2,” key factors in planning and teambuilding, and more on this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg.
Greenberg Glusker Employment Partner Karina Sterman joins Priya Sopori, Steve Stein and Michelle Mabugat to discuss new legislation enacted in California, AB 2188, which affects the ability of employers to discharge or refuse to hire employees based on their off-duty use of cannabis. While the law does not take effect until 2024, Karina outlines what implications this legislation has for employers, how they will need to adapt, and more on this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg.
Greenberg Glusker bankruptcy and financial restructuring partner Keith Banner joins his colleagues Alexa Steinberg and Steve Stein for a look at the intersection of cannabis and bankruptcy law.
Can cannabis companies obtain protections under bankruptcy law? If not, why? What alternatives do cannabis companies have to filing for bankruptcy? And what might the future hold? Keith answers these and other questions on this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg.
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of laws that could reshape California’s cannabis industry. In the first of a series of episodes analyzing these laws, Greenberg Glusker attorneys Priya Sopori, Steve Stein and Michelle Mabugat provide an overview of what Governor Newsom signed and how it will impact licensed operators.
Tax relief for cannabis businesses, as provided by California’s new AB195 law, is the focus for this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg. Greenberg Glusker’s cannabis attorneys Priya Sopori, Michelle Mabugat, Alexa Steinberg and Steven Stein cover the great impact the new law, popularly known as The Trailer Bill, will have on the cannabis industry.
They will discuss how AB195, which took effect at the end of June, could benefit cannabis cultivators and distributors but hurt consumers and others.
In Part 2 of a two-part series, The Grass is Always Greenberg features another excerpt from the 2022 Cannalaw Summit: Weighing the Risks and Rewards of Celebrity Branding in the Cannabis Industry.
Greenberg Glusker’s Priya Sopori and Alexa Steinberg discuss, as panelists, the future of cannabis marketing, Will the new frontier feature endorsements from star athletes? Will the cannabis industry join the ranks of sneakers, soda, cars, and clothing as a “jewel of the celebrity endorsement dollar?”
The Grass is Always Greenberg alters its format for a special two-part series covering the 2022 Cannalaw Summit: Weighing the Risks and Rewards of Celebrity Branding in the Cannabis Industry.
Greenberg Glusker’s Priya Sopori and Alexa Steinberg were featured speakers at the event, attended by over 100 cannabis industry specialists. Part 1 excerpts their discussion about issues such as endorsement envy, trademark and copyright enforcement and the risks of tying a cannabis brand to a celebrity.
Tax relief for cannabis businesses, as provided by California’s new AB195 law, is the focus for this edition of The Grass is Always Greenberg. Greenberg Glusker’s cannabis attorneys Priya Sopori, Michelle Mabugat, Alexa Steinberg and Steven Stein cover the great impact the new law, popularly known as The Trailer Bill, will have on the cannabis industry.
They will discuss how AB195, which took effect at the end of June, could benefit cannabis cultivators and distributors but hurt consumers and others.
The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.