Webinar Series: Trends in Cannabis Law

 Join us on Monday, April 20,  2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT
for a special presentation for Phi Alpha Delta members only.

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We are pleased to present Trends in Cannabis Law as a part of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Webinar Series. During this special one hour presentation, participants will hear an esteemed panel of presenters who have been working within or studying the practice of cannabis law.

Judith D. Cassel of Cannabis Law PA provides legal guidance to growers, processors, dispensaries, laboratories, physicians, certified medical education providers, state cannabis organizations, ancillary businesses, attorney bar associations, and state agencies navigating the regulatory landscape of medical marijuana.  Ms. Cassel assists clients in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Illinois, Utah, and Oklahoma.  Ms. Cassel is legal counsel for the Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition.

Ms. Cassel has given presentations on medical marijuana in states across the Northeast including the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Delaware Widener School of Law.  She has been a panelist on medical marijuana issues for WITF’s SmartTalk Radio, the Opioid Epidemic: Law and Policy Program, Mother and Baby War on Opioids, and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute where she focused on how medical marijuana may alleviate the opioid crisis.  Ms. Cassel has authored numerous articles on medical marijuana including most recently in The Pennsylvania Lawyer and Marijuana Ventures.  Ms. Cassel is an adjunct professor at the Widener School of Law teaching Medical Marijuana Law.

Ms. Cassel utilizes her law degree in conjunction with her MBA and years of corporate experience to assist medical marijuana clients with a myriad of issues including: entity formation, financing, contract negotiations, agency investigation responses, regulatory drafting, sales and leasing transactions, and litigation.  In her regulatory practice, Ms. Cassel has represented clients in applications, investigations, financing, and litigation before state courts and administrative agencies. Ms. Cassel has most recently taken on pro bono clients in the area of Section 8 Housing.  Ms. Cassel believes that residents of Section 8 Housing should not have to choose between their medical marijuana and the roof over their heads.

Our other panelists include:
Tanisha V. Henson, MFS is currently a third-year law student at Widener Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ms. Henson will be graduating May 2020 with plans to take the Arizona bar exam when next administered. Tanisha served as Justice for the Pepper Chapter (2018-2019). She has worked as a certified Medicolegal Death Investigator in California, Virginia, and Florida. Tanisha is a Fellow in the General Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and is a Trustee for the Forensic Sciences Foundation. She serves as the Chair of the Emerging Forensic Scientists Award and as the Chair for the BAFS/InterFORENSICS Scholarship. Tanisha lives in Harrisburg, PA with her two cats, Hershey aka Nugget and Osita aka Queen Little Bit.

Our moderator:
Michelle Isherwood (Humphrey Chapter) - International Board Member

Michelle currently serves as an At Large Member of the International Executive Board. She is a past Justice of the San Francisco Bay Area PAD Alumni Chapter. She has also served as District II District Justice from 2008-2010 and the Justice of Humphrey Chapter 2004-2005. Michelle is licensed to practice law in Illinois and in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. Michelle has over 20 years of experience in marketing, business process development, audit and compliance. She has worked in the private and public sectors to create effective business strategies and compliant processes. She currently serves as the Vice President, Compliance and Privacy for Ellipsis Health. Michelle lives in Reno, NV with her SPAD, Mike and two dogs, Seamus and Finnegan.”