Hosted by Golden Gate University's McCarthy Institute, the annual Trademark Law and its Challenges" symposium brings together the top names in trademark law.
Uber Headquarters in San Francisco on Mawith a full day of networkingĪnd educational panels on cutting-edge IP topics. The world's premier trademark, branding, and consumer behavior conference comes to Of millions of dollars in investments, the San Francisco Bay Area has become a hubįor cannabis-related businesses, including NorCal Cannabis Company, Caliva, Eaze, Use in 2016, and it accounts for the largest market share in the U.S. Rate of 14 percent over the next six years, reaching nearly $30 billion by 2025.Ĭalifornia legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996 and for broader recreational Legal sales of cannabis in current legal states will see a compound annual growth have some form of legal recreational markets.
Is currently legal in 33 states and the District of Columbia. To remedy pain, inflammation, anxiety, seizures, and other physical symptoms-whileĪlso grappling with regulatory crosswinds.Įstimates of the cannabis industry's potential growth vary widely. In addition to serving an expanding marketplace for recreational marijuana, companiesĪre now aggressively exploring the viability of the plant's compounds such as CBD Students will learnĪbout the expansion of the industry and job growth in production, licensing, marketing, In a variety of ways, for both medical and recreational purposes. Rapid decriminalization, adoption and normalization of a culture of cannabis consumption The new course will encompass an overview of the plant's history and uses, and the Safety standards for the industry and the community." Give people a better grasp of what is going on, as well as moving toward quality and "The cannabis industry is rapidly expanding in the Bay Area, but the legal, financial,Īnd cultural aspects of the industry are unique and challenging," said Marc Singer,ĭean of the School of Undergraduate Studies. Seminar, " Dissolving Cannabis Banking Barriers with Cryptocurrency," on February 10. Meanwhile, GGU is hosting a cannabis-related " Cannabis 101: History, Uses, Culture," and is open to the public for $20. The first class of the course on March 7 also serves as a seminar,
The course is perhaps the first in California to explore the business side of cannabisįor college credit. The course will be taught by Tiffany Conklin-Lichtig, co-founder at California Cannabis March 7 to April 25 and is open to both undergraduate GGU students and the general The business course, "Cannabis: Commerce, Culture, and Compliance," will run from