Lawyer pens book on cannabis business law
Even in states where it’s legal, selling cannabis and related products is sticky business — sticky icky icky. By closely adhering to state and local laws and keeping a low profile, however, entrepreneurs can greatly reduce the risk of losing their livelihood (and freedom, in cases of imprisonment) to the federal government, according to Asheville attorney and author Rod Kight. He’ll discuss his new book, Cannabis Business Law: What You Need to Know, at Malaprop’s Bookstore and Café on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m.
“Cannabis is illegal under federal law,” the marijuana proponent writes, weighing the book’s opening sentence down with reality. “Unless and until Congress changes the law, operating a cannabis business is a federal crime. Period.”
Still, hoards of dispensaries, grow operations, special bakeries and more are cropping up in cities that permit such activities. What recourse do these entities have from the threat of inconsistent laws? Preparation, it...
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