There’s a great scene towards the end of The Shawshank Redemption – which Budding Trend readers know is one of the greatest films ever made – where the character played…
Good news, bad news if you’re a cannabis operator that owes money to a creditor. But probably bad news for the rule of law.
A federal appellate court has ruled…
Over the past nearly two years, I have been talking to friends, clients, and basically anyone at parties about the slow progress (if I might be permitted to use that…
You might think the laws of King Edward I of England (1239-1307), George Washington’s whisky distillery, and an 1807 “Treatise on the Law of Idiocy and Lunacy” have little to…
Not every blog post contains earth-shattering news. Count this among that group, but I encourage you not to ignore the implications and possibly the forecasting for cannabis operators in litigation…
We at Budding Trends have been optimistic, and then cautiously optimistic, that the legalization of psychedelics was close. This month, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration dealt…
The Alabama medical cannabis program has been FUBAR for a while now, but there was at least some good news for two applicants last week.
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission…
When can you rely on a positive drug test to terminate an employee? If the employee suggests a reason for a false positive, like hemp use, can you still side…
This is a tax blog. Stay with me – it’s short.
While marijuana advocates celebrate the potential rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, the taxman has made…
Avid readers know we have speculated that the legalization of psychedelics as a prescription medicine was “closer than ever.” Unfortunately, for proponents of the legalization of psychedelics like…