Keynote speaker: Lori Ajax, chief of the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation

“Just as with our other industry conferences in wine, construction or health care, the inaugural North Coast Cannabis Industry Conference will focus on the business of this developing segment of the economy,” said Business Journal Publisher Brad Bollinger. “Farella, Braun + Martel brings extensive legal expertise to this new industry,” Bollinger said, “and, along with the Journal, is able to bring in other experts in finance, access to capital, municipal regulation and other topics of interest.”

PANELISTS

How to attract investment or invest in the industry
Moderator: Ryan Lowther, partner, Farella Braun + Martel
Sherri Haskell, founder, CannaAngels, LLC
Emily Paxhia, managing director, Poseidon Asset Management
Morgan Paxhia, managing director and chief investor, Poseidon Asset Management

Challenges and successes in the permitting process
Tennis Wick, director, Sonoma County Permit & Resource Management Department
David McPherson, cannabis compliance director, HdL Companies, a leader in cannabis regulatory systems and strategy
Rebecca Stamey-White, partner in the law firm Hinman & Carmichael
Cassia Furman, attorney, Vicente Sederberg LLC
Tawnie Logan, executive director, Sonoma County Growers Alliance; Chairman of the Board, California Growers Association

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Read more about Ajax's background in this story. More event details will follow.