--- title: Mansour Gavin LPA Blog | Brendon Friesen description: When you come to Mansour Gavin, you see a family of lawyers that are here to support you. 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We are always looking at ways to solve or prevent a problem. ![Brendon Friesen](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/hubfs/Brendon-Friesen-3_Day140729_People_Page-1.png) ## [How Will Ohio’s Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Impact Your Business?](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/how-will-ohios-adult-use-marijuana-legalization-impact-your-business) [Corporate and Business](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/corporate-and-business) December 01, 2023 | 09:22 AM On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters approved the initiated statute Ohio Rev. Code § 3780 (R.C. 3780) which provides for the legal sale and use of cannabis (marijuana) by individuals age 21 and over. While cannabis sales have been legal in Ohio since [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/how-will-ohios-adult-use-marijuana-legalization-impact-your-business) ## [Business interruption insurance claims During COVID-19](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/business-interruption-insurance-claims-in-the-wake-of-covid-19) [Corporate and Business](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/corporate-and-business) June 30, 2020 | 09:18 AM In dealing with the financial impact of COVID-19, many businesses are looking to their insurance companies for assistance. Commercial insurance policies can cover certain events that cause temporary interruption in the normal course of business, [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/business-interruption-insurance-claims-in-the-wake-of-covid-19) ## [Is the MORE Act Any More Likely to Federally Legalize Marijuana in the U.S.?](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/is-the-more-act-any-more-likely-to-federally-legalize-marijuana-in-the-u.s) December 16, 2019 | 01:45 PM On November 20, 2019, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved the [Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884)](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s2227/text) first introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D–CA) in July 2019. The MORE Act seeks to decriminalize marijuana [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/is-the-more-act-any-more-likely-to-federally-legalize-marijuana-in-the-u.s) ## [USPTO Increases Brand Protection For CBD Products](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/uspto-increases-brand-protection-for-hemp-derived-products) [Intellectual Property](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/intellectual-property) June 26, 2019 | 10:01 AM Just a quick check-in on cannabis, both marijuana and hemp, regulatory law. This article touches on cannabis brand protection and a recent development in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that relaxes its prior strict approach to [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/uspto-increases-brand-protection-for-hemp-derived-products) ## [OPEN FOR BUSINESS: OHIO'S LEGAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM IS UP AND RUNNING. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU?](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/open-for-business-ohios-legal-medical-marijuana-program-is-up-and-running.-what-does-that-mean-for-you) March 25, 2019 | 09:54 AM Ohio's Medical Marijuana Control Program (MMCP) is open for business. We have certainly come a long way since first reporting on this program in [June 2016](https://mansourgavin.com/canna-business/) and [September 2017.](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/medical-marijuana-in-ohio-where-are-we-now) [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/open-for-business-ohios-legal-medical-marijuana-program-is-up-and-running.-what-does-that-mean-for-you) ## [Breaking the Stereotype: Medical Marijuana](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/breaking-the-stereotype-medical-marijuana) [Civil Litigation](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/civil-litigation) | [Corporate and Business](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/corporate-and-business) September 26, 2017 | 09:18 AM ### The war on marijuana began in the 1960s and culminated in the Drug Abuse and Prevention Act of 1970 signed by Richard Nixon. Today the drug remains a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin, cocaine and LSD, pursuant to the federal Controlled Substances [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/breaking-the-stereotype-medical-marijuana) ## [Medical Marijuana in Ohio: Where are We Now?](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/medical-marijuana-in-ohio-where-are-we-now) [Civil Litigation](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/civil-litigation) | [Corporate and Business](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/corporate-and-business) September 26, 2017 | 09:18 AM ### More than a year has passed since Governor Kasich signed House Bill 523, [legalizing medical marijuana (MMJ) in Ohio](http://mansourgavin.com/practice-area/corporate-and-business-services/) and making our state the 25th to adopt such a program. At the time, those interested in getting involved — as a cultivator, [\[… read more\]](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/medical-marijuana-in-ohio-where-are-we-now) ## [Are “B Corps” the Future of Business?](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/are-b-corps-the-future-of-business) [Corporate and Business](https://blog.mansourgavin.com/tag/corporate-and-business) November 20, 2015 | 09:31 AM ### A majority of states believe that may be the case. A Benefit Corporation or a “B Corp” is a “triple bottom line” company. Those familiar with B Corps refer to the triple bottom line as the three Ps: People, Planet and Profit. 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