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Government,
Criminal,
Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 22, 2017

Northern District ruling is a gift for California cannabis operators

A federal judge issued a temporary stay of the criminal prosecution of two medical marijuana growers.

Ariel Clark

Clark Neubert, LLP

Email: adc@clarkneubert.com

Ariel is a founding partner of Clark Neubert, a leading cannabis business law firm based in San Francisco and Los Angeles which focuses on cannabis business formation and operation, licensing support, compliance and M&A. www.greenfrontier.com.

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Northern District ruling is a gift for California cannabis operators
A man works at a cannabis farm in Salinas. (New York Times News Service)

The shadow of the Trump administration looms large over California’s cannabis industry, even as the state prepares to begin issuing commercial licenses in January. For cannabis operators, it means preparing applications to meet local and state regulations while under the constant threat of federal enforcement. For cannabis attorneys, it means reading the federal tea leaves as often as reading statute as we chart a course forward for clients.

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