Get up to Speed on Weed: Legal Issues in the Sale and Use of Medical Marijuana

Get up to date on the legal and practical issues involved in the sale and use of medical marijuana. Over dinner at Lawry's Prime Rib, a panel of three distinguished experts will cover:

*The upcoming ballot initiative to legalize cannabis
*A brief history of state and federal regulation of drugs
*The federal, state, and local medical marijuana laws
...*How medical marijuana clinics work
*How medical marijuana is cultivated and supplied
* What is an appropriate medical prescription
* Who is an eligible patient and how is eligibility determined
* Defending medical marijuana cases
*The difference between medical marijuana and substance abuse
*Alternative interventions to medical marijuana use

Cost:
$85 members; $100 non-member: $150 program + individual membership

Earn 2 MCLE credits

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About the Speakers

Fay Arfa (moderator) is Vice President of the CCBA and
chair of the Criminal Law Section. She is a CA state bar
certified specialist in criminal law and appellate law. She is
also certified as a criminal trial advocate by the National
Board of Trial Advocacy. Please visit her website:
www.bestdefender.com or contact her at
info@bestdefender.com.

Allison Margolin is a graduate of Harvard Law School. She
earned her BA from Columbia University. In 2003 she started
her own criminal defense practice, representing a wide
clientele and handling cases from drug and alcohol offenses
to murder. Her victories in marijuana cases span Southern
California, earning her the reputation as LA's "dopest
attorney."

Dr. William Vicary is a graduate of Harvard Law School. He
earned his MD at USC. He is board certified in General
Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. He has been practicing
General and Forensic Psychiatry in Los Angeles, since 1980.
He is the current President of the Southern California Chapter
of the American Psychiatry and the Law.

William Britt is founder/director of the Association of Patient
Advocates, a non-profit organization that assists disabled and
chronically ill patients in gaining access to healthcare
information and social services. He has over 13 years
experience working with attorneys and the courts as a
certified court-qualified expert witness on all issues regarding
marijuana.