Rhode Island – August 30, 2023 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Partner Benjamin L. Rackliffe, a leading authority and advisor to cannabis industry business owners and investors, will be a featured speaker at the “2023 Business of Cannabis Summit,” sponsored by Providence Business News, on Thursday, September 7, from 9:00am – 11:00am, at Providence Marriott, One Orms Street, Providence, RI.
The 2023 Business of Cannabis Summit will feature keynote remarks from Kimberly Ahern, Chairperson of the RI Cannabis Control Commission, followed by a panel discussion with various industry experts, business executives, educators and community leaders to discuss the key opportunities and obstacles the industry is facing and whether the potential revenue impact to the state, local businesses and economy will ever be realized.
Attorney Rackliffe will be joined by Ronald Crosson II, Executive Director of Urban Ventures, Inc.; Kristyn Glennon, FVP BSA/AML Officer, Baycoast Bank; Stuart Procter, PhD, Co-Owner and Laboratory Director, PureVita Labs; and Drew Richards, Director, Marcum LLP. For more details and to register, visit https://pbn.com/event/2023-cannabis-summit/
Benjamin L. Rackliffe is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC, a leader of its cannabis advisory practice group, and a member of the firm’s Corporate & Business Law Team. He is considered a leading authority in the areas of corporate and regulatory compliance within nascent cannabis industries and was the only attorney in Rhode Island to be named a 2024 Best Lawyer ® in Cannabis Law. Ben has been at the forefront of counseling businesses on state and federal cannabis law and policy landscape in both medical and recreational markets throughout New England and elsewhere, advising dozens of Rhode Island cannabis cultivation operators as well as dispensaries in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He is admitted to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.
To contact Attorney Rackliffe, email brackliffe@pldolaw.com or call 401-824-5100. For more information about PLDO, visit www.pldolaw.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
