As medicinal and adult-use cannabis programs expand across the United States, businesses operating in this emerging market face unique legal and regulatory challenges. The ongoing federal prohibition of cannabis creates additional layers of risk that require specialized legal guidance from experienced attorneys.
Cooper Levenson’s Cannabis Industry Practice Group provides comprehensive legal services to cannabis businesses, including cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and delivery services, businesses in the intoxicating hemp industry, as well as ancillary businesses navigating this evolving market. Our attorneys combine in-depth knowledge of state and local cannabis and hemp regulations with practical experience to deliver strategic, results-driven counsel tailored to the industry.
We have also served as trusted advisors to several New Jersey municipalities, offering guidance on cannabis ordinance adoption and local license endorsement procedures.
Our cannabis law services include:
- Regulatory compliance with state and local cannabis laws
- Corporate formation, governance, and assistance with licensing for cannabis businesses
- Real estate, zoning, and land use support for cannabis businesses
- Municipal approvals and relations
- Commercial transactions tailored for cannabis businesses
- Litigation involving cannabis businesses
Cooper Levenson provides the legal insight, advocacy, and strategy cannabis businesses need to succeed in this highly regulated market.
Articles
“Physician Considerations for Participating in State Medical Cannabis Programs,” Health Care and the Business of Cannabis, published by American Health Law Association (March 2021)
“Medical Marijuana: State and Federal Law Thickets and Practical Implications,” Health Law Handbook, published by Thomson Reuters (May 2020)
“New Jersey’s Expanding Cannabis Industry,” Law Enforcement Against Drugs Cannabis Summit, March 19, 2019
“Considerations for Physicians and Healthcare Institutions in the Wake of New Jersey’s Expanding Medicinal Marijuana Program,” New Jersey State Bar Association First Annual Cannabis Symposium, March 13, 2019
“New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Program,” New Jersey State Association of Medical Staff Services Meeting, June 15, 2018
“Banking and Marijuana-Related Businesses,” New Jersey Lawyer, October 2018
“Sessions Memo Makes Waves for Cannabis Industry,” Cooper Levenson Blog, January 5, 2018
Seminars
“New Jersey Cannabis Update for CPAs,” New Jersey Society of CPAs Breakfast Briefing, Oct. 2018
NJSBA Annual Meeting, “Cannabis and Hemp Litigation: Who’s Suing Who and What’s on the Horizon?” (May 15, 2025)
NJSBA 7th Annual Cannabis and Psychedelics Law Symposium, “Hemp 2025 – The Feds, State, Courts, And Path Forward” (March 12, 2025)
“Navigating Intoxicating Hemp Product Law in New Jersey,” NJICLE (December 18, 2024)
NJSBA 6th Annual Cannabis and Psychedelics Symposium, “Cannabis Litigation Update: Keeping the Lights On” (April 30, 2024)
“NJ Cannabis Law: Overview, Permitting, and Employment Issues,” Cape May County Chamber of Commerce (April 21, 2021)
“The Latest in Cannabis and Regulated Substances Law,” New Jersey State Bar Association Cannabis Law Special Committee and New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), Oct. 2023