Are You Sure You’re Not Committing a Crime? The Supreme Court Ruling That Put Spain’s CBD Flower Industry on Edge and United the Entire Sector
Rafael Fernández de Noreña opened one of Spain’s first CBD shops in 2018. Eight years later, his company is closed and his case has become a precedent that prosecutors are already citing against other flower retailers. What Supreme Court ruling 301/2026 does and does not say, and how the industry organized to respond. “The company […]
Better Call Saul: How Cannabis Lawyers Work in a Business That’s Still a Federal Crime
Cannabis lawyers operate in a legal world full of contradictions, where state permission, federal prohibition, tax burdens, weak trademark protections, and shifting regulations constantly collide. Their work goes far beyond paperwork: it involves protecting clients, navigating gray areas, persuading politicians, and trying to build a legal industry without erasing the people criminalized before legalization. In […]