Thomas Lavigne

Cannabis Counsel Breaks Down Medical Marijuana Rescheduling

DETROIT - For years, state-legal cannabis companies operated under a unique federal tax penalty that prevented them from deducting ordinary business expenses such as payroll, rent, marketing and utilities. That changed in April when the U.S. Department of Justice moved federally recognized medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, potentially saving cannabis businesses billions

By |2026-07-05T16:44:31-04:00June 10th, 2026|Marijuana Business, News|

More Tech Innovation Needed In Cannabis, Hemp Industries

ANN ARBOR - Thomas Lavigne, the managing partner of Cannabis Counsel, one of the oldest Cannabis-focused law firms in the country, says the Michigan technology industry needs to innovate in the cannabis and hemp sectors to produce products that serve public needs. For instance, he says in Hemp, the non psychoactive part of the marijuana

By |2022-11-18T15:45:33-05:00November 18th, 2022|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|