Practice Area
Cannabis
Our Cannabis Group attorneys are trusted advisors, strategic partners, and powerful advocates for those seeking entry and growth in the cannabis industry.
Our Cannabis Group attorneys are national leaders in the cannabis industry. We represent large-scale, vertically integrated companies as well as small businesses and individuals participating in the cannabis industry as cultivators, retailers, product manufacturers, owners, landlords, financiers, and employees. We provide legal services throughout the cannabis business lifecycle.
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Cannabis Law & Compliance
We help our clients understand and comply with the legal requirements for operating a cannabis business. Our attorneys are well-versed in federal, state, and local cannabis laws and routinely work with lawmakers, engaging in the rule-making processes on behalf of cannabis industry stakeholders. We provide our clients with a thorough risk management assessment and assist them in developing business strategies related to applicable laws, regulations, and policies. We also assist our clients in working with government agencies and departments to strengthen relationships and communication.
Licensing & Compliance
Our attorneys have extensive experience with state and local licensing frameworks for cannabis across the United States. We assist our clients with license applications in Colorado as well as highly sought-after cannabis licenses through competitive application processes in limited-license states. Once our clients obtain a license, we assist them with complying with license terms, conditions, and renewal.
Corporate and Business Transactions
Our attorneys assist our cannabis clients with developing legal strategies that aid in long-term business development, whether through start-up formation, corporate governance, contract negotiations, real estate transactions, asset sales, stock issuances, or mergers and acquisitions.
Our Approach
Our attorneys are known for being compassionate, level-headed, strategic, and resolution oriented. We strive to develop long-term relationships with our clients, allowing us to fully understand their unique business goals and objectives so that we can tailor our legal services to their specific needs.
Our Cannabis Team
Partners
Drew Gottlieb Partner
Halina Dziewit Partner
BHGR Toolbox | Cannabis
What to Know About Recent Changes to Colorado Cannabis License Terms and Fees
Businesses seeking to cultivate, manufacture, and sell marijuana in Colorado are required to obtain and retain appropriate marijuana business licenses through the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED). In 2024, the state legislature enacted Senate Bill 24-076,...
Things to Know About Getting Your Cannabis Employee License (MED Badge)
Any person working for a business where cannabis is grown, extracted, manufactured, or sold must have an Employee License issued by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) which is tasked with licensing and regulating the medical and retail marijuana...
Legal Insights | Cannabis
Federal Reclassification of Marijuana: What Colorado Businesses Need to Know
On April 23, 2026, the US Department of Justice ordered the rescheduling of FDA-approved products containing marijuana and medical marijuana that is subject to a state-issued medical marijuana license to Schedule III of Controlled Substances Act. The long-awaited...
Colorado Supreme Court Clarifies Subcontractor Rights Under the Public Works Act
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail Partners - Decided April 6, 2026 On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC v. Regional Rail Partners, 2026 CO 19,...