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Adult Use Cannabis Begins in Compassionate Connecticut
Reprinted with the permission of Cannabis Industry Journal. On January 10, 2023, Connecticut joined those states in our union that have opened their doors to adult use cannabis sales. Seven dispensaries stepped through those doors and by January 31, Connecticut had recorded $5.1 million in adult use sales, plus an additional $8.2 million in medical […]
California’s DCC Requests AG Opinion on Interstate Cannabis Commerce
California’s Department of Cannabis Control signals that it would like to open up new markets for the state’s struggling cultivators. On January 27 this year, Matthew Lee, General Counsel for the Department of Cannabis Control, sent a letter to Senior Assistant Attorney General Mollie Lee requesting an opinion on whether “medicinal or adult-use commercial cannabis […]
New Jersey’s Careful Approach to Cannabis: Part Two
In this two part series, we take a look at New Jersey’s legalization of cannabis. Part one examined the state of the market, licensing, approvals and sales. Part two discusses all things taxes. Click here to read Part One where we examined the state of the market, licensing, approvals and sales. Part Two delves into all […]
New Jersey’s Careful Approach to Cannabis: Part One
In this two-part series, we take a look at New Jersey’s legalization of cannabis. Part one examines the state of the market, licensing, approvals, and sales. Part two will delve into all things taxes. On the surface, New Jersey’s new adult use cannabis program is similar to the program of its larger neighbor across the […]
Rhode Island Embraces Recreational Cannabis – But With A Bitter Tax Pill
Rhode Island’s Traditional Dislike of Cannabis: Although Rhode Island is the USA’s smallest state, it has traditionally taken an out-sized dislike for cannabis and its users. It first banned cannabis in 1918, and up until recently, had some of the strictest mandatory minimum sentences for large-scale possession, sentencing those with more than 5 kg (11 […]
ADDITIONAL CALIFORNIA CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX CREDIT!
THE CANNABIS EQUITY TAX CREDIT One of the goals of California Assembly Bill 195, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on June 30, 2022, was to bring tax relief to the cannabis industry, a class of businesses notoriously challenged by heavy taxes. To this end, the Franchise Tax Board is currently offering two tax […]
NEW CALIFORNIA CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX CREDIT!
THE HIGH-ROAD CANNABIS TAX CREDIT On June 30, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 195 into law, a bill specific to the cannabis industry. One of the goals of this bill was to bring tax relief to a class of businesses notoriously challenged by heavy taxes. To this end, the Franchise Tax Board […]
IRS USES 280E TO YANK DEPRECIATION DEDUCTIONS FROM CANNABIS COMPANIES
In light of the upcoming income tax filing season for 2022, we felt it was noteworthy to remind cannabis taxpayers that Section 179 depreciation is unavailable in the industry due to the 2022 tax court case discussed below. Read through for some other possible but aggressive options. In a March 2022 tax court decision, a […]
Transfer Pricing Is an Often-Overlooked Necessity in Cannabis
We were published in Bloomberg: https://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/transfer-pricing-is-an-often-overlooked-necessity-in-cannabis Reprinted with permission by Bloomberg Tax Cannabis industry participants face a tough battle under a litany of regulations that may not change much in the near future. Transfer pricing rules must be considered and acted on properly to avoid even more tax problems for these businesses, […]
