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Overview
Why You Should Attend
The cannabis industry continues to grow quickly as is the legal industry supporting it. Firms of all sizes and attorneys in various practice areas are being asked to offer counsel and advice on regulatory compliance, large-scale disputes, national and international expansion, complicated corporate structures, and the development of domestic and global intellectual portfolios--all while managing the risk involved with operating a business that is still federally unlawful. If you are considering serving cannabis clients or already do so, this is a must-attend program on the legal and business issues you will confront every day. You will learn about the legal landscape in the cannabis industry and how to raise money and grow a cannabis business. You will also examine intellectual property issues and disputes while learning how to best serve your current or prospective clients, as they seek to enter or grow within this legal industry.
What You Will Learn
• Understanding the current cannabis landscape – in California, state-by-state in a national comparison, and global expansion
• Understanding the legal and business issues behind raising capital to fuel growth
• Examining the intellectual property landscape and learning how an industry that is still federally unlawful can develop a deep and protectable intellectual property portfolio
• Examining what disputes look like in this industry and considering alternative dispute resolutions and alternatives to trial
• Understanding ethical considerations behind representing a cannabis client
• Understanding the distinction between substance use and abuse, and how it affects attorney competence
Who Should Attend
Any attorney who is or plans to serve a cannabis client and/or beverage law counsel. This program would benefit any regulatory compliance attorney serving any industry.
Special Features
Ethics -- much needed credits and an understanding of what it means to serve this industry.
Substance Abuse – understand the difference and legal policy shift behind cannabis use and unlawful use, and how substance abuse generally affects attorney competence.