Scott Wilsdon

Scott Wilsdon is a California attorney whose practice includes cannabis and marijuana law, based in Carmel. With 37 years since admission, Wilsdon is a graduate of University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. Wilsdon additionally takes on IP matters spanning brands, trade secrets and cultivar protection, brand protection, which is complicated by the refusal of federal trademark registration for goods that remain federally controlled and entity formation, ownership structures and investor agreements for licensed operators.

California permits adult use and operates a licensed commercial market, so the work spans business and regulatory matters for operators and the criminal exposure that remains for anyone acting outside the licensing system. The Department of Cannabis Control administers the state program. California is the largest regulated market in the country, where state licenses sit on top of a separate local approval in every city and county.