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Press Release: Cannabis Law Sessions at MJBizCon 2023

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6 months ago

November 15, 2023

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Cannabis Law Sessions at MJBizCon 2023:

Elevating Cannabis Legal Expertise on the Global Stage

Las Vegas, Nevada – The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is proud to present the highly anticipated Cannabis Law Sessions, a series of expert-led sessions taking place at MJBizCon in just two weeks. This premier event is co-chaired by Jessica McElfresh, INCBA VP of Legal Education and Founder and Principal of McElfresh Law, Inc.; Steve Schain, Of Counsel, Smart Counsel; Corinne Celko, Managing Shareholder, Emerge Law Group; and Rachel Wright, MST, CPA, ABFinWright LLP. The sessions are set to bring together some of the brightest legal minds, industry leaders, and innovative thinkers in the cannabis sector, creating a platform for invaluable knowledge-sharing and networking. The Cannabis Law Sessions: Building Your Team will take place at MJBizCon from 8:00 am – 5:10 pm on Tuesday, November 28th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Attendees can earn six hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and insights from over 30 speakers in law, banking, human resources, security, tax, receiverships, branding, intellectual property, legalization policy, ethics, and more in a diverse array of sessions featuring top industry experts and thought leaders. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of topics, from the perspective of not only lawyers, but the wide range of professionals that are integral to a successful cannabis operator’s team. The Cannabis Law Sessions are expected to attract legal professionals, entrepreneurs, and cannabis enthusiasts alike.

Shahiedah Shabazz, Executive Director of the International Cannabis Bar Association expressed her excitement about hosting the Cannabis Law Sessions at MJBizCon: “This year, the Cannabis Law Sessions at MJBizCon will do something that is not usually done at legal conferences: we are bringing non-lawyer experts to the table and jointly presenting on the most important issues that a cannabis business is facing today. This year’s program is all about collaboration, and I am excited to experience the intersection of cannabis law with all of the other industries represented in our program. INCBA is committed to advancing the field of cannabis law and sharing our collective knowledge, and I am thrilled to be a part of this incredible event.”

The Cannabis Law Sessions at MJBizCon will feature a lineup of prestigious speakers from a diverse array of organizations and jurisdictions, including:

Nicole Howell, Partner, Clark Howell LLP
Cat Packer, Director of Drug Markets & Legal Regulation, Drug Policy Alliance
Chelsie Spencer, Managing Attorney, Ritter Spencer Cheng PLLC
Jason Rosell, Partner, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Ashley Picillo, CEO, Point Seven Group
Dotan Y. Melech, B.S.E, E.M.B.A, CEO, CTrust, LLC
Khurshid Khoja, Founder, Greenbridge Corporate Counsel
Jeffrey David, Shareholder, Call & Jensen
Sasha Elkins, President, DopeHR
Joshua Irwin Schiller, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Annie Stoops, Associate, ArentFox Schiff LLP
Matt Best, Co-Founder | Managing Partner, Joywave Consulting, LLC
Paula Collins, Attorney, Law Office of Paula Collins, PLLC
Neil Juneja, Managing Partner, Gleam Law, PLLC
Karen Meshkov, Founder and CEO, KMesh Cann LLC
Jerome Crawford, Chief Legal Officer, Pleasantrees Cannabis Company
Samantha Gleit, Partner, Feuerstein Kulick LLP
Lilach Mazor Power, Founder & CEO, Mazor Collective
Terry Blevins, CEO and Lead Security Consultant, Armaplex Cannabis Security
Amanda Conley, Founder, Conley Law
Alicia Ashcraft, Managing Partner, Ashcraft & Barr | LLP
Jason Horst, Managing Partner, Horst Legal Counsel, PC
Peter Su, CTP, CCBP, CCCE, GRCP, GRCA, IDPP, ACBP, CBE, Director of Specialty Banking, Hanover Bank
Shane Pennington, Partner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Habib Bentaleb, Partner, Ragghianti Freitas LLP
Mr. Robert Martin Tobiassen, J.D., LLM Taxation, Principal, Tobiassen Consulting + Solutions LLC
Daniel Sheahan Miggins, Vice President, Hilco Global
Sundie Seefried, CEO | President, Safe Harbor Financial

Throughout the event, participants can look forward to engaging panel discussions on crucial subjects like:

“Protect Your Assets – Success in Cannabis Staffing, Compliance, Branding, and IP”
“Crafting a Winning License Application”
“Breaking Ground: The Potential Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis”
“Protecting Privilege in the Huddle: Kovel and Related Attorney-Client Privilege Doctrines”
“Cannabis Banking, Lending, the Safer Banking Act, and Distressed Workouts”

These sessions aim to equip attendees with practical insights and strategic approaches to successfully navigate the complex legal framework of the cannabis industry.

For registration and additional details, please visit the official Cannabis Law Sessions website: https://cannabislawsessions.incba.org/.

About the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA): The International Cannabis Bar Association is a global network of legal professionals dedicated to the practice, study, and research of cannabis law. With members from around the world, INCBA strives to advance cannabis law and policy through education, networking, and advocacy. Learn more about INCBA at [https://www.incba.org/].

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Latina woman alleges she was denied job with cannabis nonprofit because she’s not Black

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1 month ago

April 6, 2024

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A Latina from Lawndale is suing an organization that bills itself as fighting for “cannabis justice” with a goal to “heal the legacy of racism in America,” alleging she was told she was not chosen for a position with the nonprofit in 2023 because she is not Black.

Briseida Lupercio Chavez’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against the Hood Incubator alleges racial discrimination, retaliation and wrongful failure to hire in violation of public policy. She seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

A Hood Incubator representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the suit brought Jan. 5.

According to the suit, the Hood Incubator’s website states its purpose is to fight for “cannabis justice” and to “heal the legacy of racism in America . . . for the health and prosperity” of everyone.

“However, despite its stated vision of being an anti-racist organization, its blatantly discriminatory hiring practices could not be more contradictory to its stated purpose,” the suit states.

Chavez interviewed for a position with the Hood Incubator via Zoom last July with two organization representatives, one of whom is a managing agent, the suit states. The two representatives remained on the Zoom call after the interview and spent 10 minutes talking about why they were not interested in hiring Chavez because she is not Black, the suit states.

Both representatives mocked Chavez’s race and for saying she had biracial children, telling the plaintiff they found her comments “off- putting” and falsely implying that she only claims to care about Black people because she has Black kids and friends,” according to the suit.

One of the representatives told Chavez that because she is a Latina, she is used to the Latino community “pulling strings for each other,” the suit states.

Chavez was “embarrassed, ashamed, emotionally broken and in financial desperation” after learning that she was not hired allegedly due to her race, national origin and/or color,” the suit states.

Latina woman alleges she was denied job with cannabis nonprofit because she’s not Black

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Man allegedly killed roommate, went back to sleep and bought some cannabis before others implored him to call 911

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4 months ago

January 16, 2024

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It is, of course, a law & crime story..

A Maryland man insisted that he shot his roommate in self-defense, but admitted he only called 911 after going back to sleep, buying some marijuana, and communicating with people who implored him to contact authorities, according to court documents obtained by Washington, D.C., NBC affiliate WRC and Fox affiliate WTTG.

Richard Bennaugh, 38, is charged with manslaughter, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, and possession of a firearm as someone convicted of a violent felony, show from Prince George’s County show.

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Illegal immigrant cannabis farmer, 30, is allowed to remain in Britain – because being sent back to Serbia would breach his human rights

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4 months ago

January 10, 2024

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The Daily Mail get over excited once again…

A migrant who was jailed over a cannabis farm worth half a million pounds has been granted permission to stay in the UK after successfully arguing he could not be deported as he no longer spoke his native language.

Clirim Kukaj, 30, is ethnically Albanian but was born and brought up in Serbia until at the age of 13 he entered Britain illegally. Seven years later he was granted indefinite leave to remain.

Kukaj and his lawyers have now successfully appealed his deportation on the grounds that returning him to his native country would be a breach of his human rights because he cannot speak the language and can only converse in Albanian.

Immigrational tribunal judge Fiona Lindsley granted the appeal ‘on human rights grounds’, however, the decision has sparked renewed calls for human rights laws to be reconsidered.

A senior Conservative MP told the Telegraph: ‘This demonstrates why we need urgent reform of the asylum system and human rights laws to allow the rapid and effective deportation of dangerous criminals.’

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12941079/Migrant-cannabis-farmer-allowed-remain-Britain-human-right-no-longer-speak-language.html

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