LEGAL UPDATE: California Cannabis & Hemp Industry, What Operators & Investors Need to Know

In this legal update published by Highly Capitalized News, Shay Aaron Gilmore surveys the “perfect storm” confronting California’s cannabis and hemp markets
The Cannabis Laws of the 2025 California Legislative Session

In this bylined article for the Los Angeles / San Francisco Daily Journal, Shay Aaron Gilmore provides his annual authoritative review of the cannabis and hemp laws enacted during California’s 2025 legislative session
The Cannabis Laws of the 2024 California Legislative Session

In this bylined Daily Journal article, Shay Aaron Gilmore delivers his annual review of the cannabis and hemp laws enacted during California’s 2024 legislative session
Governor Signs Three Cannabis Bills to Disrupt Illicit Market and Address Worker Exploitation

In this Daily Journal article, Shay Aaron Gilmore analyzes three cannabis bills signed by Governor Newsom in the final actions of the 2023 legislative session
California Cannabis Social Equity Provisions and the Dormant Commerce Clause

In this widely cited Daily Journal article, Shay Aaron Gilmore examines one of the most consequential unresolved constitutional questions in cannabis law