Our lawyers provide corporate and civil litigation counsel and advice to help you properly form and manage your cannabis business or your growing or testing facility.
I-502 specific services we provide include:
- License application assistance for producers, processors, and retailers
- Governmental relations and presentations to local government authorities regarding I-502 licensing
- Business formation and capitalization for various business structures
- Shareholder agreements
- Employment agreements
- Non-compete/non-disclosure agreements
- Landlord/tenant education and negotiation
- Drafting of mandatory landlord affidavit
- Commercial lease drafting and review
- Purchase and sale of commercial real-estate
- Zoning and permitting research, administration, and litigation
- Regulatory compliance
- Verifying compliance with Department of Revenue
- Intellectual property branding, registration, and protection
- Litigation against Cities for objection to I-502 license applications
Other specific medical cannabis business services we provide include:
- Business formation and capitalization
- Corporate bylaws
- Articles of Incorporation
- Tax Planning with outside Certified Public Accountant
- Director, Officer, Member Conflict of Interest Policy
- Director, Officer, Member Conflict of Interest Waiver Statement
- Corporate Minutes Log
- Corporate Audits
- Filings with Washington Secretary of State
- Corporate governance and business operations
- Commercial contracts and corporate transactions
- Non-disclosure agreements
- Non-compete agreements
- Employment contracts
- Qualifying Patient Vendor compliance forms
- Qualifying Patient Grower compliance forms
- Purchase and sale of existing facility
Specific cannabis litigation services we provide include:
- Litigation against Cities in defense of your cannabis business
- Administrative hearings regarding the denial or revocation of business license
- Tax litigation against IRS and Washington Department of Revenue
- Civil litigation regarding commercial leases and landlord disputes
- Civil litigation of zoning compliance issues
- Litigation of contract disputes
- Litigation of trademark disputes
Trademark services we provide include:
- General counseling regarding trademark law and the cannabis industry
- Screening of and registration of trademarks within the State of Washington
- Policing and enforcement of registered trademarks
- Trademark and other intellectual property counseling related to secondary merchandise such as clothing and glass wear
Landlord/Tenant services we provide include:
- Development of landlord marketing package describing cannabis business model
- Draft of leaseholds to accommodate cannabis business
- Review and advisement regarding commercial lease
- Amendments to commercial lease
- Consultation time with you and/or your landlord
