Cannabiz Law Blog

Repeating election mistakes of the past may doom future efforts by cannabis industry advocates to win voter approvals for local ballot initiatives.

Court rules a legally operating cannabis business under California state law is not entitled to any tax deductions.

Like other requirements, environmental regulations apply to medicinal and recreational cannabis businesses too.

Michigan Court of Appeals rules real estate contract illegal, barring recovery by cannabis grower tenant seeking damages for alleged wrongful conduct by defendant landlord.   

Can a landlord receiving rent from a cannabis businesses file a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization or will their plan go up in smoke because cannabis remains illegal under federal law?

Officials must read more than “tea leaves” to fully understand how Michigan’s medical and recreational cannabis industries will impact the state’s energy grid.

Illinois’ landmark move clears a path for one of the nation’s largest adult-use cannabis markets, providing huge business opportunities.

With only two weeks left until adjournment, can Illinois legislators get a bill legalizing recreational cannabis across the finish line?

Appellate court rules municipalities cannot reject rezoning applications by cannabis businesses without a logical reason.

Democrats rally around federal legalization of cannabis with introduction of Marijuana Justice Act and Path to Marijuana Reform.