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Year in Review Column,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Dec. 27, 2017

2017 was a watershed year for cannabis regulation

This year we essentially marked the end of 20 years of an unregulated market and unpredictable legal environment for medicinal cannabis.

Joshua Schneiderman

Partner
Snell & Wilmer LLP

Email: jschneiderman@swlaw.com

Josh is a member of the firm's corporate and securities group. He advises clients on a wide range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Josh is also a leader in the firm's cannabis practice.

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2017 was a watershed year for cannabis regulation
A man checks the growth of plants a grow house in Salinas. (New York Times News Service)

2017 IN REVIEW

2017 was a watershed year in California cannabis legislation. It essentially marked the end of 20 years of an unregulated market and unpredictable legal environment for medicinal cannabis, with a highly regulated market encompassing both medicinal and adult-use cannabis, which culminated in the state issuing the first cannabis business licenses on Dec. 14, which licenses will be effective on Jan. 1, 2018.

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