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The go-to firm for cannabis Enforcement Defense & compliance
Federal DEA registration applications and compliance, license enforcement defense, and the transactions in between. You talk directly to Ryan, not an intake desk.
Ryan Kocot
Ryan Kocot
Attorney · Licensed in CA, NY & MA
On a deadline
Enforcement document on your desk?
Embargo notices, emergency decisions and orders, notices to comply. Each one starts a response deadline. Identify the document, calendar the real clock, and call before you respond.
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Planning ahead
Getting DEA-ready?
Registration under the new federal pathway, the follow-up questionnaire, and the compliance program behind both: records, security, reporting, and mock inspections before anyone knocks.
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Licensed CA · NY · MA Federal DEA registration and compliance Author of The Federal File
Services
Compliance, transactions, and enforcement defense covered
Registration, compliance, contracts, and defense, handled by the same attorney instead of four different firms.
DEA registrationFederal registration under 21 CFR § 1301.13(k) for state-licensed medical operators, plus the compliance program that keeps it.Learn more → Compliance & regulatoryPrograms built from the enforcement side backward: audits, SOPs your staff can answer for, mock inspections.Learn more → Contracts & transactionsSupply, distribution, licensing, and M&A paper that survives a dispute and a regulator reading it.Learn more → Permitting & licensingState and local licensing in California, New York, and Massachusetts, from application to renewal.Learn more → Corporate governanceEntity structures and intercompany agreements that hold up when someone tests them.Learn more → Criminal defenseFor when the matter stops being administrative. Defense counsel in all three states.Learn more →
Three states, one federal layer
Licensing, compliance, and transactions in all 3 states, plus the federal layer over every one of them.
CaliforniaDCC compliance, enforcement defense, transactions, and a Sacramento presence.California → New YorkOCM licensing, compliance, and transactions for the New York market.New York → MassachusettsCCC licensing, compliance, and transaction counsel.Massachusetts →
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Questions, answered
I received an enforcement document from the DCC. What should I do first?

An embargo notice, an emergency decision and order, a notice to comply, and a citation each run on their own rule, and each starts its own deadline, some measured in days. Call or text me at (916) 572-6445 for a free 30-minute consult; that is enough to identify what you received, which clock is running, and what has to happen before the deadline.

What does it cost to work with you?

I work on flat fees wherever possible, so you know the cost before the work begins. After a free 30-minute consult, you will have a quote within 24 hours.

Can you review a contract before I sign it?

Yes, and I would rather see it before you sign than after it goes wrong. Supply, distribution, white-label and IP licensing, leases, and purchase agreements, reviewed with written risk flags and recommended redlines. I can also help with drafting.

Do you handle federal DEA registration?

Yes. Federal DEA registration and compliance for state-licensed medical cannabis operators is a core practice, from the application through inspections and follow-up questionnaires.

Will I actually be working with you?

Yes. When you call, you talk to me, not an intake desk, and I personally respond to inquiries within one business day.

Start the conversation
I personally respond within one business day. Please don’t send confidential details until we’ve spoken and confirmed there’s no conflict.
Prefer to talk?
On a deadline, or just faster by phone

Calling or texting is the fastest way to reach me. Enforcement notices carry response windows measured in days.

Call or text (916) 572-6445

Planning ahead? Pick a time instead.

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