Leech Tishman Counsel LaVonne D. Lawson and Partner Aaron C. Lachant were recently featured on a Beverly Hills Bar Association podcast, “Cannabis After Schedule III: What Reclassification Means for California Practice.” Lawson moderated the discussion between Lachant and Shay Aaron Gilmore of The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore.
The podcast examines what Schedule III reclassification could mean for cannabis operators, investors, and attorneys, including potential impacts on taxation, banking and investment, compliance, licensing, and federal enforcement.
Lachant brings extensive experience advising businesses in the cannabis industry. His experience includes co-authoring Los Angeles’ Proposition D legislation and representing cannabis businesses in licensing and enforcement matters, corporate transactions, M&A, partnership disputes, and litigation.
Lawson advises businesses on federal and California tax matters, compliance, and business planning, areas that intersect with many of the issues raised by cannabis reclassification.