National Cannabis Bar Association Unites Attorneys

One small step for lawyers, one somewhat bigger step for cannabis legitimacy.

Recently, Shabnam Malek founded the National Cannabis Bar Association. The mission of the NCBA is to be, “a specialty bar association dedicated to providing attorneys in the cannabis industry with educational and networking opportunities to help them better serve cannabis businesses.”

According to Malek, more and more states will follow the example of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia by either decriminalizing or outright legalizing cannabis. When that happens, he foresees the legal issues growing more complicated before they get more rational.

Really, the NCBA is a bold step towards legitimacy. When money and attorneys begin to flock toward an industry, the writing is all but on the wall that it is going to be here for the long haul.

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