Documents New York Start-Up Marijuana Businesses Need

Are you a cannapreneur thinking about starting a cannabusiness? You’ll need to take a few steps and prepare several documents to give your new venture a solid legal foundation. Articles of Incorporation/Organization To protect your personal assets from business risks...

LEGALITY OF CBD DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

There is little information provided by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) about how Hemp-CBD products for human consumption (foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetics) should comply with the FDA requirements, and it could be another 18 to 24 months before the...

CBD TRADEMARKS

With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill which legalized industrial hemp by removing the crop from the Controlled Substance Act’s definition of “marijuana,” will lead to increased sales and opportunities for hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) companies in 2019. Let’s...

TRADEMARK PROTECTION FOR CBD PRODUCTS

Choosing branding that will not infringe the trademark and/or copyright rights of a third party is a critical step in developing a sound and fiscally responsible marketing strategy. Infringing will not only result in paying substantial damages to the pre-existing...