For a long period, the crypto-asset market has remained unregulated in the European Union. A group of EU member states has developed cryptocurrency legislation...

I first posted this Crowdfunding Cheat Sheet in January of 2014. Since then the rules have continued to change and improve. So here’s the...

How The Cannabis Industry Can Solve The Schedule-I Drug Research Barrier Problem

Research is forbidden on Schedule I drugs in the U.S. — here's how marijuana can get around that rule.

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Due to this shift in paradigm, the DEA was forced to shift their stance on certain drugs. First with cannabis and now with psychedelics. The public had to twist the arm of the government in order to have them say, “Sure we’re thinking about making it easier to research…just give us time!”

In this blog post I summarized the potential legal liability of issuers raising capital using Title II Crowdfunding (aka Rule 506(c)), Title III Crowdfunding (aka Reg CF), and Title IV Crowdfunding (aka Regulation A). Here, I’ll summarize the potential legal liability of a registered Title III funding portal. To start, let’s distinguish between two kinds …

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Global Health Legislation During the 117th Congress(as of June 30, 2021) Title Date Introduced Bill # Sponsor Status Topic Summary of Global Health-Related Provisions Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of...

The extent to which states and/or employers might adopt COVID-19 vaccine mandates remains an open question but could affect the distribution and...

We are excited to announce the relaunch of a new resources.data.gov, an online repository of policies, tools, case studies, and other resources to...

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrates why we include a list of “risk factors” when we sell securities. Suppose a company issued stock on January...

The SEC just proposed major changes to every kind of online offering:  Rule 504, Rule 506(b), Rule 506(c), Regulation A, and Regulation CF. The proposals and the reasoning behind them take up 351 pages. An SEC summary is here, while the full text is here. The proposals are likely to become effective in more or less their …

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