Hear from the panel about what “also advise” means in practice, including what federal laws are considered “related,” how to determine if federal law “conflicts” with what your client seeks to do, and how to ensure you have adequately advised your client to comply with the new Rule 1.2 provision.
The purpose of this webinar is to provide a clear overview of the current regulatory landscape in France on both medical cannabis and wellness hemp/CBD and to answer some frequently asked questions in order to provide some practical tips as to what can be done or not and what to expect in the near future.
In this session the panelist will set the stage by discussing the Agricultural Improvement Act, more commonly known as the Farm Bill; specifically, the watershed moment in 2018 where industrial hemp was provided a federally legal pathway. The panel will discuss the unintended consequences created by the definition and function of weight allowance for delta-9 THC and its application to manufactured hemp derived products. The impacts of the definition on the hemp industry, the regulated marijuana industry and overall public health.
Attendees will leave this panel with a deeper understanding of the current hemp and CBD legislation and proposed legislative solutions to current regulatory and legal challenges facing the hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid industries. Panelists will do a deep dive into current legislative proposals, as well as approaches for the 2023 Farm Bill.
This panel provides an overview of litigation finance, explores unique aspects of cannabis litigation that make cannabis litigation finance necessary, and provides resources for cannabis attorneys and their clients as they explore litigation finance as a new
tool.
Navigating the Highs and Lows of Cannabis Regulatory Compliance—Insights, Best Practices, and Hurdles. Examine regulatory compliance “hot topics”, including maintaining state licenses and navigating enforcement actions, and explore best practices for corporate governance, novel partnership agreements such as IP licensing and white labeling, and regulatory considerations of various exit strategies for mature cannabis enterprises.
Here Comes the Money: Banking and Payment Processing in the Cannabis Industry. Banking and payment processing has long been one of the most misunderstood aspects of operating within the cannabis industry. This panel of experts will explore the current state of banking and payments in cannabis and how to utilize these services legally.
In this course, attendees will examine the interconnectedness of social equity initiatives and basic legal principles (i.e. justice, equity, etc.) This program will encourage diversity of thought, give cannabis attorneys more to consider when advising diverse populations and ask participants to walk a mile in a social equity applicant's shoes. Attendees will leave this course with a deeper understanding (and appreciation) of why social equity programs exist, including their role in undoing the harms of cannabis prohibition, how they serve diverse clients and promote equal access to justice, and why social equity programs are necessary.
In this session the panelists will discuss international hemp-derived products trade. More specifically, the panelists will offer an overview of what transatlantic trade of hemp-derived products (food products, cosmetic products, vaping products…) for consumer use looks like with a particular focus on import and export of these products from the US market to the EU and/or the UK market(s) and from the EU and/or the UK to the USA.