The Cannabis Industry Isn't Wearing Any Clothes! California Court of Appeal Exposes Tenuous Reality of "State Legalization"

The Cannabis Industry Isn’t Wearing Any Clothes! California Court of Appeal Exposes Tenuous Reality of “State Legalization”

Jason HorstCannabis Celebrity

As a litigator who has tried dozens of cannabis-related cases in the eight years since California voters legalized cannabis for adult use, yesterday’s decision by the California Court of Appeal in JCCrandall v. Santa Barbara immediately called to mind an image from one of my favorite childhood books. A young girl steps out from a throng of adoring subjects, points …

Celebrity IP Licensing in the Cannabis Industry

Horst Legal CounselCannabis Celebrity, IP

  Since cannabis has become legalized in many states, celebrities have been endorsing their own brands. Celebrities such as Tommy Chong, Bob Marley, Snoop Dogg, and many others have been licensing their brand to cannabis businesses as well as promoting the products. It can be a mutually beneficial relationship. As it often does, however, the presence of cannabis creates unique …