Akerman is a sponsor of the 4th Annual Cannabis Lab Conference and Expo, presented by the Cannabis Law, Accounting & Business (Cannabis LAB). Ari Gerstin, will be a panelist on "Legal Challenges for License Holders and Multistate Operators: Lessons Learned from the Trenches", Jonathan Robbins Chair of Akerman's Cannabis Practice Group, will participate on a panel titled, "Demystifying CBD & HEMP Regulations: What's Really Legal?" and Zachary Kobrin will be a panelist on "Navigating the US Regulatory, Compliance & Tax Landscape." Cannabis LAB focuses on laws affecting practitioners and businesses within the cannabis industry.

Possessing, using, distributing, and/or selling marijuana or marijuana-based products is illegal under federal law, regardless of any state law that may decriminalize such activity under certain circumstances. Although federal enforcement policy may at times defer to states’ laws and not enforce conflicting federal laws, interested businesses and individuals should be aware that compliance with state law in no way assures compliance with federal law, and there is a risk that conflicting federal laws may be enforced in the future. No legal advice we give is intended to provide any guidance or assistance in violating federal law.