The New Jersey State Bar Association recently welcomed new co-chairs of its Cannabis Law Committee. The Committee also announced vital new initiatives related to the cannabis industry which are being pursued in the 2023-2024 term. The committee was previously co-chaired by Ansell Grimm & Aaron shareholder Joshua S. Bauchner and Epstein Becker & Green partner Lisa A. Gora. Bauchner and Gora chaired the Committee for two terms concluding on June 30, 2023.
The new initiatives, announced at the May NJSBA convention in Atlantic City, will promote expungements of cannabis-related convictions and develop guidance for Workplace Impairment Recognition Experts (WIREs). The new committee co-chairs also plan to support increased education at local bar associations. Bauchner, in his role as outgoing co-chair, is quoted in an article discussing these new appointments and initiatives. Read the article here.
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