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Tribal Financing

Counseled bank on a loan to tribal enterprise secured by specified tax revenues.

Tribal Cannabis

Counseled a Michigan tribe on entering lease with a commercial cannabis tenant on the tribe’s lands, including handling negotiations with the state, revisions to tribal code, lease review, and other compliance issues.

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Tribal Cannabis

Coauthored Washington State House Bill 2000, which authorized the state to enter into cannabis compacts with Washington tribes. Lobbied for passage of the bill, worked on drafts and amendments of the bill with tribal and state staff.

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Tribal Cannabis

Coauthored Washington’s inaugural tribal-state cannabis compact, and subsequent other cannabis compacts in Washington.

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Tribal Cannabis

Counseled numerous tribal clients on cannabis implementation, including entity and regulatory structure, tribal cannabis codes, formation documents for commercial cannabis entities, banking and credit relationships, vendor contracts, and other regulatory and transactional issues related to tribal cannabis activities.

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Tribal Cannabis

Counseled a Michigan tribe on entering lease with a commercial cannabis tenant on the tribe's lands, including handling negotiations with the state, revisions to tribal code, lease review, and other compliance issues.

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Tribal Cannabis

Co-authored Washington State House Bill 2000, which authorized the state to enter into cannabis compacts with Washington tribes. Lobbied for passage of the bill, worked on drafts and amendments of the bill with tribal and state staff. Bill passed 46-0 in the Senate and 79-17 in the House.

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Tribal Cannabis

Co-authored Washington’s inaugural tribal-state cannabis compact between the Suquamish Tribe and the State of Washington, and subsequently co-authored several other cannabis compacts in Washington. Prepared tribal member outreach communications, tribal code revisions, compliance documents and policies, operating plans, and other necessary documents for implementation.

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Tribal Cannabis

Counseled numerous tribal clients on cannabis compacts and implementation of tribal regulatory structure, drafted tribal commercial cannabis code, prepared formation documents for commercial cannabis entities, prepared vendor contracts, and advised on other regulatory and transactional issues related to tribal cannabis activities.

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