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    Cannabis Law

    It takes legal acuity and sweeping expertise to successfully navigate up-and-coming industries like medical and recreational cannabis.

    From seed to sale, including licensing, farming, distribution, and related due diligence practices, Norris McLaughlin’s cannabis law attorneys bring a full complement of legal and consultation services surrounding cannabis law to the table. We help clients keep pace – and remain in compliance with the fast-paced dynamics of a complicated, challenging, and changing industry.

    According to the San Francisco-based Grand View Research website, the cannabinoids market was worth about $2.3 billion in 2019. The same report projected an estimated compound growth rate of 20.4% from 2020 through 2027. https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/us-cannabinoids-market

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    What We Do 

    Our bench is deep, and the cannabis industry is wide.

    Norris McLaughlin’s attorneys provide expertise in just about every sector of the cannabis industry, ranging from employers and the workforce to environmental impacts, real estate, regulation and compliance, banking and finance, insurance, intellectual property, health care, taxation and corporate structures.

    How We Help

    We’re poised to advise cannabis employers, start-up companies and entrepreneurs, growers, processors, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and investors who are part of the cannabis supply chain, with the evolving laws and regulations that make the cannabis sector a fast-moving and complex market space in which to do business.

    To learn more about the cannabis industry and the far-reaching legal issues related to it, visit the Norris McLaughlin blog at https://norrismclaughlin.com/lg/

    Who We Help  

    Labor & Employment

    • Discrimination and accommodation issues
    • Drug testing and background check policies and practices
    • Revision of employee handbooks
    • Immigration issues
    • Employer health and wellness plans

    Environmental

    • Impact of environmental laws (seed to disposal)
    • Pesticide use
    • Disposal of unused or discarded marijuana
    • Disposal of hazardous and nonhazardous waste
    • Government regulations

    Health Care Regulations

    • Required physician registry
    • Conflict of interest restrictions
    • Assistance with disciplinary actions
    • Guidelines for issuing medical marijuana certifications to qualified patients

    Real Estate

    • Landlord/tenant issues
    • Business zoning
    • Land use restrictions
    • Commercial leasing

    Regulatory and Compliance Issues

    • Permits
    • Licensing
    • Distribution
    • Sales
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    • Storage of product
    • Recordkeeping

    Banking/Financing

    • Purchase/sale of business
    • Venture capital and financing arrangements
    • Valuation
    • Debtor/creditor rights
    • Federal banking regulations

    Intellectual Property

    • Federal and state trademark registrations for company and product names
    • Brand protection strategy including the selection, clearance, and enforcement of state and federal trademark rights
    • Patents for seed, plant, manufacturing, and related technologies
    • Trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information
    • Copyright registration and enforcement
    • Valuation of intellectual property portfolio

    Tax

    • Audits
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    • Sales or exchange of capital assets

    Corporate

    • Business entity formation
    • Contract negotiation and drafting
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    • Business disputes and litigation
    • Mergers and acquisitions
    • Shareholder agreements

    Disclaimer: Possessing, using, distributing, and/or selling marijuana or marijuana-based products is illegal under federal law, regardless of any state law that may decriminalize these activities under certain circumstances.  No legal advice we give is intended to provide any guidance or assistance in violating federal law.

    5 Attorneys found

    Benjamin Sheppard

    Associate
    Pennsylvania

    Education

    • George Washington University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • University of Pittsburgh
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Liquor Law, Licensing, Manufacturing, and Distribution
    • Beer Law
    • Food, Beverage & Hospitality
    • Cannabis Law
    • Municipal Law

    Charles A. Bruder

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center
      • LL.M., with Distinction
    • Widener University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • LaSalle University
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Cannabis Law
    • Executive Compensation, Employment, ERISA, and Employee Benefits
    • Higher Education
    • Labor & Employment
    • Taxation
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies
    • International Business

    Robert C. Gabrielski

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • New York University School of Law
      • LL.M., in Taxation
    • Golden Gate University School of Law
      • J.D.
    • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Business Law
    • Cannabis Law
    • International Business
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Taxation
    • Venture Tech & Emerging Growth Companies

    Timothy P. McKeown

    Member
    New Jersey

    Education

    • New York Law School
      • J.D.
    • Pennsylvania State University
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Cannabis Law
    • Litigation
    • Real Estate, Finance, and Land Use

    William J. Beneduce

    Member
    New Jersey, New York

    Education

    • Rutgers School of Law – Newark
      • J.D.
    • University of Delaware
      • B.A.

    Area of Practice

    • Cannabis Law
    • Environmental Law
    • Litigation

    News

    October 14, 2019
    Danielle DeFilippis to Discuss Cannabis Law in Food and Beverage Industry
    September 13, 2019
    Danielle DeFilippis to Speak on Liquor and Cannabis IP Issues
    February 28, 2019
    Norris McLaughlin Attorneys to Speak on Cannabis for Restaurants
    February 20, 2019
    Norris McLaughlin to Host Cannabis Workshop for Visions and Pathways
    August 1, 2018
    Norris McLaughlin Launches Cannabis Law Practice Group and Blog

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