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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

McGlinchey Stafford

Cannabis Companies Lacking Bankruptcy Protections Can Explore State Options

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As the trend to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana continues to blaze through the states, federal law, and bankruptcy courts by extension, have not yet followed suit....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Uncertain Future Of Cannabis Bankruptcies And The 2020 Elections

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As the pendulum of American politics has shifted once again, cannabis is back on the menu. The change in presidential administrations, along with sweeping approval by voters in those states where legalization of cannabis was...more

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Marijuana Tenants and the Effects on Landlord’s Rights in Bankruptcy

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Though states continue to legalize the use and sale of marijuana for medicinal and recreational uses, under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal “Schedule 1” drug pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act. ...more

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

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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

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Is a Bankruptcy Plan that Violates Federal Criminal Law Proposed in Bad Faith?

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Although legal in many states, marijuana remains illegal under federal criminal law. See 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1). One would think that engaging in illegal activity under federal criminal law would preclude relief under federal...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Sowing the Seeds of Marijuana Bankruptcy: a Look at Garvin v. Cook

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In a recent post, we discussed the ongoing personal bankruptcy case In Re Adair, in which a a United States Trustee is seeking to have the court dismiss a Chapter 13 plan of an individual that is employed by a...more

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Don’t Bank(ruptcy) On It: In re Adair

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The U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) has said that an Oregon woman who is employed by a marijuana staffing agency cannot use bankruptcy protection because of her firm’s ties to the cannabis industry. The U.S. Trustee—a DOJ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Ninth Circuit Considers Availability of Bankruptcy to Cannabis-Related Businesses

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The value of the legitimate cannabis industry in the United States (measured by annual sales) is rapidly approaching $10 billion and expected to exceed $20 billion within the next five years....more

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Bankruptcy Courts Just Say No to the Marijuana Industry

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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

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Double Whammy in Maine’s Paper Industry - This past week, two northern Maine paper mills...more

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