Your Guide for Cannabis and Marijuana Regulatory Law

We are a Harrisburg-based law firm committed to providing thorough, effective and complete guidance to cannabis businesses and ancillary service providers.

About Us

At Cannabis Law PA we create innovative solutions for cannabis companies. Whether you are a grower, processor, dispensary, laboratory, transportation provider, practitioner, or security service firm, we can assist you with the formation, application, or regulatorily compliant operation of your cannabis company.

We have assisted cannabis companies with financing, contract negotiations, zoning and land use matters, administrative litigation, commercial litigation and arbitration, and appeals (from agency administrations to state supreme courts).

Cannabis Law PA attorneys have been assisting cannabis clients since 2015 and have been working in other highly regulated industries since 1982. We provide regulatory consulting across the entire U.S. and are licensed to litigate in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, and North Carolina.

Our Attorneys

MEET OUR DEDICATED TEAM

Judith D. Cassel

Partner / Lawyer

Micah R. Bucy

Partner / Lawyer

Kevin J. McKeon

Partner / Lawyer

Dennis A. Whitaker

Partner / Lawyer

Melissa A. Chapaska

Associate / Lawyer

Aaron

Aaron Rosengarten

Associate / Lawyer

Our attorneys
provide guidance with:

  • Litigation
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Application Assistance
  • Business Plan Development
  • Permitting for Growers, Processors, and Dispensaries
  • Entity Formation
  • Understanding Federal vs. State law Conflicts
  • Negotiating with Local Municipalities
  • Certification of Minority or Women Owned Business Enterprises
  • Contract Negotiations and Drafting
  • Sales, Lending and Leasing Transactions
  • Grant Funding for Medical Marijuana Research
  • Business Connections
  • Land Use Assistance
  • Insurance Issues

Recent Blog Posts

Pennsylvania Amish are all in on Cannabis

Federal government clings in vain to the illegality of cannabis in the face of admitting it no longer enforces the goals of the CSA against cannabis entities complying with state legalization programs

AGs want to undo Republicans’ legalization of hemp in the 2018 farm bill.

Congratulations to HMS’s Cannabis Law PA practice group for ranking in the top 20 in Central Penn Business Journal’s Book of Lists – List of Law Firms

Congratulations to HMS’s Cannabis Law PA practice group for ranking in the top 20 in Central Penn Business Journal’s Book of Lists – List of Law Firms

FDA Set to Approve or Deny MDMA Medication By August 2024

How a female founder is fighting stigma in the cannabis industry

Biden Tells Supporter He’s ‘Taking Care’ Of Marijuana Reform At Campaign Stop

Governor Healey Announces Nation-Leading Effort to Pardon Marijuana Possession Misdemeanor Convictions

Kentucky Chooses Metrc for Cannabis Industry Track-and-Trace Contract

Social Media Posts Play a Part in Rescheduling Cannabis

New Mexico Senate Unanimously Passes Psilocybin Therapy and Research Resolution

Plaintiff seeks to halt Maryland’s latest round of cannabis permits.

NOTICES – STATE ETHICS COMMISSION – Medical Marijuana List

Psychedelics in Oregon

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publicly releases its unredacted letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Psychedelics from Criminal to Commercial

Biden Issues Pardons For Federal Marijuana Offenses

DEA Calls For Even More THC, Psilocybin And DMT To Be Produced For Research In 2024

Pennsylvania House Bill 983 seeks to remove DUI penalties for the legal use of medical marijuana while driving.

Senate of Pennsylvania Session of 2023 – 2024 Regular Session MEMORANDUM

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