Greenspoon Marder Participates in Two Federal Cannabis Working Groups

Feb 11, 2019

Jessica Wasserman of Greenspoon Marder and Saphira Galoob of The Liaison Group – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greenspooon Marder – are members of the U.S. Senate Cannabis Working Group and the U.S. House of Representatives Cannabis Working Group. In these roles they have the historic opportunity to work with senior Congressional staff on advancing federal cannabis legislation. They recently attended and provided comments at a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives Cannabis Working Group in Washington D.C. on Friday, February 8, 2019.

Topics covered included:

New bills introduced (Medical Cannabis Research Act ; VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act)
Update on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill Hemp provisions
Upcoming February 13^th Hearing: House Financial Services, Challenges and Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related Businesses; Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions

If you would like a more detailed report or additional information, please contact Jessica Wasserman at [email protected].

Jessica Wasserman is a partner in the International, Government Relations and Cannabis Law practice groups at Greenspoon Marder LLP. She has extensive experience in politics, lobbying, regulatory advocacy including Food and Drug Administration regulated products, and law. Ms. Wasserman has held senior positions in the Executive Branch involving international economic and trade policy, at the Department of Commerce and Department of Agriculture. Ms. Wasserman also works regularly with the U.S. Congress.

Saphira Galoob is the CEO and Principal of The Liaison Group, a premier federal advocacy firm for the cannabis industry in the United States and wholly-owned subsidiary of Greenspoon Marder. An entrepreneur, strategist, business lawyer and legislative professional, Ms. Galoob brings more than two decades of building businesses from conception. She has first-hand experience and success with balancing the intersection between the passion and priorities of start-up enterprises with regulations and business realities. Always a creative and committed advocate for her clients, she is highly effective and intuitive at translating complex and sensitive concepts to targeted audiences. In the Cannabis space, she has expertise in designing and executing strategies to assist Cannabis businesses to effectively navigate, participate and communicate within the Congressional and Federal Agency landscape.

About Greenspoon Marder

Greenspoon Marder LLP is a full-service law firm with over 225 attorneys and more than 20 office locations across the United States. With operations from Miami to New York and from Denver to Los Angeles, our firm attracts some of the nation’s top talent in key markets and innovation hubs. Our core practice areas include Real Estate, Litigation, and Transactional Services, complemented by the capabilities of a full-service firm. Greenspoon Marder has maintained a spot on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 200 as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015, and our goal is to provide exceptional client service by developing a thorough understanding of each client’s business needs and objectives in order to provide strategic, cost-effective solutions.

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