Learn the latest on Mastering Cannabis and Marijuana Regulation CLE with this convenient, telephonic seminar. All registered attendees who are unable to participate in the teleconference will be e-mailed a complimentary absentee recording & podcast of the full-length seminar two days after the teleconference. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, receive access to complete course & reference materials, and attend this telephonic seminar.

Benefits:

The huge expansion in the marijuana industry nationwide and globally has led to a significant need for attorneys proficient in cutting-edge strategies to both litigate against & represent the cannabis industry. There is a surging demand for attorneys proficient in the latest tools and means to sue and defend this growing industry. The faculty for this seminar features several leading authorities on the subject, known nationally as leaders on drug policy and marijuana regulation. This comprehensive program on the marijuana & cannabis industry will introduce you to the most relevant issues and practical solutions, including cannabis regulation, dram shop & social host laws, RICO, property damage, products liability, medical malpractice, drug dealer liability and serve liability, among others. This is a fascinating new area of law. The seminar will provide a comprehensive overview of all the relevant matters. The faculty will also cover the changes and progress on the latest legal developments and future regulations. Registration includes online access to course and reference materials that serve as a helpful guide to the numerous topics and techniques discussed in the program.

Agenda:

Mastering Cannabis & Marijuana Regulation:

a. Products Liability

b. Contamination & False Claims

c. Medical Malpractice

d. Litigating against & Representing the Cannabis Industry

e. RICO/Property Damage

f. Federal Laws & Prosecution under the Trump Administration

g. Dram Shop & Social Host Legal Matters

h. Drug Dealer Liability Act

i. Strategies involving Discovery

j. An Overview of the Legal Marijuana Industry in the U.S.

k. Federal Laws, Prosecution, & RICO

l. Environmental Lawsuits for Environmental Damage

m. An overview of the Legal Marijuana Industry

n. Insurance and Risk Management

o. Environmental Lawsuits for Environmental Damage

Interactive Question & Answer Session with the Experts

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. David G. Evans is a national and international authority on drug policy. He has many years of experience as a plaintiff's personal injury and employment law litigator. He is the author of several law books that deal in whole or in part with substance abuse issues. His books currently in print include, "Employee Medical leave, Benefits, and Disabilities laws" and "Drug Testing Law, Technology, and Practice" published by Thomson-Reuters and they are on Westlaw. Mr. Evans’s consulting services concentrate on regulatory and licensing consulting for addiction treatment providers. He also serves as a citizen advocate on drug and alcohol policy issues. He advises on drug-free workplaces and schools and drug and alcohol testing. He serves as an Expert Witness on drug policy and drug testing procedures. He is a highly sought-after speaker, writer, expert witness, consultant and drug policy authority.

2. Michael H. Sampson is a Partner at Reed Smith LLP, where he serves as Co-Vice Chair of the Cannabis Law Team. He advises clients throughout the cannabis industry about, among other topics, federal law, federalism, risk-management concerns, insurance-coverage matters, related state regulations, and contract enforceability. As a leading member of the firm’s Cannabis Law Team, Mr. Sampson regularly advises U.S. and international cannabis-related businesses, as well as ancillary businesses servicing the U.S. cannabis industry. He frequently helps clients in the state-compliant medical and adult-use cannabis, as well as CBD, markets comply with U.S. federal law (in particular, the federal Controlled Substances Act), understand the potential for aiding-and-abetting liability, navigate the conflict between federal and state laws, adhere to applicable state regulations, and protect their contractual rights. Bridging his insurance-recovery and cannabis-law practices, Mr. Sampson also routinely assists cannabis dispensaries and other cannabis-related businesses with various insurance-coverage and risk-management matters. He also frequently speaks and writes about insurance-coverage and other legal issues affecting the medical and recreational cannabis industries. Mr. Sampson also focuses his practice on assisting policyholders address and resolve complicated insurance coverage matters relating to commercial general liability policies, management liability coverages, and many other types of insurance, such as property, hull and marine liability, and pollution liability insurance. While Mr. Sampson routinely counsels and advises clients at various stages of a wide range of insurance coverage matters, a significant portion of his practice is devoted to litigating coverage claims against insurance companies and/or third-party claims administrators. Representing policyholders, as well as other clients, he routinely appears in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country. He was part of a team that obtained the largest bad-faith verdict against an insurance company in his state's history. Mr. Sampson regularly represents clients in a variety of other complex civil and commercial litigation. For example, he has represented an importer, manufacturer, and developer of dietary supplements in diverse cases across the United States; a major university in a series of lawsuits concerning the breakup of a Division I athletic conference; a preeminent Pittsburgh community organization in a dispute over the distribution from a charitable trust; and the family of a teenager murdered while in an independent living program. He is a graduate of The University of Chicago Law School and the University of Virginia.

CLE ACCREDITATION: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Attend this telephonic seminar for CLE & MCLE credit with the following pending, available, & approved jurisdictions:

Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.5 MCLE credits

Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *

Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**

Arkansas Supreme Court - Office of Prof. Programs for 1.5 CLE credits

California State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal & Judicial Education for 1.8 CLE Credits

Connecticut for 1.5 CLE Credits

District of Columbia (CLE credits are not required)***

Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits

Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Hawaii State Board of CLE for 1.5 CLE credits

Idaho State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Iowa Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE Credits

Kentucky Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on MCLE for 1.5 MCLE credits

Maryland (CLE credits are not required)***

Massachusetts (CLE credits are not required)**

Michigan (CLE credits are not required)***

Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Missouri Bar for 1.8 MCLE Credits

Montana Commission of CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

New Hampshire for 1.5 CLE credits ****

New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits (per Rule 201:4)

New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

North Carolina State Bar Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

Ohio - Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Oklahoma Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits

Oregon State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE Credits

Puerto Rico for 1.5 CLE credits (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico)

Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.5 CLE credits

South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)***

Tennessee Commission on CLE for 1.5 CLE Credits

Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

Virginia State Bar for 1.5 MCLE credits

Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits

Wyoming State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Additional States - call customer service at (888) 626-3462

* Members of the Alaska Bar Association may report 1.5 CLE credits for participating in this course as it has been approved by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions for 1.5 CLE credits.

** The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.

*** States that do not require CLE are indicated above. Rossdale does not apply for CLE in these states as CLE credit is not required.

**** The New Hampshire does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Continuing Legal Education requirement. Pursuant to NH Supreme Court Rule 53, this activity may be counted for up to 1.5 CLE hours.

For additional questions, please call 888-626-3462.

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