Cannabis Disputes

• Dispute between three partners of a major cannabis dispensary. Although there was a master written contract that governed operation of the dispensary, the partners engaged in many side agreements and separate transactions that were not well documented. The case required a determination of the partners’ percentage interests in the dispensary and resolution of many breach of contract claims.

• Dispute between two cannabis businesses. Plaintiff and Defendant discussed a joint venture to produce CBD oil. Plaintiff claimed that Defendant learned of Plaintiff's trade information and violated a non-disclosure agreement by misappropriating trade secrets and using them after the joint venture discussions collapsed.

• Several disputes between cities and cannabis dispensaries concerning the appropriate location of dispensaries under zoning laws.

• Dispute between competing cannabis dispensaries regarding their entitlement to operate. Zoning regulations limited the location and distance between dispensaries, and the issue was which dispensary had priority over the other.

• Several lease disputes between landlords and cannabis dispensaries. Leases prohibited illegal activities by a tenant, and the question was whether the dispensary was operating in a legal manner.

• Dispute between financial institution holding a deed of trust for property occupied by a cannabis dispensary. The question was whether the dispensary was operating in a legal manner or in violation of the deed of trust.