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Lifting the Fog on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Enforcement and Compliance Trends to Watch in San Francisco

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As lawyers, corporate executives and federal law enforcement officials prepare to gather this week in San Francisco for the ABA’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime, we offer our takeaways from January’s Houston...more

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Securities Class Action Trend Cases

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From SPACs to COVID-19, several trends have appeared in core filing activity in recent years. The data below is from Securities Class Action Filings—2023 Midyear Assessment....more

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Cannabis Legal Report - March 2023 #3

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Two Bipartisan Bills Introduced to Regulate CBD - Representatives Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) reintroduced the Hemp and Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol (CBD) Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - March 2023

Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more

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New York Cannabis Co. Investor Suit Survives Motion To Dismiss

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The District Court for the Western District of New York denied a motion on January 6, 2023, to dismiss claims alleging that a publicly traded company misled investors regarding an investigation by the U.S. Securities and...more

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Dismissal of Putative Securities Class Action for Bellus Health, Inc.

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On September 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels of the Southern District of New York dismissed with prejudice a putative securities class action against BELLUS Health, Inc. and certain of its officers....more

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Money Doesn’t Grow on Leaves: Cannabis Investing for Dummies (and Non-Dummies)

When people learn that you are a cannabis attorney, there are a range of reactions. Nervous laughter bordering on incredulity may be most common. Another common reaction is the sentiment that investing in cannabis is a...more

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Cannabis Mid-Year Update 2022

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Well into the third year of the global pandemic, with record inflation and the uncertain outcomes of geopolitical issues roiling global markets, the cannabis industry has nevertheless continued upon a similar path as recent...more

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Investigations Newsletter: SEC Charges Cannabis Pill Company with $2 Million Securities Fraud

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SEC Charges Cannabis Pill Company with $2 Million Securities Fraud - On September 28, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a California-based cannabis company C3 International, Inc. (“C3”) and its...more

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SPACs – Hedging Risks in Light of SEC’s Urge for Market Slowdown

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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), or “blank check” companies, have been one of the most popular investments and investment vehicles over the past year – an alarming 308 SPACs have gone public since the start of...more

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Recent Federal Cannabis Cases Involving Raising Capital

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Federal securities regulators recently obtained judgments in two enforcement actions brought in federal court in California and Illinois involving cannabis-related businesses raising capital. At a high level, the recent trend...more

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The Federal Advisor, March 2021

Derek Harley published a monthly federal policy and political update, a high-level review of the issues being discussed in the U.S. Congress and the Administration, providing a look at the month ahead, as well as a "deeper...more

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Raising Capital: Overview of Exemptions to Registration of Securities in Private Placements

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These are uncertain times. Even before the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic, companies seeking to raise capital in the cannabis industry were facing challenges. However, some experts and insiders I’m hearing from are bullishly...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico.  Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize...more

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Financial Services Weekly News: House Passes Cannabis Banking Bill

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In This Issue. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the SAFE Banking Act, which would permit banks to serve cannabis-related businesses in states where it is legal; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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