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  • Cannabis and Hemp Law Blog
  • About Shay
  • Media
  • Services
    • Administrative Law
      • DCC License Defense & Enforcement Actions
      • Cannabis Administrative Hearings & Appeals
      • Cannabis Regulatory Investigations
      • Hemp Administrative Law & CDFA Enforcement
    • Commercial Contracts
      • Cannabis Supply & Distribution Agreements
      • Cannabis Management & Services Agreements
      • Cannabis Purchase, Acquisition & Financing Agreements
      • Hemp Commercial Contracts
    • Corporate Law
      • Cannabis Business Entity Formation
      • Cannabis Corporate Governance
      • Cannabis M&A Transactions
      • Hemp Business Formation
    • Employment and Labor Law
      • Cannabis Employee Handbooks & Workforce Compliance
      • Cannabis Labor Peace Agreements
      • Cannabis Workplace Investigations & Employment Compliance
      • Hemp Agricultural Labor & Workforce Compliance
    • Intellectual Property Law
      • Cannabis & Hemp Trademark Registration
      • Cannabis Trade Secret Protection
      • Hemp Brand Licensing & IP Agreements
      • Cannabis Copyright & Marketing Compliance
    • Real Estate & Land Use
      • Cannabis Zoning & Conditional Use Permits
      • Cannabis Commercial Lease Negotiation
      • Cannabis Real Estate Due Diligence
      • Hemp Cultivation & Land Use
    • Regulatory Compliance
      • Cannabis License Application
      • Cannabis License Renewal
      • Cannabis Ownership Changes & Transfers
      • Industrial Hemp Registration in California
    • Venture Capital Counsel
      • Cannabis Investment Due Diligence
      • Cannabis Seed & Angel Financing (SAFE Notes & Convertible Notes)
      • Cannabis Venture Capital Term Sheets & Equity Financings
      • Hemp Investment & Financing Counsel
  • Schedule a Consultation

Published Articles & White Papers: Published Articles & White Papers

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

Highly Capitalized — media coverage of Shay Aaron Gilmore.

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

Daily Journal — media coverage of Shay Aaron Gilmore.

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

Daily Journal — media coverage of Shay Aaron Gilmore.

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

Daily Journal — media coverage of Shay Aaron Gilmore.

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

Daily Journal — media coverage of Shay Aaron Gilmore.

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

California Cannabis Business Attorney

Delivering legal solutions for operators and investors in California’s cannabis and hemp markets

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