Industry

Cannabis

Comprehensive Legal Support for the Cannabis Industry

Sheppard’s Cannabis lawyers support businesses across the cannabis sector, from innovative startups to established industry leaders. 

We deliver comprehensive legal solutions to tackle regulatory, transactional and compliance challenges in the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. 

Guiding Cannabis Businesses Through Complex Challenges with Confidence

We assist cannabis and ancillary businesses, including hemp CBD-based or infused product companies, with legal cannabis business activities such as regulatory compliance, raising and deploying capital, and banking and finance.


The growth of the cannabis industry necessitates well-informed, agile legal counsel capable of navigating the gauntlet of federal, state and local laws and regulations governing this emerging sector. Featuring members from nearly every practice group, Sheppard’s Cannabis team is poised to help the firm serve current clients and new clients including retailers, processors, growers, investors and ancillary businesses participate in this booming industry. 

Our services also cover accounting control, anti-money laundering compliance, real estate development and leasing, litigation, intellectual property, public company representation, SEC filings, land use and zoning, investigations and taxation. 

Experience

Clients
  • Alumina Partners LLC
  • Amarantus BioScience Holdings, Inc.
  • Antler Retail Inc.
  • Arise Bioscience
  • Baker Technologies, Inc.
  • California Extraction Ventures, Inc.
  • Calyx Growth
  • Calyx PG Holdings
  • Canadian Imperial Venture Corp.
  • Cannelure Partners LLC
  • Critical Mass Industries, LLC
  • Grander Distribution, LLC
  • GrowGeneration Corp.
  • Hightimes Holding Corp.
  • Holistic Industries
  • iAnthus Capital Management, LLC
  • Inconic Brands, Inc.
  • Island Global Holdings
  • Josh D Farms
  • Jetty Extracts
  • Jushi, Inc.
  • Kite Extractions
  • MassRoots
  • Mextraction LLC
  • NEwhere Inc.
  • NiaMedic Healthcare and Research LTD
  • OutCo Labs, Inc.
  • PDX Industrial Investments, LLC
  • Sweetwater Canyon Development, LLC
  • The 42nd Group, Inc.
  • The Inception Companies, LLC
  • The Yield Growth Corp.
  • TILT Holdings, Inc.
  • Uniqorn Capital Investments LLC
  • Unique Innovations Corp.
  • Vitalibis, Inc.
Resources

For a comprehensive overview of cannabis laws across all 50 states, please check out our resource State CBD and Cannabis Laws.

The 50-state survey provides detailed information on the legal status of cannabis, including distinctions between medical and recreational use, as well as specific regulations for each state.

This resource is particularly useful for understanding the complex and rapidly changing landscape of cannabis legislation in the United States. Whether you are a consumer or business owner, this guide helps navigate the varying laws and ensures compliance with state-specific regulations.

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