February 2019
Is an LLC the Right Choice? (Part 1 of 2)
You've Decided You Need to Form a Liability-Limiting Business Entity – Is an LLC the Right Choice? (Part 1 of 2) Another in a series of posts about legal issues that arise for early-stage businesses. [...]
Timing for Missouri Medical Marijuana (No, It’s Not 4/20)
Many entrepreneurs interested in Missouri’s new medical marijuana law are asking themselves, “When does the law take effect?”. The answer is, it already has. But there are several other deadlines that enterprising businesspersons and investors [...]
Farm to Joint: Missouri Medical Marijuana’s “Local Sourcing” Requirements
Missouri’s new medical marijuana industry is intended to be home grown, both literally and figuratively. Several features of the new state constitutional provision require (or limit, depending on your perspective) medical marijuana businesses to have [...]
You’re Operating a Business – Do You Need to Form a Business Entity?
Assuming you're starting a new business and are not one of the lucky few that achieve a $1 billion+ exit less than a year after obtaining financing, resources are likely to be tight at the [...]
Setting Up Shop: Where to Locate Your Medical Marijuana Business
Everyone knows the three rules of real estate: location, location, location. The same rules apply to a prospective Missouri medical marijuana business, be it a Cultivation Facility, Dispensary Facility, Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing Facility, Testing Facility, [...]
January 2019
Which Attorneys are Happiest, and Why, According to Science? (Scott Levine)
A recent American Bar Association (ABA) study on the rates of substance abuse and mental health issues among attorneys confirmed what many lawyers already know. Attorneys are not happy. According to the study, attorneys experience [...]