Business Law Section Chair Jacob Brown appointed a Cannabis Law Working Group that is currently weighing whether cannabis law practitioners should be given formal participation in the section, possibly through a committee, task force, or subcommittee. Jonathan Robbins, who is a working group member, discussed with Florida Bar News the benefits of organizing a cannabis law entity.

Florida Bar News wrote, “Robbins is cannabis practice chair at Akerman, a national firm with offices in Florida, and was recognized last year by the National Law Journal as a ‘Cannabis Law Trailblazer.’ A cannabis law subcommittee of the Business Law Section could act as a subject-matter expert for legislators, sponsor CLE programs, offer networking opportunities, and attract new members, Robbins said.”

Robbins was quoted, “Having done this type of work now for the last five years, I know that it is a young, emerging area of practice, and the attorneys who are getting into this space tend to be young, dynamic, and energetic, and these are the attorneys who we would love to become members of the Business Law Section.”