Author: Thomas Howard

a seasoned cannabis business attorney, entrepreneur, and advocate with over a decade of hands-on experience navigating complex cannabis regulations across the United States. As the founder of Cannabis Industry Lawyer and co-host of Cannabis Legalization News, Tom has helped clients win cannabis licenses in multiple states, advised startups from seed to sale, and litigated key industry cases involving constitutional challenges and regulatory disputes. He’s personally built and launched cannabis businesses, giving him a rare combination of legal expertise and real-world operational insight. Tom has studied thousands of pages of cannabis laws and rules, testified on legalization issues, and regularly appears in media to break down developments in plain English. His mission: to fight outdated prohibition, empower entrepreneurs, and provide trustworthy, actionable information to anyone building a future in the legal cannabis industry.

Cannabis Application To Do List

Remember to do these things with your cannabis application. It’s application season this Christmas in Illinois. With hundreds or thousands of people and companies getting a dispensary application for Christmas – winners announced in May!

Illinois Releases Last Minute Tie Breaker Details

What if 10 applications tie after all the scoring? Here’s what will happen.

Cannabis on the Ballot: Adult-Use in Arkansas

Will Arkansas become the first southern state to legalize recreational cannabis? Find out in this week’s episode of Cannabis Legalization News.

Pennsylvania Adult Use Cannabis Laws – SB 350

Pennsylvania Senate Bill 350 seeks to legalize cannabis for adult use. We break down aspects of the law and provide guidance for how to go about apply for the cannabis licenses in the state of Pennsylvania. https://www.cannabisindustrylawyer.com

Sunday Sesh With Robert Platshorn

Stacey Theis – of the Cannabus & Freedom Grow – comes on the show to discuss her uncle Gary Sheppard – Vet. Killed for 12 plants. help the cannabus run again on its gofundme page – and remember to help fund the prisoners and end the prohibition of marijuana – no one should have to […]

Cannabis Activist: A Ghost In The Machine; Page 2

My first act of cannabis activism at 17 was sending money to Keiko Bonk’s campaign after reading about her campaign in High Times. It was only 5 dollars, but it’s what I could do. I always have felt it was essential to support people willing to be in power and support legalization. What better way […]

Glenn Keeling and Peggysue Kimmel: Ohio Cannabis Medical Raid Victims

Glenn Keeling and Peggysue Kimmel’s continuing saga of the misguidance of justice is not a unique one in America but is another example of prohibitions’ failure to catch bad guys or even to make America better. Their case is one of the many reasons we have been fighting so long for our inalienable rights […]

A Pot Prisoner Is Just An American Living In The Wrong Time

It’s hard to describe what I do for legalization; I’m famous or at least infamous for being a nice guy when in reality, I’m kind of a dickhead, but I try to use that dickhead energy to change the world. One of the things I try to do is bring hope to prisoners. Wars are […]

Cannabis Activist: The Ghost In the Machine

How many other causes put your work life at risk? Places of employment aren’t doing random kid fucker checks. There is less stigma around kid fuckers than cannabis users; this isn’t right. The heart of my activism has been championing for people I don’t know. Lives disrupted some even ruined by a bad law. I […]

Cannabis Branding And Marketing

Before the internet, people spoke to each other. I don’t do that much anymore except on the potcast or the internet. For the most part, my day is my commute to and from work, the work itself that pays the bills, household work, video games, and drinking, sprinkle in writing when I can. I am […]