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Legal Analysis: Impact of DOJ Marijuana Rescheduling on Criminal Defendants
This article analyzes how the DOJ’s marijuana rescheduling decision affects criminal defendants, including implications for active prosecutions, post-conviction relief, and sentencing under current federal law.
Holon Law’s Statement on Rescheduling Marijuana to Schedule III of the CSA
The DOJ’s proposal to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III signals a major policy shift, but uncertainty remains. Here’s what it means for cannabis businesses, taxes, and federal oversight.
Regulatory Sandboxes and AI: Why States Are Emerging as Innovation Gatekeepers
This article explains how state-led regulatory sandbox programs are shaping the development of AI governance in the United States, highlighting how controlled testing environments are influencing liability, oversight, and the future of real-world AI deployment.
Governor Has Her Say: Virginia Adult Use Licensing Becomes More Competitive
This article explains how recent gubernatorial action on Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation is reshaping the licensing landscape, increasing competition, and raising the importance of early-stage preparation for prospective applicants.
Trademark Clearance in the Age of AI: Why Traditional Searches Are No Longer Enough
This article explains why traditional trademark clearance processes are no longer sufficient in an AI-driven environment, outlining how AI-generated branding, multilingual risk, and feature-level naming are reshaping how businesses must evaluate trademark availability and risk.
Virginia Cannabis Licenses (2026): What We Know Now and What to Be Thinking About
This article explains Virginia’s adult-use cannabis licensing framework under SB 542 and HB 642, outlining license categories, caps, lottery structure, impact eligibility, and the critical preparation steps prospective applicants should complete before applications open on July 1, 2026.
March Madness®: Brackets, Buzzer-Beaters, and the Business of Trademarks (and a 1939 Origin Story)
This article explores the trademark history and legal structure behind “March Madness®,” explaining how shared rights, licensing frameworks, and layered brand protections shape one of the most recognized events in sports—and what businesses should understand about trademark use, commercialization, and enforcement.
Words Matter: What the Vetements Case Teaches Businesses About Multilingual Trademarks
This article examines the Federal Circuit’s decision in In re Vetements Group AG, explaining how the doctrine of foreign equivalents affects trademark protection when a brand name translates directly into a generic term for the goods being sold, and what businesses should consider when developing multilingual brand strategies.
Virginia’s Impact Licensees: A Focused Guide for Social Equity Applicants (2026)
This article explains how Virginia’s adult-use cannabis legislation under HB 642 and SB 542 embeds impact licensees into the first phase of licensing and funding, outlining early issuance requirements, microbusiness pathways, equity funding mechanisms, and what qualified applicants should be preparing for ahead of the July 1, 2026 application window.