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Should Oregonians Vote to Legalize Marijuana?
Mark Kleiman, one of the foremost thinkers on smart marijuana policy, has weighed in on Oregon's pending ballot measure 91 for the legalization of marijuana. Kleiman starts by noting that Measure 91 is "noticeably less crazy" than the failed 2012 ballot initiative....
Clients in the News – Kachka LLC
It's always a pleasure to see our clients succeeding. It's an added bonus when the successful client is a local eatery serving delicious food and drinks that we can neither confirm nor deny we liberally partake in at any opportunity. And we love it when the success of...
Congratulations to Raife Neuman, A Rising Star
Intelekia is proud to announce that attorney and founding member Raife Neuman has been named an Oregon 2014 Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine! Raife was recognized for his work in Real Estate Law where he has been busy defending homeowners in foreclosure...
Scam Alert for Oregon Businesses!
A client just emailed us with some official looking paperwork asking her business to file its 2014-Annual Minutes Form for Oregon Corporations, along with a $125 filing fee (the client has a Limited Liability Company, or LLC). Knowing that Oregon law doesn't require...
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Even as a lawyer, I often find myself mindlessly clicking an "I Agree" button on terms of service, use, etc. when I purchase music online or "agree" to use software which I have purchased. And I, like you, have received notices from services I already use - credit...
Feds Continue to Muck with State Marijuana Producers
Lately it had seemed as if the Federal Government was coming to grips with the fact that public opinion is quickly shifting on the wisdom of continuing to treat marijuana as an irredeemable devil weed, and its users as hardened criminals. In the wake of Colorado and...
Pot Legalization Going Well in Colorado
In good news for those fighting to legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use, Colorado doesn't appear to be headed down the road to perdition predicted by some. In an interview over at Vox, Colorado's director of enforcement for the state Department of...
The Future of Sustainable Business
Jeffrey Ball’s recent article in New Republic, “Companies Are Ditching Environmental Schemes that Can’t Pay for Themselves. Good,” provides some food for thought for those interested in the potential growth of sustainable business. It starts out a little rough for...
Strange Bedfellows, Indeed
A recent article from The Hill describes Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer's alliance with anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist to revise how the IRS treats business expenses paid by registered medical marijuana clinics. Under 26 USC § 280E, dispensaries may take no...
PoBOT Offers Efficiency Rebates
Starting this month, the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will launch a limited-time program to help small businesses make energy-efficiency improvements to their buildings. This Bucks for Buildings rebate will cover up to 50 percent of the cost of...