Toronto Lawyers Association (TLA), Cannabis: Everything you Always Wanted to Know* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

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Date & Time

Apr 20, 2021 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Cannabis: Everything you Always Wanted to Know* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Location

ZOOM-WEBINAR
https://zoom.us/
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1T3
Canada

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Matt Maurer and Russell Bennett, two Toronto cannabis lawyers candidly converse about the potential perils of practising cannabis law. Curious about the latest developments in cannabis law? Matt and Russell will talk about what it’s like to be a cannabis lawyer, explain what the law is and is not, describe who the clients are and what they need, and point out where the pitfalls are.

On April 20, 2021, join in the conversation to learn everything you wanted to know about cannabis law, including the following topics:

Corporate
Retail
Commercial Leasing
Medical cannabis growing under part 14, and
Ethical Issues

Speakers

Matt Maurer, Torkin Manes

Matt is a partner and the Co-Chair of Torkin Manes LLP's Cannabis Law Group and the Chair of the Franchise Law Group. He is also an accomplished trial and appellate lawyer in the Litigation Group with over a decade of experience advocating on behalf of his business clients.

Matt provides business and regulatory advice to a wide range of cannabis industry stakeholders, including licensed producers, producer applicants, owners of businesses that provide ancillary services to the cannabis industry, entrepreneurs with start-up aspirations, and foreign businesses who are looking to enter the Canadian market or enter into partnerships with established Canadian cannabis businesses.

Matt has developed considerable knowledge and expertise under the Cannabis Act and its predecessor legislation, including the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations. Matt prides himself on staying abreast of developing cannabis-related legislation at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels across the entire country which allows him to service clients throughout Canada and internationally.

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Russell Bennett, Cannabis Law, Barristers, and Solicitors

Russell Bennett, B.Sc., LL.B., became a lawyer in 1997, prior to establishing a career in film, theatre and documentary production. In 1998, Bennett produced and directed the documentary STONED: Hemp Nation on Trial, which followed the test case and trial of Christopher Clay, owner of Hemp Nation, Canada’s first Hemp Store. STONED premiered on CBC and was nominated for Best Political Documentary at Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival.

In 2004, after practising bankruptcy law for a couple of years, Bennett created the award-winning multi-character solo play, The Reefer Man, about a bankruptcy lawyer who was also a secret award-winning underground cannabis grower. Bennett toured the underdog superhero play to Fringe Festivals and professional theatres across Canada, winning awards and selling outhouses.

In addition to Stoned, the play was Bennett's effort to shine the light of hypocrisy on Canada's cannabis prohibition. When he became a dad, Bennett went back to practising law in 2013, first in insolvency law and then in fraud recovery law. On 420/2018, Bennett founded Cannabis Law, Barristers & Solicitors, to give entrepreneurs and small businesses the tools to grow and to protect themselves in the cannabis industry.

Bennett tackles many different cannabis issues, including litigation, regulatory matters, licence applications, employer/employee, intellectual property, landlord/tenant, land use planning, asset protection and partner/shareholder issues. Cannabis Law also challenges questionable cannabis laws under Canada’s Constitution. Bennett wrote the book Canada’s Cannabis Act: Annotation & Commentary so he could help people understand how Canada’s version of legalization works and doesn’t work. Bennett also blogs, and is the host of the podcast Cannabis Law in Canada found here at cannabislaw.ca, and on Apple Podcasts.

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Program details

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
ZOOM - 2 step registration. You will receive the details to join in your confirmation email.

This program contains 20 minutes of professionalism content and 40 minutes of substantive content

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Registration Fee:

Members: $59.00 + HST
Member Licensing Candidates and New Calls: $25.00 + HST
Friends of the TLA: $120.00 + HST
Non-Members: $120.00 + HST

Complimentary tickets are available for Law School Students. Please contact Sandra Porter before April 27, at sporter@tlaonline.ca.

No refunds after April 17, 2021. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be applied to all cancellations.

Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.

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