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Our attorneys have extensive experience lobbying, drafting legislation and crafting policy. Based upon our knowledge of the complex laws and regulations impacting industrial hemp and CBD, we will guide you through the challenges posed at the state and local level.
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MSBA Webinar
Although this is a video and not a podcast, even non-attorneys may find this Cannabis Law Primer interesting and educational. During this webinar that Jason Tarasek presented with the Minnesota State Bar Association on March 23, 2020, Jason discusses the current status of hemp, CBD, medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana in Minnesota. https://msba.adobeconnect.com/ppktve1dynqk/
Episode Ten: Michael Ford, Minnesota NORML
Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law sits down for a Minnesota Cannabis Conversation with MichaelFord, Executive Director, Minnesota NORML. In 2018 Ford won more than five-percent of the vote for statewide office in Minnesota and qualified the Legal Marijuana Nowparty as a major party in state. The conversation ranges from advocacy efforts to politics to cannabis and exercise.
Episode Nine: Maren Schroeder, Sensible Change Minnesota
JasonTarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law sits down for a Minnesota Cannabis Conversation with Maren Schroeder, the Policy Director at Sensible Change Minnesota Maren Schroeder discusses her history working on medical-marijuana issues in Minnesota as well as what advocacy issues are on the near horizon during the 2020 legislative session. Schroeder has been instrumental in nearly all advocacy efforts in the state
Episode Eight: Rep. Heather Edelson
Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law sits down for a Minnesota Cannabis Conversation with State Representative Heather Edelson (DFL)District: 49A. Rep. Edelson talks about legislation she will introduce in the current legislative session, including a bill to add flower to the mix of cannabis medicine available to patients in Minnesota. Rep. Edelson also discusses how parents ought to be able to have their children
Episode Seven: Sen. Melisa Franzen
Fresh off her interview on MSNBC in support of Amy Klobuchar’s presidential bid, state Sen. Melisa Franzen (DFL-Edina), speaks with Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law about her efforts to legalize adult-use marijuana and to add flower as an option for medical-marijuana patients. #hemp #cbd #mmj #mnisready #mnleg @MelisaFranzen https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minnesota-cannabis-conversations/id1493817416 https://www.businessofcannabis.ca/podcasts#Minnesota-Cannabis-Conversations
Episode Six: Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL House Majority Leader
On the eve of the 2020 Legislative Session, Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL House Majority Leader, discusses the insights he gained from his statewidelistening tour, “Be Heard on Cannabis.” Rep. Winkler addresses the legalization of adult-use marijuana in Minnesota and identifies the key components that he would like to see insuch legislation. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minnesota-cannabis-conversations/id1493817416 https://www.businessofcannabis.ca/podcasts#Minnesota-Cannabis-Conversations
Episode Five: Parker Smith, Cold State Scientific
Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law sits down for a Minnesota Cannabis Conversation with Parker Smith of Cold State Scientific during MJBizCon 2019. Cold State Scientific was founded by two local Minnesota brothers – Harrison and Parker Smith – raised by a family of entrepreneurs they had the desire to create tangible, artisanal products of unquestionable quality
Episode Three: John Dugas of Superior Extractions.
Jason Tarasek of Minnesota Cannabis Law speaks with John Dugas of Superior Extractions during MJBizCon 2019. Superior Extractions is an extraction company based in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The conversation included Superior Extractions’ start-up story and also delves into the value of allowing farmers to remediate ‘hot hemp‘ in order to bring down overall THC content in the hemp crop. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minnesota-cannabis-conversations/id1493817416 https://minnesota-cannabis-conversations.simplecast.com/episodes/mn-cannabis-conversations-with-john-dugas-ceo-superior-extractions-llc
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