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High NY - Cannabis Business Licenses
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| With Tremaine Wright (Chairperson, NY State Cannabis Control Board), Jesce Horton (CEO, LOWD), Jill Scher (Partner, Marcum), Jon Purow (Partner, Greenspoon Marder). |
| Sony Hall, 235 W 46th St |
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Oct 18 (Wed) , 2023 @ 05:00 PM
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Agenda
5:00 PM
Doors Open
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Happy Hour (Munchies & Drinks Provided)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Expert Panel: Applying for a NY Cannabis Business License
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Networking & Community Bonding
7:30 PM - 12:00 AM (+1 day)
LegalizedNYC Concert & Fundraiser
About this event
2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile eTicket
MEET OUR EXPERT PANELISTS:
Tremaine Wright, Chairperson of the New York State Cannabis Control Board
Tremaine S. Wright is a former member of the New York State Assembly who thereafter, served as the first Director of the DFS Statewide Office of Financial Inclusion & Empowerment. Ms. Wright is an attorney, entrepreneur, & activist who is a second-generation Bedford Stuyvesant resident invested in preserving the rich legacy of her community & building a strong foundation for the future. She has dedicated her career to empowering & creating opportunities for her neighbors & her community.
The New York State Cannabis Control Board is the approval & oversight body of the Office of Cannabis Management. The Board is responsible for approving the comprehensive regulatory framework for New York's cannabis industry, including issuing applications & licenses to cannabis businesses & approving the rules & regulations which will govern the new industry.
Jesce Horton, Chief Executive Officer at LOWD & Ben's Best Blnz
Visionary leader Jesce Horton is Chief Executive Officer at LOWD, an award-winning cannabis company that embodies the art of urban craft cultivation.
Jesce co founded the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA), the first & largest non profit organization developed to create equal access & economic empowerment for cannabis businesses, their patients, & the communities most affected by the war on drugs.
In 2016, Jesce was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the Task Force for Cannabis Environmental Best Practice
Jesce served on the board of directors & as chairman at Resource Innovation Institute (RII), the Oregon Cannabis Association & served a 2-year advisory board term at Marijuana Business Daily.
After holding the position of board advisor, Jesce was appointed as the current CEO of Ben's Best Blnz, the new venture by Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame aimed at funding Black-owned cannabis companies & further supporting the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition & Last Prisoner Project.
Jesce has also served on numerous federal, state & local cannabis regulatory advisory committees to help shape the legal cannabis markets in both Oregon & California.
Jesce co-founded the non profit organization NuProject, a historic initiative financially seeded in-part by the City of Portland since 2019. NuProject delivers grants, loans, educational resources, job matching assistance & entrepreneurial services to cannabis business owners & career hopefuls.
Jesce is on the advisory board & is teaching at the first college in New York to have Business of Cannabis degree programs, LIM College. Jesce is also an adjunct professor at HBCU Medgar Evers College while continuing his education at Cornell's Master of Professional Studies program with a concentration in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA).
Jill Scher, CPA, Partner at Marcum LLP
Jill Scher is a partner in the Tax & Business Services division of Marcum LLP in the Melville office & is a business developer for the Firm. With more than 25 years of public & private experience, she has an outstanding reputation for developing strong relationships & uses her diverse experience, technical proficiency, & problem-solving skills to consult with a wide range of businesses & industries.
Ms. Scher advises on tax minimization & deferral strategies for companies & their owners & is adept at recognizing tax & credit incentive opportunities, including research & development, work opportunity tax credits, & investment tax credits, to name a few. She advises clients about tax ramifications prior to potential transactions & has helped clients with the successful abatement of IRS & State Penalties.
In addition, Ms. Scher has developed a specialty in the cannabis space, assisting companies with technology solutions & tax planning, & helping to forge relationships within the industry. Ms. Scher takes pride in assisting her network of resources within & outside of the Firm, in all aspects of client needs. She shares this knowledge through frequent speaking engagements, appearing at professional & industry events on a variety of business & tax topics.
Ms. Scher also teaches tax, technical & professional ethics classes for an outside organization, CPE, providing continuing education to CPAs within the tri-state area on individual & business tax planning & other specialty areas of taxation.
Jon Purow, Partner at Greenspoon Marder
Jon Purow is a partner in the Cannabis Law & Intellectual Property practice groups at Greenspoon Marder, specializing in general intellectual property litigation & transactions, as well as cannabis regulatory, intellectual property, & transactional matters.
From start-ups to publicly traded multinational companies, Mr. Purow works with a broad array of clients to establish, protect, license, & enforce their intellectual property. Mr. Purow assists clients in acquiring, clearing, filing, & maintaining favorable intellectual property rights on the state, federal & international levels as appropriate. While he prides himself on finding strategic & creative manners to cost-effectively resolve unavoidable disputes, he vigorously advocates & litigates for his clients when circumstances dictate.
With respect to cannabis work, Mr. Purow navigates the idiosyncrasies & regulations of the constantly evolving industry to obtain optimal protection & efficient expansion of his client's brands, as well as shepherd clients through the state license application process & subsequent regulatory compliance.
Mr. Purow hosted the podcast Cannabis Last Week which featured interviews with industry luminaries, as well as biweekly updates featuring news & analysis covering all developments in the cannabis & psychedelics industries on the state, federal & international levels. He leverages this knowledge & network to help his clients strategize as if he was an active member of their teams. In addition, Mr. Purow co-founded two cannabis networking groups, the virtual Coastal Cannect, & the in-person New Jersey-based 420Cannect. He frequently speaks & moderates panels at industry events & conferences such as NY Cannabis Insider, Cannavest, & Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference.
Host & Moderator:
Michael Zaytsev, Founder of High NY & Academic Director at LIM College
Michael Zaytsev is the Academic Director of LIM College's Business of Cannabis degree programs, the first accredited Cannabis Bachelor's & Master's degree programs offered in New York State. Michael has been a committed & impactful Cannabis education advocate since 2014, when he founded High NY, now one of the world's largest cannabis community education & business networking groups. High NY events have provided cannabis education to thousands of people & have become known for some of The Best Cannabis Events in New York City according to High Times & many others.
As a business coach & executive advisor, Mike Z has supported leaders at Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bain & Company, Microsoft, Google & across the Cannabis industry. Zaytsev is a top-rated mentor at Founder Institute & has served as a Cannabis Industry Mentor for the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps entrepreneurship training program. He hosts The Cannabis Business Coach Podcast & is the bestselling author of "The Cannabis Business Book." He was named a Cannabis Industry Power Player in 2023.
Prior to discovering his calling in Cannabis, Michael Zaytsev began his career at J.P. Morgan & Google. He is a proud alumnus of Stuyvesant High School, Claremont McKenna College, & the Quantic School of Business & Technology.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
Greenspoon Marder LLP
Among the first national law firms to establish a dedicated cannabis practice group, Greenspoon Marder attorneys understand the unique challenges facing the cannabis industry. We offer flexible & creative solutions to help achieve our clients' individual goals, & drive success for the cannabis industry as a whole. With attorneys exclusively focused on the cannabis, medical marijuana & hemp sectors & offices in key states, our team advises cultivators, retailers, product manufacturers, distributors, & testing facilities, as well as ancillary industry businesses & investors in the early formation phase through an exit. Furthermore, we have created & nurtured a network of industry executives, investors & advocates around the world. We take pride in carefully connecting our network in ways that make sense for the parties involved & for the industry as a whole.
Greenspoon Marder is a full-service law firm with over 240 attorneys & more than 20 office locations across the United States. With operations from Los Angeles to Denver & from Miami to New York, our firm attracts some of the nation's top talent in key markets & innovation hubs
Marcum LLP
Marcum LLP is a national accounting & advisory services firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurial, middle-market companies & high net worth individuals achieve their goals. Since 1951, clients have chosen Marcum for our deep expertise & insightful guidance in helping them forge pathways to success, whatever challenges they're facing.
Marcum offers a complete spectrum of tax, assurance & advisory services, as well as an extensive portfolio of industry-focused practices with specialized expertise for both privately held & publicly registered companies, & nonprofit & social sector organizations. Through the Marcum Group, the Firm also provides a full complement of technology, wealth management, executive search & staffing, & strategic marketing services.
Headquartered in New York City, Marcum has offices in major business markets across the U.S. & select international locations.
Legalized NYC
LegalizedNYC is a festival & event production team specializing in music & canna-culture. We mix entertainment with education while getting elevated. All High NY ticket holders are welcome to stay for the Legalized NYC concert & fundraiser for the Peter Tosh Foundation. Featuring an all star Peter Tosh birthday tribute with Skadanks, Rocker-T, DJ Bobby Konders, & Reggae Legend Big Youth's first performance in NYC in over a decade!
For press passes & sponsorship inquiries, email Mike@HighNY.com
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