Conference Agenda

August 30, 2017

8:00 AM     Registration & Breakfast with Networking

8:45 AM      Opening Remarks and Welcome
-Gerald Greenspoon, Co-Managing Director, Greenspoon Marder

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM   SESSION ONE:  FFC Legislative Update and DOH Rulemaking Discussions – Eric Stevens + Ben Pollara 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM   NETWORKING BREAK –  Join sponsors in the Networking Lounge for a coffee chat

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  SESSION TWO: The Tax Man Cometh: Legally Accounting for Cannabis

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  SESSION THREE – Banking, Finance Issues & Cannabis Law
This session will deal with issues related to the banking and finance issues that exist in the cannabis industry and what legal options are available.

12:30 PM –  2:00 PM   BUFFETT LUNCH – FFC + GM  Previous, Current or Future Legal Challenges –  Eric/Ben and others

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM   SESSION FIVE: Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Environmental & Water Rights Issues. This session will deal with touch briefly on the various aspects of law that have been impacted by regulated cannabis. By looking at the laws in various states that pertain to these issues we can anticipate some of the legal issues and challenges we may face locally.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM   SESSION SIX: Labor & Employment Issues in Cannabis: Employer Rights vs. Employee Rights

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM   NETWORKING BREAK – Join sponsors in the Networking Lounge for Sweets & Treats

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM  SESSION SEVEN: Intellectual Property in Cannabis: What Can You Protect?

5:30 – 7:30   COCKTAIL RECEPTION – Networking Party in the Networking Lounge 

OTHER POSSIBLE TOPICS

– Legal Updates on Emerging Eastern States: Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio & Pennsylvania
– Cannabis Business Law 101: What Everyone Needs to Know

Robert Friedman