Cannabis and 401(k): An Unexplored Frontier in Retirement Benefits
Introduction The cannabis industry is experiencing unprecedented growth and success, yet one area remains largely unexplored: retirement benefits. While companies
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Secure Act 2.0 Auto-Enrollment
The headlines are everywhere: “Secure Act 2.0 Requires Plans to Have Auto-Enrollment.” While the headlines grab your attention, they are
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Four Elements of Compensation Strategy in High-Growth (Cannabis) Companies
All high growth companies face the same challenge: Hiring high-quality people at a feverish pace, while dealing with all of the issues that come with that including recruiting, onboarding, training, and of course, compensation.
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Cannabis Companies Beware of New Comprehensive Vape Laws
As a result of the most recent Congressional Appropriations Act, hemp vaping products, including hemp extracts, CBD, and delta-8 THC, are about to be subject to a comprehensive Vape laws and set of federal and state regulations.
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How Cannabis Businesses Can Avoid TCPA Liability
Text messaging provides a potent channel of customer engagement, but at the same time is subject to strict regulations under the TCPA, with violators subject to steep statutory penalties of $500-$1,500 per message. As the cannabis industry continues to experience growth in markets across the country, cannabis businesses are becoming an ever-increasing target of plaintiff’s lawyers in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuits.
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Key Cannabis Executives and Employees Compensation: Stock or Options?
Cannabis companies need to attract and retain key talent by including equity or quasi-equity in a competitive compensation package.
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IRS Publishes Marijuana Industry Webpage With Respect to 280(E)
The IRS confirms with the publication of a cannabis industry specific webpage that marijuana businesses are subject to the limitations of Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Oregon Cannabis Companies are Fast Approaching Final Deadline to Enroll Employees in OregonSaves
Cannabis employers in the state of Oregon will be required to offer their employees a retirement savings program to save in, regardless of how many employees they have—whether it be one or 100.
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Cannabis: Beware the Fake Compensation Survey Data
The cannabis industry is new and entrepreneurial, and companies are constantly looking for information and data to guide their business strategies and operations. The current regulatory climate does not make that an easy task.
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Cannabis Fundraising: Seven Key Takeaways from the SEC’s New Accredited Investor Rules
The SEC revised rules on accredited investors that will let more book-smart people and insiders invest in private companies. And it will give private marijuana and hemp companies access to seed capital that often comes with fewer strings than traditional bank and institutional investor financing arrangements.
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