NCIA 2019 Cannabis Business Summit

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The Roadmap to Federal Cannabis Legalization (Room Executive H)

23 Jul 19

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: INCBA Legal Education, Retail, Delivery, & Distribution

Speaker(s): Caroline Phillips, Founder and Executive Producer, National Cannabis Festival; John Hudak, Deputy Director of Center for Effective Public Management and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies / Senior Adviser, Brookings Institution and Freeman and Koski, Inc.; Shanita Penny, President, Minority Cannabis Business Association; Steven Hawkins, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project

Moderator(s): Michelle Rutter Friberg, Government Relations Manager, National Cannabis Industry Association;

According to a 2018 Gallup poll, two in three Americans now support the legalization of cannabis. However, even as public opinion has shifted, Congress has been reluctant to pass legislation that would reform our outdated laws. As the industry continues to spread across the nation, the question has shifted from ‘when’ do we legalize to ‘how’ do we legalize at the national level. This panel will address the ‘how’ and discuss how we can build an industry that we can all be proud of.

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