Bob and Eric sit down with the President of the Glass House Group, Graham Farrar to discuss his successful serial entrepreneurship in the tech and cannabis sectors, the global demand for California-grown marijuana, and the steps for taking a cannabusiness public in 2021. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana international markets. Contact Hoban Law Group for all your ca ..read more

Eric sits down with the CEO of HempFlax, Mark Reinders to discuss the company’s 25-year history cultivating and processing the whole industrial hemp plant, what metrics are used to measure hemp’s carbon sequestration, and insights we can learn from Europe as the U.S. hemp industry continues to evolve. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana i ..read more

Recently, on the Hoban Law Group blog, we covered five tips for product labeling. As mentioned, complying with various state-specific labeling requirements is essential for ensuring products follow all applicable labeling regulations governing the category of product being sold or distributed. As we discussed, many states have established regulations that expressly govern how business should label hemp-derived products distributed or sold in the state. Importantly, most states that have passed hemp product labeling requirements mandate various label statements be included on the label, such as ..read more

If you manufacture, distribute, or sell hemp products in the U.S., you must ensure your products comply with all applicable federal and state labeling regulations. These requirements are mandated by various laws and regulations and can be challenging to navigate. These include federal labeling regulations enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state regulations enforced by applicable state regulatory agencies (like the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment), organic labeling regulations enforced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and more. W ..read more

Bob and Eric discuss Amazon’s announcement that the tech giant will no longer be testing employees for marijuana use, and further, that the company’s public policy team will begin supporting the MORE Act which passed the House late last year and currently sit in front of Congress. The support of major businesses may very well be the push needed to advance federal cannabis reform. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana intern ..read more

Bob and Eric sit down with Chief Sales Officer of Hub International, Jay Virdi to discuss the barriers that cannabis businesses face when trying to secure insurance and risk services, how the passage of the SAFE Banking Act or the CLAIM Act would impact the cannabis insurance sector and the real estate challenges that arise when repurposing a space for cannabis retail, production, and processing. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a br ..read more

Eric sits down with the Co-Founders of Cannabis Doing Good and the Cannabis Impact Fund, Kelly Perez and Courtney Mathis to discuss the history of Colorado’s legal cannabis industry through a social equity lens, their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and racial justice-focused cannabis organizations, and how conscious community outreach can foster a more equitable cannabis industry in the U.S. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifa ..read more

Bob and Eric discuss the recent State-level bans on a minor cannabinoid that has exploded into relevancy in the last year, Delta-8 THC, how the FDA process for evaluating cannabinoids is unfolding, and the global initiative to move toward plant-based economies, for which industrial hemp is perfectly suited. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana international markets. Contact Hoban Law Group for all your  ..read more

Bob and Eric sit down with Founder and CEO of the Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation, Robert Ziner to discuss his background in the wood processing industry, why automation is the key to hemp fiber decortication success, and his vision for 50 million acres of industrial hemp grown every year around the globe. Hoban Law Group created The Hoban Minute to get closer to our network, highlight the many voices that make up this multifaceted global industry and provide a broader perspective on cannabis, hemp, and marijuana international markets. Con ..read more

Every merger or acquisition transaction is unique. Nevertheless, businesses seeking to buy, sell, or merge with, another business will face common contract provisions and structures. The content of these provisions will be different from deal to deal and from company to company. Businesses undertaking a merger or acquisition should work with competent corporate attorneys or M&A attorneys to be sure their contract is comprehensive and protects their interests. A good M&A transaction document will work together internally, and most M&A transactions will contain some versi ..read more