Hilary Bricken

Los Angeles

Lead Editor at Canna Law Blog

Business and regulatory compliance attorney at Husch Blackwell based out of Los Angeles

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Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Updates | JD Supra

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Hilary Bricken |Jonathon Duffy |Jeffrey O'Brien

Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis UpdateWe assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and when the OCM evaluates those applications.
Is Alcohol-Style Federal Regulation Coming for THC Beverages? | JD Supra

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Hilary Bricken |Brent Salmons

However, we’re now seeing increased advocacy from certain factions of the alcohol industry when it comes to proposing federal regulation for THC beverage makers and sellers.
Reflections on First Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis General Licensing Window

2 months ago | cannabislaw.report | Hilary Bricken |Jeffrey O’Brien

Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that deadline was extended to March 15 by midnight because of a crash with the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) website). Every time a licensing window opens in a state with a new adult use cannabis program, there are lessons to be learned for clients, attorneys, and regulators, alike.
Reflections on First Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis General Licensing Window | JD Supra

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Hilary Bricken |Jeffrey O'Brien

Like many others, we were caught up in filing a slew of Minnesota adult use cannabis applications for our clients by March 14 (which, if you were paying attention, that deadline was extended to March 15 by midnight because of a crash with the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) website). Every time a licensing window opens in a state with a new adult use cannabis program, there are lessons to be learned for clients, attorneys, and regulators, alike.
Husch Blackwell - Cannabis Debts, Collections, and Lawsuits

Mar 8, 2025 | cannabislaw.report | Hilary Bricken

Cannabis companies of all sizes have likely come across the issue of having to pursue badly behaved accounts receivable. What was once a time of prosperity has now turned into a business climate of pessimism and regret where the extension of terms and promises to pay have been more than abused by retailers and distributors, alike.
Cannabis Debts, Collections, and Lawsuits | JD Supra

Mar 6, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Hilary Bricken

Cannabis companies of all sizes have likely come across the issue of having to pursue badly behaved accounts receivable. What was once a time of prosperity has now turned into a business climate of pessimism and regret where the extension of terms and promises to pay have been more than abused by retailers and distributors, alike.
THC Beverage Makers and Distributors: Top 5 Concerns for 2025

Jan 14, 2025 | cannabislaw.report | Hilary Bricken

Hilary Bricken – Husch BlackwellSource – LexBlogIn the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of “THC beverages”. While it sounds like you can only find these products in a state-licensed cannabis dispensary, reporters are calling me about hemp-derived THC beverages that are cropping up for sale online and in major liquor stores across the country.
THC Beverage Makers and Distributors: Top 5 Concerns for 2025 | JD Supra

Jan 14, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Hilary Bricken

In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of “THC beverages“. While it sounds like you can only find these products in a state-licensed cannabis dispensary, reporters are calling me about hemp-derived THC beverages that are cropping up for sale online and in major liquor stores across the country.
THC Beverage Makers and Distributors: Top 5 Concerns for 2025

Jan 14, 2025 | openlegalblogarchive.org | Hilary Bricken

In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of “THC beverages“. While it sounds like you can only find these products in a state-licensed cannabis dispensary, reporters are calling me about hemp-derived THC beverages that are cropping up for sale online and in major liquor stores across the country.
Cannabis Trends in 2025 | JD Supra

Jan 6, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Hilary Bricken

As we rev up in 2025, here’s what I see as the main issues/events to watch (and maybe act on) in the industry:For years, “cannabis litigation” didn’t exist because business was conducted in the shadows and without enforceable agreements and cannabis companies didn’t carry any kind of insurance. Fast forward into the 2010s, and we began to see commercial cannabis litigation emerge around breached contracts and business ownership disputes for state-licensed companies.