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<p>A symposium to explore the business law issues confronting the cannabis industry.</p>
<p>Co-sponsored by Eckert Seamans, Attorneys at Law; Calyx Capital; Ruby R. Vale Foundation; and <em>Widener Law Review</em>.</p>
<h3>Friday, March 29, 2019<br />9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.</h3>
<p>Widener University Delaware Law School<br />Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom<br />4601 Concord Pike<br />Wilmington, DE 19803</p>
<p><a href="irl://2306//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download the brochure</a> (pdf) or <a href="https://epay.widener.edu/C21798_ustores/web/classic/store_main.jsp?STOREID=37&amp;SINGLESTORE=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register online</a>.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Cannabis Industry in the Tri-State Area</h3>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">Agenda</h5>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">Friday, March 29, 2019</h5>
<p><strong>8:00 am: Registration Check-In</strong><br />Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Calyx Capital</p>
<p><strong>8:45 &ndash; 9:00 am: Welcome &amp; Introduction</strong><br /><a href="ipl://263//W10=////" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rodney A. Smolla</a>, Dean and Professor of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School<br /><br />Abigail H. Lamb, Widener Law Review, Editor-in-Chief; Intern for Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura; J.D. Candidate 2019</p>
<p><strong>9:00 &ndash; 10:00 am: Distinguished Speaker</strong><br />Professor <a href="irl://2345//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert A. Mikos</a>, Vanderbilt University Law School</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> <a href="irl://2324//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mikos - Marijuana Law, Policy, and Authority</a> (pdf)</p>
<p><strong>10:00 &ndash; 10:30 am: Opportunity for Delaware to Impact Legal Cannabis Market</strong><br /><a href="irl://2342//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Brobyn</a>, Calyx Capital<br /><a href="irl://2340//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Freeborn</a>, DelCANN</p>
<p><strong>10:30 &ndash; 11:00 am: Local Cannabis Issues: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey</strong><br /><a href="irl://2323//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joshua Horn</a>, Esquire, Fox Rothschild LLP<br /><a href="irl://2318//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peter Murphy</a>, Esquire, Calyx Capital<br /><a href="irl://2333//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sarah C. Stoner</a>, Esquire, Eckert Seamans Cherin &amp; Mellott, LLC<br /><a href="irl://2319//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joanna S. Suder</a>, Esquire &amp; Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Horn, Murphy, Stoner, and Suder - <a href="irl://2317//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delaware Statute</a> (pdf), <a href="irl://2344//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey Statute</a> (pdf), <a href="irl://2334//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania Statute</a> (pdf)</p>
<p><strong>11:00 &ndash; 11:15 am: Break &ndash; Sponsored by Calyx Capital</strong></p>
<p><strong>11:15 am &ndash; 12:00 pm: Local Cannabis Issues - continued</strong></p>
<p><strong>12:00 &ndash; 12:45 pm: Lunch &ndash; Barristers&rsquo; Club</strong><br />Sponsored by Eckert Seamans Cherin &amp; Mellott, LLC</p>
<p><strong>1:00 &ndash; 2:00 pm: Taxation</strong><br /><a href="irl://2326//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer E. Benda</a>, Esquire, Fox Rothschild LLP</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Benda - <a href="irl://2322//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tax Considerations for Cannabis Business</a> (pdf)</p>
<p><strong>2:00 &ndash; 2:30 pm: Marijuana Companies and Public Securities</strong><br /><a href="irl://2343//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke M. Scheuer</a>, Widener University Delaware Law School</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Scheuer - <a href="irl://2321//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Are Legal Marijuana Contracts Illegal</a> (pdf) and <a href="irl://2331//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Legal Marijuana Industry's Challenge for Business Entity Law</a> (pdf).</p>
<p><strong>2:30 &ndash; 2:45 pm Cannabis Research and Intellectual Property</strong><br /><a href="irl://2327//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle R. Brady</a>, Widener University Delaware Law School</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Brady - <a href="irl://2330//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cannabis Research and Intellectual Property</a> (pdf)</p>
<p><strong>2:45 &ndash; 3:00 pm Break &ndash; Sponsored by Calyx Capital</strong></p>
<p><strong>3:00 &ndash; 3:30 pm: Hemp and CBD Regulation</strong><br /><a href="irl://2315//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jesse M. Harris</a>, Esquire, Fox Rothschild LLP</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Harris - <a href="irl://2329//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FDA and Marijuana</a> (pdf), <a href="irl://2335//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FDA Statement on CBD</a> (pdf), <a href="irl://2312//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hemp CBD Regulation Presentation</a> (pdf), and <a href="irl://2316//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philly News Article by Sam Wood on Selling CBD in Food is Illegal</a> (pdf).</p>
<p><strong>3:30 &ndash; 4:00 pm: Cannabis Industry and Employment Law</strong><br /><a href="irl://2338//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patrick C. Gallagher</a>, Esquire, Jacobs &amp; Crumplar, P.A.</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Gallagher -&nbsp;<a href="irl://2328//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&sect; 4905A Discrimination prohibited</a> (pdf)</p>
<p><strong>4:00 &ndash; 5:00 pm: Professional Responsibility: Ethics in Representing Cannabis Businesses</strong><br /><a href="irl://2332//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Francis J. Catania, Jr.</a>, Widener University Delaware Law School<br /><a href="irl://2313//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Q. Harrington</a>, Esquire, Cozen O&rsquo;Connor<br /><a href="irl://2339//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim D. Ringler</a>, Esquire, The Ringler Law Firm<br /><a href="irl://2347//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles J. Slanina</a>, Esquire, Finger &amp; Slanina, LLC<br /><a href="irl://2346//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathleen M. Vavala</a>, Esquire, Office of Disciplinary Counsel (Delaware)</p>
<p><strong>Course Materials:</strong> Harrington - <a href="irl://2325//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inquiry No. 2016-017</a> (pdf), <a href="irl://2320//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delaware Rule 1.2 Scope of Representation</a> (pdf), and <a href="irl://2314//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Dakota Opinion 1402 Regarding Use of Marijuana</a> (pdf); Ringler - <a href="irl://2341//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey RPC 1.2</a> (pdf) and <a href="irl://2349//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DNJSBA Article on Marijuana</a> (pdf); Slanina - <a href="irl://2348//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ethics of Marijuana</a> (pdf); and Vavala - <a href="irl://2336//" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Excerpts from Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct</a> (pdf).</p>
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