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11:00-12:00am		Understanding the Context  With a deeper understanding of the evolution of social and economic trends regarding legalized marijuana, lawyers will be better able to anticipate the evolving legal implications and how they impact their clients. In this section, lawyers will learn how today’s marijuana affects: health, wellness, crime, courts, taxes and the economy.
12:00-1:00pm		Identifying the Issues  Legalization of marijuana affects a lot more than the criminal code. In this segment, lawyers will discover the far-reaching impact that legalized marijuana has had on individuals, businesses, and their lawyers, including: business and commercial implications (real estate transactions, landlord concerns, corporate drug testing policies), and the impact on individuals (employment security, DUI, federal gun and housing rights, child custody and physician relationships).

Jeffrey Stec

Jeffrey Stec, J.D. has been a licensed lawyer since 1992, having practiced in the area of complex-family matters, including estate, divorce, and child custody disputes. Jeff developed his collaborative skills by becoming a certified mediator and strategic planning facilitator, specializing in family issues. Jeff has developed an expertise in the collaborative resolution of disputes, and in addition to his work with The Likeable Lawyer, he is currently a sought-after consultant who works with non-profits and municipalities to fashion solutions to complex organizational and community issues. Jeffrey graduated with honors from the University of Michigan Law School, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with high honors from the University of Michigan.

Dan Riffle

As director of federal policies, Dan executes MPP’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill. Prior to his promotion to this position, Dan served for 3.5 years as a legislative analyst in the State Policies department. In 2011, Dan was instrumental in expanding Vermont’s medical marijuana law to include state-regulated dispensaries and led the lobbying effort to provide patients with debilitating medical conditions in Maryland with an affirmative defense against charges of marijuana possession. In 2013, he shepherded medical marijuana legislation through the Illinois Legislature, making it the second largest medical marijuana state and capping off a 10-year lobbying effort by MPP, as well as expanding Maryland’s legal protections to caregivers and establishing a statewide medical marijuana research program. Before working at MPP, Dan practiced law as an assistant prosecutor in Vinton County, Ohio. He has also worked in the office of former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, the Ohio EPA, and Columbus Legal Aid Society and was a founding partner of Viridis Law Group in southern California. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University and received his J.D. from Capital University Law School.

Lance Rogers

Lance Rogers is Senior Counsel of the Cannabis Business and Criminal Defense Divisions of Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara LLP. Admitted to the California State Bar in 2008, Mr. Rogers has quickly become one of the country’s leading authorities on cannabis law. As a part of his unique practice area, he has handled a wide array of litigation matters including criminal defense, civil rights, asset forfeiture, land use, business disputes, unlawful detainer, and municipal zoning challenges. For those cases that cannot be resolved at the trial level, Mr. Rogers has handled appeals in both the state and federal appellate courts. In 2011, Mr. Rogers represented the first dispensary licensed by the County of San Diego. In 2014, he represented the first two licensed dispensaries in the City of San Diego.