Commentary on Jamaica’s Proposed Dangerous Drugs (Cannabis Licensing) Interim Regulations 2016 May 30, 2016 Barry Gainsburg International, Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Barry Gainsburg The Amended Dangerous Drug Act of 2015 authorized the creation of a board of directors for the establishment of the Cannabis Licensing Authority. The Authority has recently approved the regulations that will govern the beginning of Jamaica’s legal… Read More→
Banking for the Cannabis Industry: Not the problem you are told it is January 17, 2016 Barry Gainsburg Banking, Finance & Real Estate 1 Comment “Mr. Dillinger, why do you rob banks?” Dillinger's answer was simple: “I rob banks because… that is where the money is.” When I was a kid in New York, many many years ago, banks used to run commercials offering toasters… Read More→
Should You Invest in Cannabis Stocks? You Reap What You Sow November 30, 2015 Barry Gainsburg Cannabis Investments 0 Comments " A fool and his money are soon parted" - King Solomon, Proverbs 13:23 Around the Thanksgiving table this year, my friends and family had some question. They were mainly interested in how they could potentially profit from the burgeoning… Read More→
Cannabis Prohibition – A Hazy Trip Down Memory Lane September 28, 2015 Barry Gainsburg Policy & Legal 1 Comment By Barry R. Gainsburg, Esq. In 1970, the U.S. Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act (H.R. 18583), which is also known as the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Under the CSA, marijuana (and I will refer to it… Read More→