Jeremy Kapteyn, Ph.D., Rose Law Group Chair of Intellectual Property Department, to co-present National Cannabis Bar Association Webinar

Eventbrite/NCBA DATE AND TIME Thu, April 26, 2018 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT Many in the cannabis industry continue to mistakenly believe that cannabis-related subject matter is ineligible for patent protection due the federal legal status of cannabis under the CSA. This is untrue. In fact, a wide variety of inventions that “touch the plant” and which address ancillary …

Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Cannabis, talks to ‘LA Weekly’ says 4/20 little less rowdy, more sophisticated and regulated

By Madison Margolin | LA Weekly On this 4/20, the age-old question a cannabis enthusiast might ask — how is this day different from all other days I smoke weed? — might actually have an answer. That’s because this is California’s first 4/20 following the launch of the legal adult-use market. Sure, it’s been a bumpy ride since the passage …

Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Cannabis talks to ‘Forbes’ says partnerships can benefit Cannabis businesses

By Julie Weed | Forbes As a hedge fund manager in New York, Tim Rotolo was used to looking for undervalued assets and inefficient capital structures. In the nascent legal cannabis industry, he thinks he’s found both. In early 2017, Rotolo teamed up with Antony Radbod, and David Kivitz to create an investment and holding company Archytas Ventures. Their first …

Industry Blazers: Laura Bianchi of Rose Law Group

Laura A. Bianchi is the Partner and Director of Medical Marijuana and Director of Business/Corporate Transactions and Estate Planning Departments at Rose Law Group azmarijuana.com Laura Bianchi’s practice concentrates on cannabis law. She provides legal advice, guidance and assistance in various realms of the legal cannabis industry and in all stages of the Arizona Department of Health Services Medical Marijuana …

Will Trump try to close cannabis businesses? Laura Bianchi, director of Rose Law Group Medical Cannabis Department, talks to ‘Forbes’, urges those businesses to stay focused on local compliance

By Julie Weed | Forbes Entrepreneurs in 29 states who have been growing, testing and selling marijuana are now wondering: will President Trump’s Attorney General really divert resources from justice department priorities like stopping terrorism and dismantling gangs, to shut down neighborhood pot shops? These businesses have been operating under the Cole Memorandum which kept the Justice Department from prosecuting marijuana companies …

Arizona judge rules on medical cannabis extracts; Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Medical Cannabis, comments on ‘Phoenix New Times’ story

By Ray Stern | Phoenix New Times A Navajo County judge now agrees that Arizona medical-marijuana patients can legally possess cannabis products containing extracted resin, causing prosecutors to drop a felony narcotics charge against a Prescott man. The March 6 ruling by Superior Court Judge Dale Nielson avoids a legal showdown in Arizona higher courts over the case that could …

Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Medical Cannabis, quoted in AZ Big Media, discussing impact of cannabis industry on CRE

By David McGlothlin | AZBigMedia The former Revlon cosmetics and fragrance manufacturing plant, located in a South Phoenix industrial park, was originally built in the late 1960s and employed more than 900 people at its peak before eventually closing in 2001. For more than 14 years, the 880,000-square-foot big box space sat vacant and shuttered. Today, it is home to …

Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Marijuana Department quoted in Yahoo Finance provides guidance following Sessions’ action 

By Jennifer Kaplan/Bloomberg | Yahoo Finance Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding an Obama-era policy that helped states legalize recreational marijuana, throwing a wet blanket on the fledgling industry during what should have been a celebratory week. The Justice Department will reverse the so-called Cole and Ogden memos that set out guardrails for federal prosecution of cannabis and allowed legalized marijuana …

Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Marijuana quoted in Marijuana Business Daily deciphering Sessions actions regarding the Cole memos 

By Omar Sacirbey | Marijuana Business Daily (Marijuana Business Daily is providing live updates to this breaking story and its impact on the cannabis industry. Check them out here.)  Marijuana industry executives nationwide are scrambling to understand how Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind Obama-era protections for the legalized cannabis industry will affect their companies and employees. Legal experts cautioned against making hasty …

Laura Bianchi, partner and director of Medical Marijuana Dept. quoted in CNN says don’t worry about downfall of medical cannabis business

By Laura Jarrett | CNN In a seismic shift, Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce Thursday that he is rescinding a trio of memos from the Obama administration that adopted a policy of non-interference with marijuana-friendly state laws, according to a source with knowledge of the decision. While many states have decriminalized or legalized marijuana use, the drug is still …