Cannabis law and policy will be the focus of an upcoming forum that is being presented by Albany Law School’s Government Law Center and Government Law Review.
The program, “High Stakes: The Legal, Ethical, and Policy Implications of Cannabis,” will take place on February 28 at the law school.
“The symposium will examine the evolving landscape of cannabis law at municipal, state, tribal, and federal levels,” said Patrick Wildes ’16, Director of the Government Law Center. “We are excited to partner with the Government Law Review to cultivate dialogue and analysis on the present and future of cannabis law and policy.”
The symposium will begin at 11:00 a.m. with the Government Law Center’s annual Edwin L. Crawford Memorial Lecture in Municipal Law: “Municipal Powers Under New York State Cannabis Laws and Regulations,” presented by Corey Auerbach ’07, Partner and Managing Director of Barclay Damon’s Buffalo and Toronto offices, and Jason Klimek, Special Counsel in Manatt, Phelps & Phillips’s cannabis and CBD practice.
In the afternoon, the Government Law Review will present two panels moderated by Cinnamon P. Carlarne, 19th President and Dean of Albany Law School, and Ava Ayers, Professor of Law at Albany Law School.
Panelists include:
· Robert Mikos, LaRoche Family Chair in Law, Vanderbilt University Law School
· Jasmine Higgins, Partner and COO at GLS
· Lisa Brunner, Chairwoman of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation Medicinal Cannabis Control Commission
· Ryan Stoa, Associate Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center
· Mauricio Agudelo, Esq., President of H20 Health Ventures
· Benjamin Varadi, Associate Professor of Law, Vermont Law School
· Cat Packer, Esq., Director of Drug Markets and Legal Regulation at the Drug Policy Alliance
The symposium is free of charge and open to the public, but registration is required. The deadline to register is February 21, 2025. Continuing legal education (CLE) professional practice credit is available for attorneys who attend in person.
