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Does Involvement in the Cannabis Industry Preclude Your Business From Bankruptcy Protection?

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Despite the growing public acceptance of marijuana and the fact that a majority of states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes (37 states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana legislation),...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Marijuana-Related Debtors' Case Survives Dismissal in Ninth Circuit - Cannabis Industry News Alert

A recent decision by a federal appeals court appears to open the doors of United States Bankruptcy Courts nationwide… or does it? The Ninth Circuit’s decision from Garvin v. Cook Investments provides a helpful roadmap for...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Bankruptcy Courts Just Say No to the Marijuana Industry

Despite growing public acceptance of marijuana and the wide-spread passage of state laws legalizing marijuana for medicinal and even recreational purposes, marijuana remains a criminal offense under federal law which presents...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Growing Medical Marijuana, Problematic in Bankruptcy, and Out

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Frank Arenas is licensed in Colorado to grow and dispense medical marijuana. He and his wife own a building, half of which is used for the cultivation and the other half of which is leased to a marijuana dispensary. These...more

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Medical Marijuana: What Happens in Bankruptcy (Not Much)

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In re Arenas, 514 B.R. 887 (Bankr. D. Colo. 2014) – The U.S. trustee sought to dismiss “for cause” a chapter 7 case filed by a marijuana grower and his wife. The debtors countered by moving to convert to a chapter 13...more

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