Agenda

Wednesday, June 7 Moderator: Rachel Gillette, Holland & Hart LLP
8:00	Breakfast and Networking
9:00	Brief Self-Introductions (No CLE for this session)
9:30	NORML Welcome and Political Updates (No CLE for this session) Keith Stroup, Founder and Legal Counsel, NORML Gerry Goldstein, Goldstein & Orr
10:00	State Regulatory Update: Including Social Equity Initiatives & Natural Medicines Shawn Hauser, Partner, Vicente LLP Dominique Mendiola, Senior Director, Marijuana Enforcement Division, Colorado Tremaine Wright, Chair, New York Cannabis Control Board
11:30	Public Companies Panel: Representing Public Companies in Cannabis Zachary Kobrin, Partner, Akerman Dan Pabon, General Counsel, Schwazze
12:30	Break
12:45	Cannabis CBD Issues and Transactions Hilary Bricken, Harris Bricken Nabil Rodriguez, Holland & Hart LLP
2:30	Free Time/Optional Group Afternoon Events Trip to Meow Wolf, Convergence Station: A four story immersive art exhibition with 70 unique art installations telling a tale of converged worlds Tickets $45 Take the Seed & Smith Dispensary & Grow Tour: a free, 40-minute guided grow tour a state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation facility Visit Jad’s Mile High Smoke: the first retail sales & hospitality lounge in Colorado
5:00-7:00	Opening Reception Sponsored by Holland & Hart LLP
Thursday, June 8 Moderator: Joe Bondy, Law Offices of Joseph A. Bondy
8:00	Breakfast and Networking
9:00	Regulation A++: Alternative Ways To Go Public and To Raise Capital for Cannabis Companies David Feldman, Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC
10:00	Cannabis Taxes – Not Much Good, Some Bad, and a Lot of Ugly Jennifer Benda, Tax Partner, Holland & Hart LLP Mike Goral, J.D. L.L.M., National Cannabis Partner, Armanino LLP
11:00	Break
11:15	Navigating Cannabis IP: Brand Licensing, Patents, and Trademark Aaron Poledna, Perkins Coie LLP Luke Zimmerman, Luke S Zimmerman APC
12:10	Cannabis Banking: How It’s Done and What’s Left To Do Sahar Ayinehsazia, Vicente LLP The Honorable Fmr. Representative Ed Perlmutter, Holland & Knight
2:30	Free Time/Optional Group Afternoon Events Painting Class at the Marijuana Mansion Take the Seed & Smith Dispensary & Grow Tour: a free, 40-minute guided tour of a state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation facility Visit Jad’s Mile High Smoke: the first retail sales & hospitality lounge in Colorado
6:00	Dinner at the Marijuana Mansion: A NORML Elevated Experience Benefit dinner for NORML. Tickets $125
Friday, June 9 Moderator: Brian Vicente, Vicente LLP
8:00	Breakfast and Networking
8:00-1:45	Distribute and collect CLE attendance forms
9:00	Where There’s Smoke, Is There Fire? Weeding Through the Ethical Issues Confronting the Cannabis Practitioner Jan Jacobowitz, Legal Ethics Advisor, Jacobowitz Law
10:00	Cannabis Litigation Trends Barak Cohen, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Jesse Mondry, Attorney, Harris Bricken Dan Stanford, Senior Member, Stanford & Associates
11:30	Break
11:45	Current Federal Legislative Proposals and How They Impact the Practice of Law David Culver, Head of Government Relations, Canopy Growth Morgan Fox, Political Director, NORML Aaron Smith, CEO of National Cannabis Industry Association
12:45	Distressed M & A: Discussion Regarding the Legal Landscape in 2023 Charlie Alovisetti, Vicente LLP Scottie Gordon, Vice President of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Curaleaf, Inc
1:45	Free Time

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