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Trump says OK to Cannabis Legislation
/in CannaBlog /by bridge@westTrump says OK to Cannabis Legislation By Jim Marty, CEO of Bridge West He did it! A ripple went through our table at dinner Friday night. My phone started to buzz. I was at a UMass college reunion in New England when President Trump’s comments hit the news services as he left for the […]
National Cannabis Industry Association’s Lobby Days on Capitol Hill
/in CannaBlog, Washington D.C. /by bridge@westNational Cannabis Industry Association’s Lobby Days on Capitol Hill May 22-23, 2018 Observations by Jim Marty, CPA, MS/ABV CEO of Bridge West CPAs and Consultants LLC I attended the NCIA’s Lobby Days in Washington D.C. last week. It was my third Lobby Days in the last five years, and I have seen the influence […]
Marijuana Business Daily’s MJBizConNEXT
/in CannaBlog, Louisiana /by bridge@westMarijuana Business Daily’s MJBizConNEXT May 9-11, 2018 at New Orleans, LA Observations by Jim Marty, CPA, MS/ABV CEO of Bridge West CPAs and Consultants LLC The Bridge West team traveled to New Orleans, LA earlier this month to sponsor and exhibit at Marijuana Business Daily’s MJBizConNEXT. Here are my observations: This was the first […]
Senator Cory Gardner talks cannabis with President Trump
/in CannaBlog, Colorado /by bridge@westColorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said that he had a conversation with President Trump Wednesday night. A conversation where he, President Trump, reiterated his campaign pledge to let cannabis legalization be a state’s rights issue. Gardner has been fighting to reverse a decision made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to repeal the Cole […]
Green Market Report Executive Spotlight: Bridge West CPAs
/in CannaBlog /by bridge@westBy Debra Borchardt It’s that time of year when thoughts turn to taxes. With tax reform, it’s been an especially busy and complicated effort by CPA’s to figure out just how tax reform will affect businesses and individuals. The cannabis industry luckily doesn’t have to worry about tax reform because the reform didn’t reform anything for […]
Massachusetts Registered Marijuana Dispensaries: Should You Convert from Not-for-Profit to For-Profit?
/in CannaBlog, Massachusetts /by bridge@westOn November 7, 2012, Massachusetts voters approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana. At that time, Massachusetts law required Registered Marijuana Dispensaries (RMDs) to form and operate as nonprofit corporations pursuant to Massachusetts General Law (M.G.L.) .c.180. In addition, M.G.L. c.180 had strict compliance requirements relating to transactions between RMDs, management companies, real estate companies, […]
What a “snow bomb” Mr. Sessions has created
/in California, CannaBlog, Colorado /by bridge@westJust as the recent “snow bomb” blasted the Northeast with frigid temperatures, stinging wind, and damaging floods, Attorney General Sessions really stirred things up last week! On Friday, January 5, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions unilaterally revoked the Cole and Ogden memos that have guided Federal law enforcement policy on medical and recreational use cannabis […]
U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer Issues Statement Regarding Marijuana Prosecutions in Colorado
/in CannaBlog, Colorado /by bridge@westYesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a trio of memos from the Obama administration that had adopted a policy of no-interference with marijuana- friendly state laws. Under the new guidance, U.S. Attorneys are directed to make their own judgements on what to prosecute. They are told to make decisions regarding what crimes to prosecute based […]
CPA Trendlines article on CEO, Jim Marty: Building a National CPA Firm for the Cannabis Industry
/in CannaBlog /by bridge@westBy Liz Gold As a CPA in Colorado, Jim Marty saw a need for a large, sophisticated accounting firm to handle the booming cannabis industry. As a result, he designed his Longmont, Co.-based firm, Bridge West CPAs – focused solely on cannabis clients – to be acquired. And as it turned out, his plan and […]
Thanks for the warm hospitality in Pennsylvania
/in CannaBlog, Pennsylvania /by bridge@westOur combined presentation with Bridge West and the Hoban Law Group went off without a hitch. We had over 80 people in attendance. Cory Parnell and I gave a one hour slide show on cannabis tax and accounting issues, and Steve Schain and Bridget Hill-Zayat followed with an overview of some of the regulatory hurdles […]