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Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    Live Online with Live Q&A

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Ethics

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Tuesday, September 16, 2025

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

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This CLE webinar will provide attorneys guidance on the ethical challenges that arise in representing clients within the cannabis industry. The panel will discuss various ABA Model Rules, navigating contradictory federal and state laws covering cannabis, existing rules and ethics opinions from other jurisdictions, scope of work and assessing ethical risks, conflicts of interests, and other key ethical issues.

Description

The legal framework of cannabis businesses and operations is ripe with ethical issues and concerns. Attorneys representing cannabis clients must consider issues pertaining to conflicting federal and state laws, competence, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and other ethical risks in representing cannabis clients.

Attorneys representing cannabis clients, and the structuring of transactions and related documents, need to address how to identify and manage ethical dilemmas, including issues related to privileged information and potential conflicts between clients.

Listen as our panel discusses applicable rules and provides attorneys a deeper understanding of key ethical challenges in representing cannabis clients as well as provides practical tools for navigating these issues in their practice.

Outline

I. Model rules and ethics opinions

II. Federal vs. state cannabis laws

III. Ethical considerations for fees

IV. Attorney use of cannabis products

V. Attorney-client privilege and confidentiality

Benefits

The panel will address these and other key considerations:

  • What are the guiding ethical principles in representing cannabis clients?
  • What is the scope of work you can take on for a cannabis client?
  • What are some of the most common ethical challenges encountered in negotiating and drafting contracts?
  • What ethical issues arise when you take an interest in a cannabis startup in lieu of fees?
  • How do you navigate conflicting cannabis laws?
  • What are best practices for safeguarding attorney-client privilege in cannabis law?
  • What are some effective strategies for navigating the tension between zealous advocacy and adhering to ethical obligations in representing cannabis clients?