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Cannabis Law: Everything You Always Wanted to Know
Navigating the Legal Haze: Insights and Warnings for Cannabis Lawyers on Corporate, Retail, Commercial Leasing, and Ethical Issues
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Toronto Lawyers Association
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For more than 135 years, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, located within the Courthouse Library, has represented the interests of lawyers practising in the City of Toronto. The association was found...
Russell Bennett
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Russell Bennett, B.Sc., LL.B. is an expert cannabis lawyer
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...
About this course
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.
Topics of Discussion
Corporate
• purchase of a cannabis production and/or processing company
• in addition to regular issues of a share purchase, must consider issues of security clearances, notification requirements, licence-holder, QAP
• compliance - knowing what your client is doing - eg. CannTrust
Retail
• licensing
• zoning prohibitions
• security clearances - what to do if you have a criminal record?
• online distribution
Commercial leasing
• Is the landlord unwittingly allowing someone to start an illegal cannabis production facility because they do not know what is permitted
• what is a designated grower under Part 14 of the Cannabis Regulations and how does it differ from a production licence?
Medical cannabis growing under Part 14
• zoning issues
• distribution
Ethical issues (throughout each topic)
• Competence – if a lawyer is not competent in an area of law, what are his/her obligations?
• Dishonesty, Fraud - A lawyer shall not knowingly assist in or encourage any dishonesty, fraud, crime, or illegal conduct.
Cannabis law still has many “grey areas”, but are they “illegal?”
• Threatening Penal or Regulatory Proceedings – Can a lawyer advise a client to complain to a regulatory authority like Health Canada or CRA?