Stoned walled

Interest in goods associated with marijuana and cannabis is booming but trademark applications face a 90% refusal rate. Alan Kendrick navigates the problems with pot

Alan Kendrick, Attorney-at-Law

With the recent legalisation of marijuana in Colorado andWashington in 2012, and in Oregon and the District of Columbia effective 2015, there has been a marked increase in the number of US trademark applications filed claiming goods or services associated with the provision, purchase, use, consumption or cultivation of marijuana.