Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, September 13, 2017
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Evergreen Law Group, when business gets sticky
licensing and regulatory compliance.
Lastly, Evergreen can also help
business owners maneuver around
complicated cannabis tax laws as
well as advise them with regards
to justifying as many deductions as
possible.
“There’s not a lot of reason
to stay medical at this point, given
the new plant restrictions and
patient restrictions,” Wetenhall
said, pointing out the upcoming
changes for cannabis growers
made by Senate Bill 1057. The bill
will essentially force the majority
of medical growers under OLCC
control. Although Evergreen already
works extensively with regards to
OLCC licensing, even going so far
as to say it’s their bread and butter,
their workload in that department
will no doubt increase as people
prepare to move over.
One concern that is particularly
troubling to her and some of her
clients is the upcoming changes to
Jason McMillen
IVN Contributing Writer
Evergreen Law Group, whose
headquarters is located in Ashland,
got its start back in 2015 when
Natalie Wetenhall and Robert
Graham teamed up to provide
their expertise in business law to
businesses both local and statewide.
The firm mainly tasks itself with
assisting small to midsize companies
and consider themselves to be
specialists in cannabis law.
Wetenhall, now sole owner
of Evergreen since Graham
recently parted ways, said that her
practice advises cannabis related
businesses on a wide range of topics
including business structuring
and transactions, real property,
employee matters, acquisitions and
the establishment and protection
of intellectual property, Oregon
Liquor Control Commission (OLCC)
business. When she heard from a
friend that Oregon was in need of
business lawyers, particularly for
the cannabis industry, she headed
west. Shortly thereafter, she got
her state license to practice law.
“I’ve always been an advocate at
heart,” Wetenhall said, explaining
her passion for practicing cannabis
law. After a short stay in Portland
she moved down to Ashland, fell in
love with the area and has resided
there for the past six years. Although
Wetenhall primarily works with
Oregonians, or people looking into
starting a business in Oregon, she
is also licensed to practice law in
Washington and Washington D.C.
“Having the right foundation
and the right structure is key to the
success of the company,” Wetenhall
said. She further added that wise
business owners should make a point
to account for everything because
the industry’s legal climate is in a
constant state of change.
Josephine County’s Rural Planning
Code. The changes, in their current
state, will essentially ban the
production of cannabis in Rural
Residential zones. “I’ve got clients
that have hundreds of thousands
of dollars of infrastructure in place
on RR5 in Josephine County,”
Wetenhall said, dismayed that
she cannot yet advise them on the
subject.
With regards to the protection
of intellectual property, Wetenhall
said that it’s of paramount
importance that certain cannabis
businesses, particularly the ones
who want to establish their products
as a brand, to obtain a trademark at
the state level. Should cannabis be
legalized nationwide, an existing
trademark will provide the company
a solid case for establishing a federal
one down the line.
Wetenhall has been practicing
law for 15 years and got her start
in New York City working for big
Natalie M. Wetenhall
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