Jul 22, 2019 · Marijuana Business Attorney Scott F. Roberts Explains What You Need To Know To Get Growing. Jul 22, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Practical Cannabis Legal Advice from Practical Cannabis Business Attorneys. Scott Roberts Law, PLC, represents dozens of cannabis and CBD businesses throughout the state of Michigan.Originally founded as a boutique business and real estate law firm in 2014, the firm currently focuses almost exclusively on helping Michigan Medical Marijuana related …
In 2014, he left the firm to start his own business practice, Scott F. Roberts Law, PLC. After passage of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, or MMFLA, Mr. Roberts expanded his practice area to include Marijuana Business Law. Mr. Roberts is a member of the Business Law and Marijuana Law sections of the State Bar.
Mr. Roberts is the founder and managing member of Scott F. Roberts Law, PLC, a Detroit-based business law firm. Mr. Roberts has spent his entire career representing businesses and helping them comply with municipal, local and state regulations.
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While at Michigan State, Samantha co-founded, and was a colonizing member, of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, Beta Theta chapter. She was hand chosen by Alpha Xi Delta national headquarter officials to be one of the women to recolonize the chapter out of over 500 applicants.
Mohamed Ghaith was born and raised in Dearborn, MI. Mohamed graduated from Wayne State University – Law School in May of 2018. While in Law School, Mohamed achieved academic excellence, being awarded the Bronze Key Award two years in row.
Charein Faraj is a Law Clerk at Scott F. Roberts Law, PLC. Ms. Faraj earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, where she majored in Environmental Science and minored in American Culture and Computer Science. Ms. Faraj is currently in her final year as a law student at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law as a Dean’s Fellow Scholar. There, Ms. Faraj Co-Founded the Arab American Law Student Association and the Environmental Law Society. Ms. Faraj also participates in the University of Detroit Mercy Chapter of the American Inns of Court as a Pupil. During her time as a law student, Ms. Faraj completed internships at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and at the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Since leaving Harvard Law School, powerhouse attorney Don Petersen has been practicing law for 32 years. Represented clients nationwide in complex-commercial transactions, including Fortune 500 companies, high-profile executives, and professional athletes. Don taught economics at Harvard and was a tenured law professor – he can analyze your issues in a way that maximizes your return.
Elijah Simkins was born and raised in Dearborn Michigan. Elijah received his bachelor’s degree in 2016 from Eastern Michigan University where he was a D1 track and field athlete and graduated Cum Laude. He then went on to Wayne State University Law School where he received his Juris Doctor in 2019.
Mr. Roberts is the founder and managing member of Scott Roberts Law, a Detroit-based Cannabis Business Law Firm founded in 2014. Scott has spent his entire career representing businesses and helping them comply with municipal, state and local regulations, as well as assisting on transactional corporate and real estate matters. Scott is an accomplished attorney, author and public speaker, having spoke at CannaCon, Cannabis Industrial Marketplace, CannabisAid, and 420 Canna Expo, to name a few. He has also taught Continuing Legal Education on Marijuana business matters, meaning other attorneys see him speak to learn about the nuances of cannabis business law.
So what’s keeping these large, publicly traded companies from coming to Michigan to get their piece of the pie? The answer is two seldom-discussed regulatory provisions, which were initially included in the Emergency Rules and eventually made it to inclusion in the proposed final rules.
Michigan’s facility licensing law, the MMFLA, is tailored to give smaller cannabis companies an advantage over larger, publicly traded companies or even larger, non-closely held private companies. But due to how the recreational ballot initiative is structured, this advantage would also extend to recreational marijuana if the ballot initiative passes in November.
This will solidify the advantage mom and pop companies have in the Michigan market.
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