Lawyer pens book on cannabis business law
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“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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