This panel will address current and emerging challenges surrounding such methods and new products from the business, legal, and regulatory perspectives. Topics will include the vaping crisis, regulation of novel delivery systems, hardware inputs and related supply chain matters, various approaches to the regulation of edibles, hemp, and hemp-derived CBD, and what the future may hold.
Regulating Cannabinoids: A Comparative Analysis of Intoxicating and Non-Intoxicating Models. The focus of this session is to provide an overview of the Farm Bill and dive into a comparative analysis of regulatory models for intoxicating and non-intoxicating cannabinoids across the country.
The panel will focus on the regulations applicable to foodstuff in the US, Mexico, Colombia and Chile. In particular, we will discuss different regulations in connection to dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, advertisement and further challenging issues for the industry, to later focus on the approach that these regulations have regarding the use of hemp in foodstuff products and future challenges in this regard.
Attendees will gain an overview of the UK Cannabis markets, including an overview of the small but growing medical segment, as well as the booming CBD and wellness industries.
Risky Business: Managing Risk Within a Cannabis Company. From insurance to human resources to employment to governance, an effective risk management policy can save money, prevent liability and put your cannabis company in a position for success. These experts will explore all the aspects of effective risk management within a cannabis company.
Since 2014, Americans For Safe Access’s annual State of the States report has assessed the strength of medical cannabis programs by assigning grades to each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. The 2021 Americans for Safe Access State of the States Report will feature new report card formats and scoring that highlight key areas of medical cannabis policy that affect patient needs.
Is access to medical cannabis expanding? Or is adult use overtaking medical cannabis? Abbey Roudebush will present the results of Americans for Safe Access’s annual State of the State report.
This program will address current trends in cannabis securities litigation. Participants can expect to receive information on a variety of cannabis-related securities cases, including the most recent of such cases, which was filed in April 2022. Participants will learn about the current strategies taken in securities actions through cases at varying stages of litigation.
Upon completion of this program, participants should expect to be able to identify common causes of action levied against cannabis-related entities and strategies those entities can implement to mitigate risk.
This panel will provide real life practical solutions to the question the cannabis industry faces: how do we level the playing field in a highly regulated, highly competitive industry? We will discuss how to practically implement social equity efforts beyond what states and municipalities have been offering and discuss recommendations for federal legalization.
Social Equity: Social Equity and Justice for the Indigenous Community. This CLE will focus on social equity and social justice issues within the indigenous community. Speakers will discuss tribal sovereignty, federal and state recognized tribes and barriers to entry for indigenous tribes into the cannabis industry.