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Lauren Ybarra advises clients in the highly regulated insurance industry on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters. Staying ahead of regulatory developments impacting new technologies, Lauren takes an innovative approach to protecting clients’ interests, especially in the InsureTech space. She has published on the current state of insurance coverage related to marijuana, intoxication, and other innovative issues.

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The increasing number of states legalizing marijuana for both recreational and medical use raises critical questions regarding if and how insurance coverage should be made available with respect to auto or other general property and casualty insurance claims involving damages or injuries that occur when a person is under the influence of marijuana.
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Cannabis and Bankruptcy, Ep. 3: Considerations for Lenders

Starting a cannabis business is often discussed, but maintaining a business, particularly during a downturn in the industry, is a completely different ballgame. Pockets of the cannabis industry are experiencing financial distress, and this is generating fear and concern for marijuana licensees as well as their financiers and creditors.

In the third installment in our three-part series: “Exploring Issues in Cannabis and Bankruptcy,” we explore what the two recent decisions in Blumsack and Hacienda mean for creditors in the cannabis industry and also what rights are available to lenders and marijuana financiers in the bankruptcy context.