Racketeering charges are a threat to the entire business by Jana Weltzin | Marijuana Venture Magazine An alarming trend of private citizens filing RICO claims targeting business owners, state public servants, accountants and landlords has emerged within the cannabis industry. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is the 1970 federal statute aimed at eliminating the infiltration of organized …
Board decides Legislature must authorize marijuana clubs; Rose Law Group Attorney Jana Weltzin comments
by DJ Summers |Alaska Journal of Commerce When Nov. 24 comes around, the only legal place to consume newly legal Alaska cannabis will be your home. The Legislature will have to decide whether or not to allow cannabis social clubs in Alaska, following a highly contentious Marijuana Control Board ruling on Sept. 24 that prohibited clubs. “A person may not …
Arizona-based Rose Law Group enters Alaska cannabis scene
by DJ Summers |Alaska Journal of Commerce The Alaska cannabis industry has a new gun in town. Rose Law Group, an Arizona business law firm, has sent an attorney to the Last Frontier to represent marijuana industry interests, including lobbying during the 2016 legislative session. The move is a new stage in development for Alaska cannabis businesses. Much of the …
