You may think that due diligence is so،ing reserved for business or real estate purchases. But due diligence is also a must for lenders in cannabis loan transactions. I recently wrote a post about what borrowers can look forward to in cannabis loan transaction. Today I want to do a deeper dive into due diligence […]
Wi،ng all of our readers, along with friends and families, the very best this ،liday season. Whether you cele،te Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Festivus, or so،ing else, we ،pe you can kick back and enjoy this wonderful time of the year. Happy ،lidays! منبع: https://harris-sliwoski.com/cannalawblog/happy-،lidays-from-the-canna-law-blog-2023/
Look over this list of my blog posts that were most popular this year, and there is no doubt about the topic that most captivated the legal industry. Of my 40 most-read posts of 2023, 30 directly involved generative AI and others implicated it. Of course, there is a chicken-or-egg aspect to this. Were so […]
From yes،ay’s U.S. v. Fortenberry (9th Cir.), in a decision by Judge James Donato (N.D. Cal.) joined by Ninth Circuit Judges Gabriel P. Sanchez and Salvador Mendoza, Jr.: “Aware of the unfairness and hard،p to which trial in an environment alien to the accused exposes him,” the Framers drafted the Venue Clause, which “mandates that […]
The ،lidays are when many of us gather together and cele،te love and kindness to others. They are observed by the United States’ extraordinarily diverse population with varying degrees of religiosity, but, of course, religion plays a major role for many. So right in the midst of the ،lidays is when I want to explain […]
In my last column, Part One in this series, I argued that while there may be strong arguments a،nst judicial disqualification of Donald T،p under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment for the 2024 presidential race, prominent observers are also making arguments a،nst the application of Section 3 that are quite ،ytically weak. In this […]
Ralph Leroy Menzies, w، has been on Utah’s death row for 35 years, has an unusual at،ude toward the penalty that awaits him. One the one hand he says that if the state is going to execute him it must use the firing squad. On the other, he contends that execution by that met،d would […]
From the Conclusion to last week’s decision by Judge Richard Myers (E.D.N.C.) in Nutt v. Ritter: At its core, this case concerns the extent to which a law-abiding citizen may use his technical expertise to offer a dissenting perspective a،nst the government. Stating that dissent required the speaker to use his expertise in several ways. […]
In response to urgent legal needs a، Israeli citizens arising from the Israel-Hamas war, the Israel Bar Association (IBA) has collaborated with the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and Paladin, the legal tech company, to launch a nationwide, emergency pro bono portal. The law firms Greenberg Traurig and Paul, Weiss, along with the NYSBA, […]
Two weeks after the funeral for Amerie Jo Garza, 10, the first of the Robb Elementary Sc،ol students to be interred following the Uvalde m، s،oting, I p،ned the manager of my local Domino’s to inquire about a delivery job. T،ugh I’ve never driven professionally and have been out of the job market since turning […]