Maryland Law Firm Partners With Colorado Tech Firm on Medical Marijuana Efforts

Maryland entrepreneurs seeking to get into the marijuana business will have a new boost of extra help following the rules thanks to a Colorado tech firm.

Maryland law firm Offit Kurman, which has offices in Bethesda and Baltimore, formed an exclusive alliance with Denver-based Adherence Compliance to offer automated compliance software and services for the cannabis industry, it announced Friday.

The technology conducts audits and provides quantitative risk assessment applications and consulting services for companies in states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes.

"Regulatory compliance is the key to long-term operational success in this industry," said Darren Weiss, a cannabis attorney with Offit Kurman and co-founder of the firm's cannabis practice. Offit Kurman called it the first instance of a national cannabis compliance practice backed by a full-service business law firm.

Founded by Jonathan R. Wachs, chairman of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group and manager...

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