The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) conducted its license lottery for social equity applicants on June 5, 2025. Lottery winners received preliminary approval and must secure a business location…
Featured Posts
Subscribe to Cannabis Law Now
The Latest
Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update
We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor…

When Less Isn’t More: the Texas Hemp Ban and the Risks of Unregulated Markets
Late Wednesday evening the Texas House of Representatives dealt the hemp industry in the Lone Star State what can only be described as a Texas size heartache with the passage…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that “THC beverages” derived from hemp have exploded across America (at least in states where they are allowed by law). Time…
Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that…

Higher Hoops? The Changing Place of Cannabis in College Athletics
Selection Sunday marked the start of the NCAA Division I basketball tournaments this week and this year “March Madness” comes with a lessened degree of “Reefer Madness”. Since the 2024…
Cannabis companies of all sizes have likely come across the issue of having to pursue badly behaved accounts receivable. What was once a time of prosperity has now turned into…
In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of “THC beverages”. While it sounds like you can…
2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing…
Based on a recent article in the Green Market Report (and corresponding public filings), “$1.83 billion of . . . debt is set to come due by 2026” for a…

Listen On
Cannabis Law Now Podcast
Tune into Cannabis Law Now, hosted by Husch Blackwell’s Hilary Bricken as she discusses the most pressing topics in the cannabis industry.
About Cannabis Law Now
Husch Blackwell’s Cannabis team counsels clients on a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings (public and private), debt and equity financings, and corporate restructurings. We also provide ongoing sophisticated legal advice regarding regulatory issues, intellectual property, tax, employment and other general corporate matters.