The Maze Calendar

NYSBA Cannabis Law Section
2023-01-19 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Thursday, January 19, 2023
1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. — In-Person CLE Program
4.0 MCLE Credits
4.0 Areas of Professional Practice
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys
including those newly admitted.

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.

Introductions
Speaker
Lynelle Bosworth | Cannabis Section Chair; Greenberg Traurig LLP; New York, NY
Moderator
Aleece Burgio | General Counsel and Strategic Advisor, MJI Solutions, Buffalo, NY

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Topic 1: True Party of Interest
Speaker
Axel Bernabe | Chief of Staff for the Office of Cannabis Management
Moderator
Cristina Buccola | Cristina Buccola Counsel PLLC
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Topic 2: New York Regulations
Speaker
Patricia Heer | Deputy Counsel of OCM
Dasheeda Dawson | Founding Director, Cannabis NYC
Moderator
Aleece Burgio | General Counsel and Strategic Advisor, MJI Solutions, Buffalo, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Topic 3: Current Operators in New York
Speaker
Kellie Rivera | Senior Counsel, Columbia Care
Mack Hueber | Beak and Skiff, Marietta, NY
Kaelan Castetter | Castetter Cannabis Group, Binghamton, NY
Moderator
Jeffrey Schultz | Feuerstein Kulick; New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

Break

4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Topic 4: Current Litigation Issues in Cannabis
Speaker
Richard Trotter | Feuerstein Kulick, New York, NY
James K. Landau | Partner, Prince Lobel Tye LLP, New York, NY
Elinor C. Sutton | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY & Dallas, TX
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

5:00 p.m.

Adjournment

NYSBA Annual Meeting Cannabis Law Section Program
2023-01-19 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Avenue, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Please join us for our Annual Meeting programs this January and earn 4.0 MCLE Credits. Key topics that will be covered include:

Current Litigation Issues in Cannabis
True Party of Interest
New York Regulations
Current Operators in New York

Weed Wednesday- Gettin' Tipsy in Poughkeepsie
2023-01-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mahoney’s Irish Pub & Steakhouse, 35 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
GETTIN’ TIPSY IN POUGHKEEPSIE!
Welcome in the New Year, Upriver!
NYC/HV Cannabis Industry Association’s WEED WEDNESDAY
MAHONEY’S IRISH PUB & STEAKHOUSE
35 Main Street
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
January 18th, 2023
6:00 pm—9:00 pm
Join us in the Mid-Hudson Valley at our casual monthly networking event for the “Canna-Curious” and the “Canna-Serious”

Cannabis Career Institute Workshop
2023-01-16 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Holiday Inn Birmingham-Airport, 5000 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N, Birmingham, AL, 35212, United States
Considering a career in the cannabis industry?
WE CAN HELP
If you’ve ever thought of pursuing a career in the cannabis industry or if you’d simply like to gain some valuable insights about this exciting new frontier, CANNABIS CAREER INSTITUTE can help.
CANNABIS CAREER INSTITUTE has been the leading cannabis industry education, training and job placement entity since 2009 and continues to be the best in the business.
CANNABIS CAREER INSTITUTE, with its impactful, chock-full-of-cannabis-knowledge, one-day workshops, empower! The seminars are enriching, eye-opening insights into the cannabis industry that must be experienced to fully grasp so that you can take your budding career aspirations into flight.
With the business of cannabis having now grown into a multi-billion dollar industry — with no end in sight — what are you waiting for?
Get into the cannabis industry and CRUSH IT!
Welcome to CANNABIS CAREER INSTITUTE.

Cannabis Career Institute Workshop
2023-01-15 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Courtyard by Marriott Huntsville University Drive, 4804 University Drive NW, Huntsville, AL, United States

Women in Cannabis Vision Board Brunch
2023-01-14 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Work’N’Roll, 164 W. 25th Street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
The best way to have a great year is to PLAN to have a GREAT year. We are going to manifest the shit out of 2023!
Join us on January 14 for our FIRST #womenincannabis event of the year…The CannaDiva VISION Board Brunch.
“Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart explains: “Looking at images on a vision board primes the brain to grasp opportunities that may otherwise go unnoticed. That’s because the brain has a process called ‘value-tagging’ which imprints important things onto your subconscious and filters out unnecessary information.”
And there are ways you can boost this activity, for example, if you look at your board right before you fall asleep every night, the images will be imprinted even further. That’s because the brain is very impressionable as it drifts into sleep and so if you focus your attention on something during that period — particularly on something new — those images are more likely to feature in your dreams and thoughts.” (Written By Lara Doherty)
We’ll provide all the necessities…poster board, markers, glitter pens, magazines, scissors, and some templates to get you started.
We’ll also have a guest speaker (TBA) discussing the process of Goal Setting and getting all YOU WANT out of your year.
And OF COURSE, our #BrandBoutique will be open so you can shop #womenled and #MeettheFounders
Brunch prepared by The Highly Personal Chef – @highly.personal.chef
Thanks again to Work n Roll NYC‘s Premier “Friendly” Co-Working Space in Chelsea for being our partner for this event.
Thank you to our Sponsor, Etain Health and Cannabis Workforce Initiative!

Opportunities and Challenges in the 2023 Cannabis Market
2023-01-12 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Opportunities and Challenges in the 2023 Cannabis Market
Join our panel of experts as they discuss trending financial topics in the cannabis industry. Topics we’ll cover include:

Recent updates in Capital Markets & SAFE Banking
Risks and opportunities with distressed cannabis assets
Path forward for bankruptcy/credit rights
Opportunities and challenges in new markets such as Germany, Europe & Colombia
Migration of Canadian companies seeking growth opportunities in the US

NYCTC CANNABIS CAREER FAIR AT BE HERE LOFT #1
2023-01-11 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | BE HERE LOFT, 7-28 9TH ST, Queens, NY, 11101, United States
Please join us for an eventful and informative evening. Registration and RSVP are mandatory for this event. MENU AND BAR PROVIDED BY RISE RADIO. Space is limited.
The New York State Cannabis Workforce Initiative is a collaboration between the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University and the Workforce Development Institute. Our mission is to promote and support social equity in the adult-use cannabis market by providing quality workforce development and legal education.
Their work, supported in part by a state budget appropriation, prioritizes diversity, equity, and quality jobs in the emerging cannabis industry through skills training, entrepreneurism services, workforce supports, legal education for employees and employers, and the development of high-road career pathways.
After years of advocacy, New York State has passed legislation that will lead to a statewide market for adult-use cannabis. The legislation—known as the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)—has wide-reaching implications for workforce development programs and policy. Among them, MRTA prioritizes those harmed by the prohibition of cannabis by establishing a goal to award 50% of business licenses to social equity candidates.
This goal puts New York at or near the head of the pack in terms of state-level, restorative justice cannabis policy.

2023 SUNY Cannabis Conference at NCCC
2023-01-10 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Niagara County Community College, 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY, 14132, United States
We are proud to host New York State’s largest public cannabis event with presentations about everything embodying the “Seed to Sale” lifespan in the business of cannabis. As a public education event in conjunction with our presenters, our conference stands ready to deliver instruction on the highest level in cultivation, processing, extraction, and dispensary best practices.
Join us for an exciting, day-long event with the brightest minds in cannabis as you learn about the latest technologies, methodology, and legislation affecting Cannabis in the State of New York. Whether you are new to the legal cannabis industry, an educator, member of the public, or an experienced industry veteran looking to grow your business, the 2023 SUNY Cannabis Conference is one you won’t want to miss! We have affordable options to vend, present as a sponsor, or attend as an inquiring mind.

Elevated Vibes
2023-01-08 15:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Rise Radio, 57 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11206, United States
COME VIBE WITH THE PLATOON AT RISE RADIO

Join the Cannaware Platoon on January 8th, 2023 from 3:00 – 8:00 PM to kick off the new year with our networking event, Elevated Vibes at Rise Radio in Brooklyn!
The goal of Elevated Vibes is to disrupt our weekly routine with a fun atmosphere of music, games, giveaways, food, and much more by bringing together the cannabis community in a relaxing safe space to have fun, socialize and consume cannabis.
So come vibe with us on January 8th, 2023 from 3-8pm at Rise Radio – 57 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206 to find out what we have in store for 2023.
Tickets are FREE, but RSVP is a must to reserve a gift bag!

Puff N Paint
2023-01-07 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Green Room – Englewood, 5 N Dean St, Englewood, NJ, United States

KING CANNABIS LAUNCH PARTY
2023-01-06 19:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Work’N’Roll, 164 W. 25th Street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
We invite you to the launch party and to experience King Cānnābis! @king_cannabis_roc is a chef-owned company with a team spanning New York State. Head chef and CEO is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and works hands-on to ensure product meets the highest standards. Products are all derived from clean, top ingredients and are lab tested to ensure the highest quality and superior taste. Their brand new product line includes chocolates, gummies, and juices!

New Year's Masquerade
2022-12-31 22:00 - 2023-01-01 02:00 (America/New_York) | Work’N’Roll, 164 W. 25th Street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
We’re having a New Year’s Eve masquerade party! We’ll provide the masks, you come dressed to impress and party!
Passed hors d’oeuvres, champagne and dope vibes, live jazz, and more!

Holiday Puff, Sip and Paint Party
2022-12-30 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Crown Heights Cafe, 764 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11238, United States
Join us for this dope paint night with queer women of color & friends!! Ugly sweaters are encouraged & the backyard is open for puffing!!
⏰️ Event Time- Doors open @ 7:00pm | Paint session is 7:30pm-9:30pm, then we’ll mix and mingle while the paint dries
💰 $55 “High Art” ticket Grants admission, complimentary drink, 420 “party favor”, snacks, paint canvas and all supplies, and an awesome time with the ladies… $80 “Liftoff” ticket grants you everything above but with 1/8th instead of a preroll
🌳 Flower by Herb N’ Happiness included with your ticket! It will also be available for purchase. Backyard area will be open for smokers.
🥳 Music, Games, Contests and Prizes. Ugly Sweaters are encouraged. Let’s enjoy the holiday season together!!
✅️ 21 and over
Purchase your tickets here on Eventbrite OR you can send the money and your email address via Cashapp $GreatFate or Venmo @GreatFate to secure your spot. Tix are non-refundable. Spread the word and let’s have some adult fun this holiday season!!

Comedy x Cannabis @ Cookies NYC Presented by the Lost Canna Club
2022-12-28 19:00 (America/New_York) | Cookies Clothing NYC, 958 6th Avenue, New York, NY, 10001, United States
The Lost Canna Club presents a night of Stand Up Comedy, Cannabis, and more hosted by the Incredible Matt Richards at Cookies NYC!!
Comedy x Cannabis is back and joining forces with Cookies NYC!!
Matt Richards is back at hosting with Chanel Ali, Napoleon Emill, Simeon Goodson, and special guests!! Last show Gorilla Nems showed up and jumped on stage with Matt along with some music, cannabis, and so much more!!
Doors at 7, Show at 8, plus an after party! There will be drinks for purchase at the venue along with snacks.

Gift Back Holidaze
2022-12-23 18:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | To Be Announced
Give back this holiday season. Free RSVP with a toy or non-perishable food item(s). Drop off your donation(s) and then celebrate the end of the year with Sky High, Space Mase and friends! Infused food by Royal Highness Infusions, drinks by So Lah Tea and hosted by High and Happy.
Toys will be donated to the Family Youth & Peer Support Group (975 Kelly St. Bronx, NY) and Non-perishable food will be donated to The Lincoln Tunnel Motel (@LTMoteL 3801 Tonnele Ave, North Bergen, NJ 07047).
Happy Holidaze!

CANY Mid-Hudson Committee December Jingle & Mingle
2022-12-22 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mahoney’s Irish Pub & Steakhouse, 35 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
With the New Year quickly approaching, we will be talking out about New Regulations for the upcoming year.

Cannabis Control Board Meeting
2022-12-21 11:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 – The New York State Cannabis Control Board will hold a public meeting of
the Board at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 6,
Albany, NY 12242 and via real-time live streaming. Board Member Adam W. Perry will be joining via live
stream from 181 Ellicott St. Buffalo, NY 14203, which is also open to the public for in-person viewing.
– Open to the Public: This meeting will be open to the public and only those individuals who have preregistered for this event via the link below may attend in person due to limited space at the meeting
venue. Pre-registered members of the public will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
– Public Comment: Public comment will be allowed during a designated comment period as part of this
meeting. Only those individuals attending in person who have pre-registered will be allowed to
participate in public comment. Participating individuals must limit their remarks to two minutes and
remarks should be related to specific agenda items. Based on time allotted for public comment, the
Cannabis Control Board anticipates no more than 10 individuals able to participate in public comment.
Those individuals will be selected randomly from the list of pre-registered individuals who attend in
person. Additional comments may be submitted online using the public comment form below. Online
submissions will be part of the official record of the meeting and be documented in the meeting
minutes. All online comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20th
.

Common Council Committee on Community Development
2022-12-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Council Chambers, 13Th Floor City Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States

The Cannabis Labs Virtual Conference
2022-12-20 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
The Cannabis Labs Virtual Conference is back! For seven years now, we have been hosting this complimentary collection of webinar presentations, designed to help attendees better understand some of the more technical aspects of starting and operating a laboratory. We will take a deep dive into cannabis testing, potency testing, fraud, regulations, sample preparation, management and much more.

End of Year Celebration!
2022-12-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Work’N’Roll, 164 W. 25th Street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
The Hood Incubator and our co-hosts On the Revel and CannaClusive invite you to our end-of-year celebration. Our theme is “Rep Your Squad”! Come decked out with your favorite brand(s) and claim your raffle ticket to win a Hood Incubator gift bag. Special attention will be given to the most creative folk who came dressed to represent! We look forward to celebrating with the community.

Cannabis Career Institute Workshop
2022-12-18 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Airport, 4201 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY, 14225, United States

NYS Cannabis Regulations 101
2022-12-15 16:20 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
LIVE Thurs, Dec. 15 at 4:20pm EST, Mary Pryor joins Axel Bernabe and CEO, Damian Fagon to discuss the infrastructure of New York’s cannabis market and how you can help shape it. Register and submit questions: https://bit.ly/3P91gzb

MCBA Members Meeting
2022-12-15 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Virtual
Calling all MCBA members! Join us for our last member meeting of the year on Thurs, December 15 at 3pm EST. Our Board President Kaliko Castille will be outlining our strategic plan for 2023. The meeting link will be emailed to all members.
Not a member? No fret, head over www.minoritycannabis.org to sign-up and learn about our community!

Intoxicating Hemp Regulations: Where We Are and What’s to Come
2022-12-15 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Virtual
The regulation of intoxicating hemp products is a continuing topic of debate in the cannabis industry as it considers regulatory frameworks in various state prohibition and post-prohibition structures. While the FDA continues dragging its feet with developing or enforcing regulations for hemp products, the hemp industry continues to innovate while consumer demand for hemp products grows.
State cannabis and hemp stakeholders are debating the appropriate regulatory frameworks for high-THC and synthetically derived hemp products, which are widely used by consumers living in states that have not legalized adult-use cannabis. While some states have outright banned Delta-8 THC products, others opted to regulate.
Register for a Vicente Sederberg LLP live session on December 15, 2022 at 11 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. MT / 2 p.m. ET to hear panelists discuss the regulatory approaches in key states including Colorado, Oregon, and California, explore the key policy and product safety considerations at issue, and share projections for the future of intoxicating hemp regulation at the state and federal leve

Weed Wednesday - NYC/HV Cannabis Industry Association
2022-12-14 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Harlem Tavern, 2153 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Join us at our casual monthly networking event for the “Canna-Curious” and the “Canna-Serious”
Food and drink is pay your own way – just come, relax and enjoy conversations with like-minded cannabis industry peers!
Grab your business cards and join in on the networking! Please share this event and spread the word.
Tickets are FREE but PLEASE REGISTER using Eventbrite , so we can get an accurate head count and print you a name tag!

Lower East Side Cannabis Forum
2022-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Lower East Side Girls Club Center for Wellbeing and Happiness, 101 Avenue D, New York, NY, 10009, United States
Join Assembly Member Epstein and the NY State OCM for a forum on the framework for medical and adult use Cannabis in the state of New York.

Coastal Cannect-Virtual Catered Cannabis Networking
2022-12-14 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Virtual
With New York’s proposed adult-use cannabis regulations released, and first 36 conditional retail licenses approved, it’s the perfect time to join us for the virtual cannabis networking group.

It takes the right team to put together a winning state license application, and then launch and operate a successful cannabusiness. With video chat removing geographic boundaries, we’ve started Coastal Cannect, to help “cannect” experienced parties from mature markets like those on the West Coast, with applicants and service providers on the East Coast, to work towards East Coast cannabis licenses and opportunities.

Each meeting will feature a brief recap of developments in New York and New Jersey, and the following features to maximize the ability to make useful connections:

The names that appear for each of us will include not just our name, but also our Coast (WC/EC) and a 1-2 word description of our primary role in the industry (e.g. “Jon EC Attorney”).
There will be multiple 12-20 min breakout sessions where attendees can join small groups in virtual tables organized by license type in a particular state (e.g. New York Retail Table 1, New Jersey Cultivation Table 1 etc.).

We only get one chance to launch the cannabis industries in these East Coast states, so let’s connect because together we can go higher!

Cannabis in the Metaverse: Real Issues in a Virtual World
2022-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Virtual
In this session speakers will join Belle Borovik, Horst Counsel/Associate General Counsel and Head of IP at Chia Network Inc., to share their knowledge and understanding of Web 3.0, including: addressing issues central to blockchain and cryptocurrency, such as securities implications around tokenization and fiat; providing an overview of IP issues related to the Metaverse and NFTs; and discussing clients’ need for ongoing support with the same old issues in this new disruptive space.
Special guest: Evan Horowitz from WeedClub, will speak to the issues as they pertain to his everyday – the client’s – perspective.
Steve Schain – steve@smart-counsel.com – will impart on the masses his knowledge and understanding of the blockchain and cryptocurrency, including addressing some of the securities issues around tokenization and fiat. (10-12min)
Belle Borovik – b.borovik@chia.net will follow his presentation with a brief overview of IP issues related to NFTs and the Metaverse. (10-11min)
Evan Horowitz – e@weedclub.com – will examine/discuss the issues just raised as they pertain to his everyday – the client’s perspective. (10-11min)
Hannah Stitt – hannah@tectoniclaw.com – will close out the presentation with a quick discussion of how clients in this new disruptive space still need help with the same old issues. (10-11min)

Taste Masters v2
2022-12-13 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Work’N’Roll, 164 W. 25th Street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Our Fine Tasting Experience with intentional terpene pairing will be provided by professional photographer, featured in national publications with years of experience in East Coast scene. Passionate advocate, educator and leading industry expert. Bringing best-in-class knowledge of terpenes, cultivation methods, consumption formats, advising and guiding patients towards the best products for their personal needs.
Attendees will receive a GIFT BAG of items needed for the workshop (retail value OVER $150)
and will be able to take hone not only the knowledge but full tasting kit.
CONNECTIONS
Through the Masters Tasting, we solidify our community through tasting experiences that remove ordinary limitations. We are creating space for conversations around deal flow that lead to more opportunities in this emerging market. We curate a setting that leaves attendees inspired, and connected. We ensure that each Masters Tasting experience is specifically designed to fit the community needs.
Taste Masters is about sharing a space with the most influential people in the scene, educating community on terpenes, networking and forging relationships that will help to define the future of the largest market in the country.
