With public initiatives to legalize cannabis and psilocybin currently on the ballots in Arizona and Oregon, Gary Smith wrote an article for Chacruna Chronicles explaining the legalization process and how it may impact the […]
Interest in psychedelics is experiencing a renaissance —the FDA is on track to approve use of two within the next two years, creating a variety of business opportunities for cultivators, clinic operators, clinicians, testing labs […]
Anticipating a tsunami of bankruptcies coming at Arizona companies, Lamar Hawkins penned an article for Phoenix Business Journal alerting them to a new option that gets them back on their […]
Because cross-pollination can dilute cannabis potency, some municipalities have enacted isolation ordinances, while some states maintain crop registries. However, cannabis and hemp cultivators and investors must be proactive to avoid losing tens of millions of […]
Seeking to reduce jury trials during the pandemic, Maricopa County Superior Court is steering litigants toward mediation and arbitration. AZ Business recently turned to Gary Smith to explain the differences […]
Many Arizona LLCs have operating agreements that are incomplete, insufficient or altogether absent. To help them protect their interests, Stockton Banfield outlined what operating agreements should include in an article […]
Regularly called on to share his cannabis industry expertise, Gary Smith helped 12 News explain the benefits of the Smart and Safe Act. The Act, which qualified for the 2020 […]
Considering COVID-19’s economic impacts, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey extended the state’s moratorium on residential evictions to Oct. 31. However, as leading bankruptcy attorney Lamar Hawkins explains in a Cronkite News […]
The spate of high-profile national companies recently filing for bankruptcy is a harbinger of the tsunami coming toward Arizona businesses. However, planning, expeditious action and communication can help companies avoid bankruptcy […]
Cannabis businesses impacted by COVID-19 may be able to recover some of their losses – if they had business interruption and contingent business interruption insurance. In a recent article written for […]
