Holland & Hart Cannabis Law

Holland & Hart Cannabis Law has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in October 2021. The social media accounts linked to from Holland & Hart Cannabis Law are: • Instagram • LinkedIn • Email • X Besides social media accounts, HollandHart has populated their site with: • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | June 2026 | Holland & Hart LLP • Tax Lawyers Anticipate More Pot Guidance From IRS and Courts • Federal medical marijuana rescheduling causes confusion in Colorado • Rachel Gillette shared insights with AP News on cannabis reclassification • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | April 2026 | Holland & Hart LLP • Cannabis partner Rachel Gillette shared her insights in SupplySide's "Business Bites 420: THC beverage ban looms as category booms" • Holland & Hart LLP Cannabis and Psychedelics • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | May 2026 | Holland & Hart LLP • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | March 2026 | Holland & Hart LLP • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | February 2026 | Holland & Hart LLP • The CBA-CLE 10th Annual Cannabis Symposium is on Feb 24 • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | January 2026 | Holland & Hart LLP • A comprehensive year in review, highlighting the most significant developments that shaped the cannabis industry: • 2026 Midyear Tax Meeting: Join Jennifer Benda and panel as they tackle the challenges facing cannabis businesses • What to know about Trump's executive order on marijuana | AP News • Trump’s Order to Reclassify Marijuana to Schedule III – The White House • Dec 2025 the buzz | Gillette & Benda cover federal policy shifts, new markets, state updates & more: • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | November 2025 | Holland & Hart LLP • Do Cannabis Attorneys Have a Legal Workaround for 280E? Weed Wonks podcast: • the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | October 2025 | Holland & Hart LLP • The Sept. "the buzz" highlights from Rachel Gillette & Jennifer Benda: • Welcome back to "the buzz" - Explore our August 2025 edition with highlights by partners Rachel K. Gillette and Jennifer Benda • How might recent cannabis policy changes affect your business? Our July 2025 "the buzz" highlights the latest developments: • Join NBI's "Marijuana Business Law in Connecticut" panel with Rachel Gillette on July 21. • Explore our June 2025 "the buzz" cannabis update with insights by Rachel Gillette & Jennifer Benda: • Check out our new Court Rips edition of "The Buzz"! Cannabis attorneys Rachel Gillette & Jennifer Benda unpack IRC §280E limits ERC for cannabis company & Canna Provisions case dismissed (again): • As several states ban THCA-derived hemp products, Rachel Gillette tells MJBiz, “People are growing cannabis and slapping a hemp label on it and saying its legal in all 50 states – but that’s not legal certified hemp." Read more: • Explore our May 2025 "the buzz" cannabis industry update. Rachel K. Gillette and Jennifer Benda break down this month's critical highlights: • Welcome to the buzz: April 2025 edition. Rachel K. Gillette and Jennifer Benda provide highlights on trends impacting the cannabis industry: • Don't miss NCIA’s Colorado Stakeholder Summit on April 29 in Denver to engage in interactive panels, fireside chats, and valuable networking with cannabis industry professionals. • As several states implement restrictions or outright bans on hemp-derived THC drinks and edibles, some industry advocates call for regulation. Rachel Gillette shares insights with SupplySide Food & Beverage Journal - read here: • Welcome to the buzz: March 2025 edition. Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda provide highlights on trends impacting the cannabis industry: • In a guest column for MJBizDaily, Cannabis partner Rachel Gillette argues that recent legislative proposals to codify 280E even if marijuana is reclassified as a Schedule 3 drug got it wrong. • Read the latest insights in the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | February 2025 edition: • Join Jennifer Benda at the CBA's Cannabis Symposium in Denver to learn about tax challenges facing cannabis businesses. • A new bill, “No Deductions for Marijuana Business Act,” would block state-legal marijuana businesses from taking 280E tax deductions even if cannabis is moved to Schedule III. Jennifer Benda shares with Law360: • Welcome to the buzz: Special Tax Edition! With April 15 near, Rachel Gillette & Jennifer Benda share tax prep tips: • Read the latest insights in the January 2025 edition of the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update. • Read the latest insights in this December edition of "the buzz," our monthly Cannabis News & Policy Update. • In this MJBIzDaily guest column, Rachel Gillette explains why the new Trump administration’s stated policies are largely aligned with the marijuana industry’s interests. Read here: • IRC 280E has long been a thorn in the side of CPAs. In a Kaplan Webinar, Jennifer Benda offers strategies to limit tax liability, IRS audit defense tips, and more. Check out this preview. • We will be at the 2024 MJBizCon in Las Vegas! Join us Dec 4 for Swing & Sip Happy Hour at Atomic Golf. Click for details. • Read the latest insights in this post-election edition of “the buzz,” our monthly cannabis news and policy update. • Cannabis partner Rachel Gillette shares insights with Green Market Report on the ongoing, unfair tax headaches facing state-legal businesses • The AICPA is seeking clarifying guidance from IRS on cannabis industry tax rules after SCOTUS eliminated Chevron deference. Read insights from tax partner Jennifer Benda in Green Market Report article here: • Read the latest insights in this pre-election edition of “the buzz,” our monthly cannabis news and policy update: • Colorado Psychedelic-assisted therapy centers slated for licensure in 2025 will face some uphill challenges, Rachel Gillette shares insights with The Denver Post. • Rachel Gillette shared with Marijuana Moment, “The IRS may have to wait for de-scheduling to seize MJ assets if ‘illegality’ is the concern.” Read the article here: • Welcome back to "the buzz," our monthly cannabis news and policy updates. Read the September 2024 highlights here: • In this edition of "the buzz," topics include 280E, federal rescheduling, new state licensing opportunities, hemp regulations & litigation, and more. • Jennifer Benda and Luke Ortner, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, chat about the recent trend of cannabis taxpayers relying on legal opinions that 280E no longer applies to seek refund claims. | Tax Notes • Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda deep dive into the rapidly expanding and ever changing cannabis industry at the AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference • Tune in to listen to Rachel Gillette’s discussion exploring trends and issues affecting the cannabis industry from a legal & regulatory perspective. • Welcome to "the buzz," our monthly cannabis news and policy update. This month's highlights are from Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda. • Oregon creates a regulatory framework for legalizing psilocybin-assisted therapy. Rachel Gillette tells Bloomberg Tax, “Taxing psilocybin is just a matter of time." Read more... • At the 6/26 MyLawCLE Cannabis Law event, Partner Rachel K. Gillette will explore the myriad of ethics concerns in a cannabis practice. • Timing Guidance Tops Cannabis Advisers’ Rescheduling Wish List | Jennifer Benda shares insights with Tax Notes • Will the proposal to reschedule cannabis give businesses relief from 280E’s punitive tax consequences? Jennifer Benda shares insights with Law360 • DEA agrees to reclassify cannabis, Rachel Gillette outlines what’s known and unknown, and what remains to be done. • Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda joined the DOPE CFO's The Cannabis Accounting Podcast “Ep. 143: Changes in Cannabis Law and Accounting in 2024” • On reports of $113M in tax refunds by Trulieve, cannabis and tax partner Rachel Gillette shares insights with MJBizDaily • Pot Rescheduling Could Spur Inventory Accounting Change - Jennifer Benda shares insights with Law360 • What is the Corporate Transparency Act and why does it matter for cannabis businesses? Rachel Gillette provides a download with MJBizDaily. • Opinion: Is Trulieve’s refund claim the cannabis industry’s way out of 280E? Tax partners Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda share analysis in MJBiz. • Cannabis & psychedelics partner Rachel Gillette offers predictions on cannabis law in 2024 | Law.com • Rachel Gillette explains why cannabis remains an “industry interrupted” in this Reuters article: • Holland & Hart Earns Top Score in HRC Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index • Despite the Senate’s passage of the SAFER Banking Act, Rachel Gillette remains “dubious” Congress will act, and shares insights with mg Magazine. • Mitigating Risk: Should Cannabis Businesses Withdraw ERC Claims? Rachel Gillette outlines factors #cannabis businesses should evaluate. • George Singer and Rachel Gillette provide insights in Law360 Expert Analysis: Why Bankruptcy Is A Budding Alternative For Cannabis Cos. • Rachel Gillette shares insights with MJ Venture on state versus local regulation of cannabis licenses • Rachel Gillette Quoted in Cannabis Business Times’ “Rescheduling is Not Enough,’ And Other Reactions to HHS Recommendation on Cannabis” • Rachel Gillette shares insights with Politico on potential reclassification of marijuana • Questions remain following HHS recommendation to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug. Rachel Gillette shares insights with CNN • Is Reclassifying Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug the Right Move? • Rachel Gillette, Jennifer Benda, and William Colgin Presenting at AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference • Rachel Gillette Quoted in Denver Business Journal's "Colorado online marijuana sales begin overshadowed by financial blow" • Rachel Gillette explores how some Western states are opening up the protectionist gates to permit interstate marijuana commerce (where it’s legal) in this Reuters article: • Proud sponsor of the AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference on 8/14-16 in Boston. Details online. • Partner Jennifer Benda provided insights on the use and public reception of OIC collection alternatives and application of 280E to TaxNotes • Publicly Traded Cannabis Companies: To Be or Not To Be? Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda provide insights. • Holland & Hart Commemorates Juneteenth 2023 - Read more here: • Holland & Hart Receives 108 Individual and 40 Practice Rankings in Chambers USA 2023 • Looking forward to hosting the first-ever cannabis business-oriented seminar in Denver, June 7-9. Register today - 2023 NORML Denver Legal Seminar • Cannabis industry attorney Nabil Rodriguez for the “Cannabis CBD Issues and Transactions” discussion on 6/7. • Tax attorney Jennifer Benda will co-present a discussion on cannabis industry tax challenges at NORML Denver Legal Seminar • Ccannabis lawyer Rachel Gillette is serving as the 2023 NORML Denver Legal Seminar Day 1 moderator. Looking forward to seeing you there! Register Today! • Rachel Gillette authors article in mg Magazine, "An Ounce of Prevention Can Stop Financial Distress" • Cannabis Taxation: Where Does the Money Go? Jennifer Benda unpacks how cannabis taxation regimes are structured and possible consequences • Tune in on KOPN FM, #CannabisLaw partner Rachel Gillette joins the “Sex, Drugs & Civil Liberties” show with Dan Viets • Rachel Gillette Shares Insights in Reuters Article “High & Dry: Banking crisis to further choke funding for cannabis sector" • Rachel Gillette Dishes on The Cannabis Hospitality Business in Las Vegas and Elsewhere on cannabisradio.com • Cannabis partner Rachel K. Gillette shares insights on recent state-level legalization developments with Cannabis Business Times • Tax partner Jennifer Benda shares insights with Tax Notes in "Cannabis NOLs Might Not Go Up in Smoke" • Colorado's Proposition 122: Too soon for the mushroom boom? • Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda Quoted in Regulated State’s “Rare good news from the IRS for cannabis businesses” • Finally, Good News from the IRS: Cannabis Operators Could Be Eligible for the Qualified Business Income Deduction • Jennifer Benda Quoted in Tax Notes Article "Tax Limitation Unlikely to Hit New Pot Research Initiative" • Jennifer Benda joins two panels at the upcoming ABA Taxation Section's 2023 Midyear Tax Meeting • Congrats Jennifer Benda and Tammi Kotzker - “Denver’s Top Lawyers 2023” by 5280 Magazine. • If You Want a Natural Medicine Company, Start Tax Planning Now | Jennifer Benda shares insights in Bloomberg Tax article • Cannabis partner Rachel K. Gillette gives her predictions for cannabis law in 2023 in this Law.com article • A look back on the last 12 months on some of the issues still confronting the cannabis industry | “Higher Law” Law.com • Rachel Gillette shares insights on the “game changer” policies that have helped move Colorado’s cannabis industry forward - Boulder Weekly • #CannabisTax lawyer Rachel K. Gillette joins panel at the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) Cannabis Industry Conference on 11/8. • Spotlight on Law Firm Cannabis Practice Leader Rachel Gillette • Rachel K. Gillette in Law.com’s “Higher Law” - sharing thoughts on whether the promises of #Colorado’s Amendment 64 matched realities 10 years later • Recent California Legislation Clears the Path for Veterinary Cannabis • Will Rescheduling Cannabis Help State-Legal Dispensaries With Their Taxes? Probably Not Any Time Soon • Viva Las Lounges: No, You Still Can't Consume MJ Like Alcohol in Vegas • Rachel Gillette quoted in Pink Sheet discussing US FDA’s recent hiring of new Public Health Advisor • Over-the-Counter but Underregulated – The Facts About Pet Products Containing CBD and Hemp • Holland & Hart Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Firmwide Afternoon of Service • "CBD Enforcement and the Growing Threat of Drug Preclusion of Dietary Supplements” at Nutrition Law Symposium 9/9/22 • ALI CLE Webcast 9/14: Ethics of Representing Cannabis Clients: Weeding Through the Hazy Issues • Join the Fireside Chat panel to review takeaways from the AIPCA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference. • Explore the accounting, legal, and regulatory environment of bankruptcy and restructuring on 8/9 with Rachel Gillette • Join tax attorney Jennifer Benda at the AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference 8/9 • Holland & Hart Achieves WILEF Gold Standard Certification for the Twelfth Year • Jennifer Benda quoted in Tax Notes article “Tax Court Uproots Another Legal-Weed Audit Defense" • Rachel Gillette quoted in HBW Insight's “CBD Will Be US FDA’s ‘One’ Lawful Hemp Compound, House Appropriators Anticipate” • WEBINAR: Why is the IRS Targeting Cannabis Businesses with 280E Audits? • Jennifer Benda talks with mg Magazine about tax challenges cannabis companies are facing • The Great Delta-8 Debate: Many Shades of Grey? • Holland & Hart Commemorates Juneteenth 2022 • Don’t miss tax attorney Jennifer Benda’s panel at #CLI2022 • Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Holland & Hart Cannabis Law Attorneys • Aspen Legal Seminar - NORML: Rachel Gillette is presenting and associate Nabil Rodriguez is moderating • #Cannabis lawyer Stu Knight talks with Law Week Colorado in its feature on “Colorado’s ‘Rising Stars’” • Cannabis attorney Rachel Gillette talks with MJBiz about impacts of new Colorado law allowing unionization of agricultural—and cannabis grow—workers • Join tax professionals at CannaLaw Summit's “The Next Generation of Cannabis Tax Issues” • Partner Jennifer Benda’s recent move to Holland & Hart was featured by Law360 • Virtual Event! TerraLex Talks Cannabis: Hemp Hot Topics and How To's • LAST CHANCE! Join us tomorrow on 4/19, in Denver or virtually, to learn about key legal issues facing the cannabis industry. • Tax authorities continue to ratchet up oversight and audits of cannabis industry businesses. Join us 4/19 to learn more. • Spots are still available, join our Cannabis Higher Learning event on 4/19 • Fed legalization could be double-edged sword for Colo. cannabis biz • Event - Cannabis Higher Learning: Your Legal Roadmap • Cannabis attorney Rachel Gillette shares possible benefits of federal legalization in US News • Join us on 4/19 for our #cannabis law event and happy hour in Denver! • Cannabis partner Rachel Gillette discusses the “significant increase” in IRS audits of the cannabis industry. • Don’t miss Holland & Hart's #cannabis law event and happy hour on 4/19! • Join us, 3/19, for the UF of Law SNCBA Cannabis Law Symposium • Join UF of Law students, faculty, and alumni for the SNCBA Cannabis Law Symposium on March 19 • Rachel Gillette shares that taking the SAFE Banking Act off the legislative agenda “creates this tremendous safety issue for a multibillion-dollar industry,” in MJBizDaily • Join us 2/24 for an #EforAll virtual roundtable! • Holland & Hart Earns Top Score in HRC Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index • 600 villages, towns and cities in New York state chose to opt out of all adult use cannabis sales. • Colorado governor pardons 1,351 Coloradans convicted of marijuana possession • Rachel Gillette shares her opinion on what federal legalization should look like in 2022 in Denver Business Journal article. • De-scheduling cannabis at the federal level would ensure the foreclosure of lifetime opportunities does not continue to occur! • Cannabis Industry leader Rachel Gillette is at the NORML Key West Legal Seminar. • Cannabis industry leader Rachel Gillette shares why 280E and higher banking fees are just some of the obstacles for cannabis companies in Denver Business Journal article. • Join Rachel Gillette at the 11/11 American Health Law Association “Tax Issues in Medicinal Cannabis” live webinar. • The @ABAIntlaw’s First Global Business of #Cannabis Conference runs Nov. 10-12! Don’t miss our #CannabisLaw team presenters, Rachel Gillette and Rochelle Rabeler. • Denver Finalizes Business Rules for Safe Storage of Marijuana • Holland & Hart Represents BayMedica in Acquisition by InMed Pharmaceuticals • Tune in to listen to Holland & Hart #cannabislawyer Rachel K. Gillette’s discussion on the @dopecfo Cannabis Accounting Podcast. • In case you missed it, tune in to hear Holland & Hart partner Rachel Gillette on Cannabis Radio’s GrassRoots Marketing podcast • Cannabis partner Rachel Gillette outlines why new IRS Cannabis / Marijuana Initiative May Signal Increased Tax Scrutiny. • Robust sales, expanded state legalization & possible federal action lead to increased mergers, acquisitions in Colorado Cannabis industry. • Holland & Hart partner Rachel Gillette, leader of the firm’s cannabis industry group, joined the Plant Problems Podcast’s 100th episode