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Marijuana Consumer Bankruptcy

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Budtender Bankruptcy Blindside

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In a recent legal development that underscores the intricate interplay between federal bankruptcy law and the cannabis industry, a court case has emerged involving a bankruptcy filing by an employee of a cannabis company....more

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The Williams Mullen Financial Services & Real Estate Quarterly Newsletter

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Goodbye LIBOR - Hello Operational Headache! A sea of change is on the horizon for benchmark interest rates as financial regulators respond to the need to replace the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR has lost...more

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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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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

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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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