Agenda
Pre-Conference - April 27, 2015
5:00PM -8:00PM
Early Registration & Networking
Join us for early registration and a cocktail reception. An open bar and appetizers will be offered for all Symposium attendees.
Location:
Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St.
NW Washington, DC 20005
DAY 1: April, 28 2015
9:00AM -10:00AM
Registration and Networking
10:00AM -10:15AM
Opening Remarks From NCIA Executive Director
NCIA
10:15AM -11:00AM
Keynote
A Historical Perspective of Cannabis Reform
Marijuana Policy Project
Drug Policy Alliance
11:00AM -12:00PM
General Session
Presentations from NCIA board candidates
12:00PM -1:00PM
Networking Lunch
1:00PM - 1:50PM
Track 1
D.C. & State Policy Roundup : CO, OR, and WA
Harris Moure, PLLC
Director of Special Projects
Council of the District of Columbia
Track 2
State Policy Roundup : CA, IL, and NV
Electrum Partners
1:50PM - 2:40PM
Track 1
Best Face Forward - Tips for Talking with the Media
Track 2
The Taxman Cometh - The Burden of 280e
2:40PM - 3:30PM
Track 1
Think Tank Policy
Perspective
Track 2
Cash and cannabis - The current status of banking for the industry
Congressman Perlmutter's Office
Principal – Tom Fleming & Associates
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Break
4:00PM - 4:50PM
A Fire-side Chat featuring Blumenauer & Norquist
Congressman, Oregon's 3rd District
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
4:50PM - 6:00PM
Effective Lobbying Tips and Tricks
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