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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Live Webcast

Illicit to Essential: Marijuana & Hemp/CBD Evolving Issues (X2-34641)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
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2 CPE Credits in SK

OVERVIEW

The webinar will provide an overview of the regulated, legal side of the industry which now includes 19 states with recreational/adult use access and 38 states with medical access. This session will lay a foundation focusing on the modern historical background of the cannabis plant and the evolution of laws and regulations related to marijuana and agricultural hemp.

DESIGNED FOR

Practitioners interested in learning more about the surrounding issues and implications of the cannabis industry.

BENEFITS

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

  • Distinguish the often extreme jurisdictional differences between states and municipalities in how access to recreational and medical marijuana is licensed and regulated
  • Select industry resources available to assist in staying knowledgeable in the sector
  • Recall the criteria being used to award license rights, including a growing emphasis on social equities
  • Identify judicial and legislative initiatives that may greatly impact the future of the industry
  • Explore the expanding domestic and global footprint of cannabis

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics covered in this course include:

  • Fast-paced discussion of what has been learned in other more mature markets like Colorado, Oregon and California
  • Discussion of what to expect in emerging markets where there is currently only medical access to cannabis or recent state legal regulatory access to recreational cannabis
  • The state of Colorado will be used as an example of cannabis economics and regulatory oversight

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Ronald Seigneur

Ronald Seigneur, CPA/ABV, M.B.A., ASA, CVA

Seigneur Gustafson LLP

Ron is Managing Partner of Seigneur Gustafson LLP, based in Lakewood Colorado, where he is responsible for financial forensics, economic damages assessments, business and intellectual property valuation, exit planning and related litigation support services. He is co-author of Financial Valuations: Applications and Models, published by John Wiley & Sons and Reasonable Compensation: Applications and Analysis for Management, Valuation and Tax, published by Business Valuation Resources. Ron is also the editor of the just released Law Firm Valuation Guide by BVR.

He has been an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, Strum College of Law for over 25 years, where he teaches law firm finance, leadership and management classes and is also an adjunct at the Daniels College of Business where he teaches a graduate business appraisal course. Ron has a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He is a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, an ABV Hall of Fame inductee, a charter member of the AAML Forensic and Valuation Services Division, a member of the Downtown Denver Partnership Distinguished Clown Brigade, and a frequent speaker and author on valuation, economic damages, leadership, cannabis industry matters and other professional firm practice management topics. Ron is currently writing a children’s book on the Sayings of our Elders with his daughter, Chelsea.