CBD Law and Regulations

For listed companies with a financial year ending on 30 June, Annual General Meeting (AGM) season is rapidly approaching. Companies should be thinking about preparing for AGMs in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. With…

A window for the filing of applications for new noncommercial FM stations in the reserved FM band (below 92.1 FM) appears to be on its way – either later this year or early next.  As we reported in our summary of last week’s broadcast…

The creator of “The Walking Dead” has won a legal battle to block a cannabis-themed comic strip titled “The Toking Dead.”AMC waged war with the creators of “Toking Dead” — about friends who open a marijuana dispensary, and when everyone…

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Here are some of the regulatory and legal actions and developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The FCC acted…

Derek Harris, who was arrested in 2008 in Louisiana for selling an officer .69 grams of marijuana, was recently resentenced to time served. He’s already served nine years in prison.Initially, Harris was convicted and sentenced to 15 years…

We interview Professor Stuart C. Gilson of the Harvard Business School to gain his insights on how firms create value. Professor Gilson is an expert on valuation, credit and financial statement analysis, and corporate…

A $12,000 fine issued to an FM translator operator for operating with a transmitter power output that exceeded its licensed limits was upheld by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau in a decision released this week.  The Commission rejected the…

South African Cabinet officials have advanced a bill legalizing the adult use of cannabis; the measure comes three years after a High Court ruling declared that cannabis prohibition was unconstitutional. Business Tech South Africa …

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