Nikolas Komyati

June 07, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Without regard to the variety of positions arguing against stand-alone banking reform, the reality is that years of congressional stagnation has left a growing industry banking in the grey.

By Nikolas Komyati and Patrick Medeo

8 minute read

June 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

While both laws provide a regulatory scheme that includes multiple license types, license restrictions, and social equity provisions there are some differences between them. Notable are the key differences in the ability to home grow and the tax rates on cannabis products.

By Nikolas Komyati, Jessica Gonzalez and Taylor Anderson

8 minute read

February 01, 2019 | New York Law Journal

While cannabis remains an illegal substance under federal law, there is legislation pending before Congress that could resolve much of the current uncertainty that surrounds the industry in America. The green wave of legalizing adult-use cannabis may be reaching east coast states sooner than expected.

By Nikolas Komyati, Tamar Gongadze and Consuelo Mejer

6 minute read

November 27, 2018 | Daily Business Review

In January, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the “Cole Memo” policy of relaxed federal enforcement, which created more confusion about the future of cannabis-related banking.

By Nikolas Komyati and Timothy McHale

5 minute read