Marijuana Law Conferences Sprout Up
Next month, Greenspoon Marder is holding its “First Annual Cannabis Law and Business Conference.”
With panel discussions on finance, land use and zoning, legalization vs. decriminalization, the firm is hoping to attract 200 attorneys and so-called “Ganjapreneurs” (in practice lingo) to its Nov. 4 conference in Florida — just a few days before voters there look at a ballot initiative to legal marijuana.
As it turns out, the Michigan State Bar is sponsoring a marijuana conference this week, which points to the continued growth of the estimated $5.4 billion marijuana industry. With recreational marijuana now legal in Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia, and medical use permitted in 24 states and counting, a once taboo law practice is suddenly beginning to look crowded.
Other large firms including Fox Rothschild (85th in the AmLaw 200), Davis Wright Tremaine (104th), Stoel Rives (139th), and Thompson Coburn (146th) are growing their marijuana practices too.
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