Third Annual Cannabis Symposium
Febuary 2019
Learning Objectives:
You need to know -
- What’s New with the MED from Jim Burack and Dominique Mendiola
- How to Keep from Going up in Smoke: Ethical Issues in Cannabis Law from Dan Garfield, Esq., and Elizabeth Wittemyer, Esq.
- Hemp/CBD Industry and Issues from Garrett Graff, Esq.
- Financing Options for the Cannabis Industry from Sean McAllister, Esq., and Ronald Seigneur, ASA, CPA/ABV, CVA, Managing Partner, Program Chair
- The Challenges and Evolving Landscape of Being a Successful Enterprise in the Colorado Cannabis Industry from Christian Hageseth and Mike Raisch
- Case Law Update on Marijuana Issues from Jim Thorburn, Esq.
Don’t Miss the Closing Keynote Presentation!
The Federal Enforcement Landscape and Perspective
Presented by Jason R. Dunn, Esq., United States Attorney for the District of Colorado
Featuring Speakers From -
- Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED)
- U.S. Attorney’s Office
- McAllister Garfield, P.C.
- Hoban Law Group
- American Cannabis Partners/ONE Cannabis Group
- LivWell Enlightened Health
- ThorburnWalker LLC
- Law Office of P. Elizabeth Wittemyer, LLC
- Seigneur Gustafson LLP
You may also be interested in these upcoming CBA-CLE seminars:
- Criminal Law Spring Update, March 14, 2019
- Workers' Compensation, March 22, 2019
- Employment Law Spring Update, April 19, 2019
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2019 SPONSORS!
Agenda
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Welcome and Introduction
9:10 am
What’s New with the MED?
Legislative and Regulatory Updates from the Marijuana Enforcement Division
Presented by James (Jim) Burack, Director, and Dominique Mendiola, Deputy Director, Marijuana Enforcement Division, Colorado Department of Revenue, Lakewood, CO
10:00 am
Networking Break
10:10 am 1 Ethics Credit
How to Keep from Going up in Smoke: Ethical Issues in Cannabis Law
- Competency
- Determining who the client is
- Entity representation and conflicts of interest
- The attorney’s role as an advisor
- How to handle unrepresented parties
- Candor toward tribunals
- Misconduct
- Terminating representation
Presented by Daniel (Dan) J. Garfield, Esq., McAllister Garfield, P.C., Denver, CO, and P. Elizabeth Wittemyer, Esq., Law Office of P. Elizabeth Wittemyer, LLC, Steamboat Springs, CO
11:00 am
Hemp and the Agency Alphabet Soup
Presented by Garrett O. Graff, Esq., Hoban Law Group, Denver, CO
12:00 pm
Lunch Break on Your Own
1:00 pm
Financing Options for the Cannabis Industry
Presented by Sean T. McAllister, Esq., McAllister Garfield, P.C., Denver, CO, and Ronald Seigneur, ASA, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CGMA, Managing Partner, Seigneur Gustafson LLP, Lakewood, CO
1:50 pm
The Challenges and Evolving Landscape of Being a Successful Cannabis Enterprise in the Colorado Cannabis Industry
Presented by Christian Hageseth, CEO, ONE Cannabis, and President, American Cannabis Partners, Denver, CO, and Mike Raisch, CFO, LivWell Enlightened Health, Denver, CO
2:40 pm
Networking Break
2:50 pm
Case Law Update on Marijuana Issues
Presented by James (Jim) Thorburn, Esq., ThorburnWalker, LLC, Greenwood Village, CO
3:40 pm
The Federal Enforcement Landscape and Perspective
Presented by Jason Dunn, Esq., United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, Denver, CO
4:30 - 4:40 PM
Closing Remarks and a Message from CBA Leadership
John Vaught, President, Colorado Bar Association
4:40 - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception with CBA Cannabis Law Committee
Location Information
E1 - CLE Large Classroom
1290 Broadway Street, 17th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
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1290 Broadway Street, 17th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $409.00 |
| CBA Member | $369.00 |
| CBA Cannabis Law Committee Member | $319.00 |
| CBA Business Law Section Member | $319.00 |
| Paralegal/Support Staff | $279.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $184.50 |
| CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- What’s Going on at the MED from Jim Burack and and Dominique Mendiola
- Navigating Cannabis, Politics, and the Law at the Intersection of Social Justice and Business from Wanda James, the first black woman in Colorado to own a dispensary
- Don’t Miss the Closing Keynote Presentation! The Federal Enforcement Landscape and Perspective Presented by Robert Troyer, Esq., Interim United States Attorney for the District of Colorado