Feb 27, 2017 - Reformist Thoughts by Jeffrey M. Goldstein |
It appears that no post-termination restrictions on smoking pot will be imposed on terminated former licensee. It would have been interesting to see how a court might have applied the doctrine of unclean hands in any injunctive action. What is also notable in this dispute is that the business relationship between the parties, even though it was based on a non-traditional product, was hindered by a very traditional point of conflict between franchisors and franchisees selling more traditional products — “a differing vision of what a traditional “Hempfest” event should be, so we have amicably dissolved the licensing relationship to allow the Las Vegas event to follow its vision unhindered by the contractual agreements.”
