Chan B. Reader

CBD & Industrial Hemp

• Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018
• New fields of opportunity for growers, manufacturers and investors
• Assists in the adaptation to changes in federal law, as well as the state-level laws applicable to the cultivation and production
• Start up
• Ongoing business concerns

Real Estate

• Drafting lease agreements for Landlords or Tenants in the cannabis space
• Review and provide advice regarding commercial leases
• Amendments to commercial leases
• Drafting purchase and sale agreements
• Due diligence for real estate purchases and sales

Litigation

• Litigation against cities in defense of your cannabis business
• Administrative hearings regarding the denial or revocation of business licenses
• Civil litigation regarding commercial leases and landlord disputes
• Civil litigation of zoning compliance issues
• IP litigation
• Litigation of contract disputes
• Litigation of trademark disputes

Licensing/Compliance

• Prepare state and local license applications
• Drafting and managing of business and operational plans to be submitted to state and local municipalities for operational licenses
• Advise businesses on local and state permitting and licensing processes
• Periodic legal compliance audits
• Monitoring existing and evolving state and local regulations

Banking & Financial

• Raising capital
• Financing
• Investment portfolios
• Access to banking options and counseling on how to obtain financing for a cannabis business
• Investor counseling
• Advising on lending money to cannabis businesses
• Drafting promissory notes and other financing instruments

Corporate Structuring

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures
• Entity selection and registration
• Drafting corporate governance documents
• Drafting commercial contracts
• Advice on buying and selling cannabis businesses
• Advising on impact of Section 280E of IRS Code on businesses
• Intellectual Property
• Draft underlying contracts and attend to due diligence matters to buy or sell cannabis business