Fifth Annual "Out of the Weeds" Panel Discussions and Reception

Along with the Emerging Markets Coalition (EMC), we will be hosting the Fifth Annual "Out of the Weeds" at the firm's Washington DC Office on Tuesday, 2 September 2025. New panels this year include a state cannabis regulator panel, EMC’s cannabis lending guidelines, cannabis investing, and the federal and state regulatory update. Guests will be invited to stay for a happy hour reception following the panel discussions.

Panels:

• State Cannabis Regulator Panel
• Cannabis Lending Guidelines from EMC
• Investment in Cannabis-Related Businesses
• Cannabis FinTech and Banking Regulatory Panel 

Featured Speakers:

• Dominique Mendiola, Senior Director, Colorado Department of Revenue's Marijuana Enforcement and Natural Medicine Divisions
• Cat Packer, Director of Drug Markets & Legal Regulation at the Drug Policy Alliance, a Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, and an Affiliated Researcher with the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School
• Tabatha Robinson, JD, MBA, Director of the Maryland Cannabis Association
• Shekia Scott, Senior Cannabis Industry Manager for the City of Boston and previously served as the inaugural Director of Equity and Community Outreach for the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Please RSVP by Thursday, 28 August.