Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Cannabis, Hemp & CBD practice group leader, Christopher Strunk, was featured in “Hemp Growers Confront Water Challenges on Top of Oversupply,” an article in Hemp Industry Daily’s newsletter and MJBizDaily’s online edition.
This article examines how this year’s drought, reduced water supply, and water theft are impacting the hemp industry in the American west and explores water use studies for hemp and cannabis operations. Strunk weighs in on the need for cannabis producers to secure water rights.
Strunk has represented clients in the industrial hemp and cannabis sector since 2014, assisting companies in complying with state environmental laws, managing downstream risk, and defending them in high-stakes product liability litigation. He is nationally recognized for his work on the environmental issues facing the cannabis industry, including litigation risks, state regulations, and agency enforcement. He is a leader of the Gordon & Rees Cannabis, Hemp & CBD practice group one of the largest and deepest practices in the country. He is also a member of the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort, Commercial Litigation, and Entertainment practice groups and has more than twenty years of experience litigating complex environmental and toxic tort disputes.
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