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    Author archives: Jeffrey L. Smith

    Illinois Has Legalized but What’s Going on In New York and New Jersey?

    So much for the coastal elites thinking they can show Middle America how to get things done.

    Posted byJeffrey L. SmithJuly 8, 2019Posted inLegal Marijuana, Music Industry NewsTags: Business, Industry, Music, News, The Talking Fern, TTFLeave a comment on Illinois Has Legalized but What’s Going on In New York and New Jersey?

    SCOTUS Declines to Hear Challenge to Anti-Cannabis Tax Provision

    Section 280E was written with to preclude drug dealers from taking business deductions but has used mostly against the legal marijuana industry.

    Posted byJeffrey L. SmithJuly 2, 2019Posted inMusic Industry News, Tax DeductionsTags: Business, Industry, Music, News, The Talking Fern, TTFLeave a comment on SCOTUS Declines to Hear Challenge to Anti-Cannabis Tax Provision

    Illinois Is Now the 11th State to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana — $2B Market Projected

    The legalization measure contains social equity provisions activists believe could be a national model.

    Posted byJeffrey L. SmithJune 26, 2019Posted inLegal Marijuana, Music Industry NewsTags: Business, Industry, Music, News, The Talking Fern, TTFLeave a comment on Illinois Is Now the 11th State to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana — $2B Market Projected

    Domino Effect? Illinois Marijuana Legalization Could Spur Other States

    The Illinois Legislature is winning praise for having dealt upfront with the tough social equity issues raised by legalization.

    Posted byJeffrey L. SmithJune 10, 2019Posted inLegal Marijuana, Music Industry NewsTags: Business, Industry, Music, News, The Talking Fern, TTFLeave a comment on Domino Effect? Illinois Marijuana Legalization Could Spur Other States

    The Politics of Reforming Federal Marijuana Laws Increasingly Favors the Reformers

    Business interests and public opinion clearly favor ending prohibition but the status quo still has a lot of momentum.

    Posted byJeffrey L. SmithApril 29, 2019Posted inLegal Marijuana, Music Industry NewsTags: Business, Industry, Music, News, The Talking Fern, TTFLeave a comment on The Politics of Reforming Federal Marijuana Laws Increasingly Favors the Reformers

    Cannabis Banking Bill Wins Approval in Crucial House Committee

    The fate of the SAFE Banking Act is far from certain but there is progress to celebrate.

    Posted byJeffrey L. SmithMarch 29, 2019Posted inBanking, Music Industry NewsTags: Business, Industry, Music, News, The Talking Fern, TTFLeave a comment on Cannabis Banking Bill Wins Approval in Crucial House Committee




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