New York – March 6, 2024 – Greenspoon Marder partner Aliya J. Nelson has been appointed to the Minority Cannabis Business Association’s (MCBA) Board of Directors for 2024. The newly elected 15-member Board of Directors comprises diverse industry veterans, as well as medical and legal professionals, advocates, and community leaders. These individuals have been selected to lead the association into a promising future “where the prospect of federal cannabis reform becomes a reality,” with emphasis on the value of “diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry.”
Founded in 2015, the Minority Cannabis Business Administration is an organization dedicated to improving diversity in the cannabis industry. It is the largest national trade association dedicated to serving the needs of minority cannabis businesses and communities.
Ms. Nelson brings more than 20 years of corporate, licensing, and entertainment experience to Greenspoon Marder. As a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Cannabis Law, and Entertainment & Sports, practice groups, Ms. Nelson focuses on transactional, regulatory, and licensing matters for clients in the cannabis, media, technology, sports, and real estate industries. Ms. Nelson represents a wide range of cannabis clients, including state-licensed cultivators, processors, distributors, dispensaries, general and social equity applicants, investors, and ancillary businesses. In addition, she has substantial experience in corporate and entertainment law, including representing companies and talent across the media, technology, sports, music, film, television, and publishing industries.
