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The World's Leading Resource for
Cannabis Law Education
and Community
The Only Online Professional Social Network Dedicated to Cannabis Industry Attorneys!
Meet and mingle with cannabis attorney superstars from all over the world and others just beginning their cannabis practice.
Share articles and other knowledge products on the main feed or in one of our Canbar Forum® sub-groups focused around specific practice areas. Network with others in your field and share knowledge.
Got an idea for a knowledge product to improve the cannabis attorney practice? Post it in our Ideas section and let your peers vote it up or down. We just might use our resources to develop the webinar, document, etc.
Want to be a presenter on one of our CLE sessions? Come make yourself a known entity among the Canbar Forum® community and we'll know who to reach out to when we need your specific knowledge.
Attend our Town Halls (Ask Me Anything style sessions) where we invite preeminent cannabis attorneys as panelists willing to answer your questions on specific topics.
...and much, much more.
Canbar Forum®
If you are an INCBA member and have not received your invitation to Canbar Forum®, please email support@incba.org.
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The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) mission is to raise the standard of legal services available to the cannabis industry, to advocate for the lawyers’ right to represent cannabis industry participants, and to help build a solid foundation upon which the cannabis industry can sustainably thrive for years to come.
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Meet Our Allied Partner Members
The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) is a global community of the most experienced legal practitioners serving the regulated cannabis industry. Our association provides the institutional knowledge and the resources that make legal representation across practice areas, jurisdictions, regulatory regimes, and borders possible in this complex and evolving industry. Our members’ shared experience and individual expertise allow INCBA to act as a hub for information, where our members exchange knowledge, resources, and insights to build a legal foundation for the evolving cannabis trade.Whether you are actively engaged in the practice of law in the cannabis industry, interested in exploring new opportunities, transitioning an existing practice, or simply ready to tackle some of the most interesting and challenging legal issues of our time, INCBA can help you navigate this new and ever-changing terrain.Become a member of the INCBA and join our global community of legal experts to keep your practice on the cutting edge of legal practice in the cannabis industry.
Membership Benefits and Annual Pricing
Need help with a membership question: support@incba.org
Annual Attorney Rates
Annual Attorney Membership: $420 (popular)
INCBA+NCIA Annual Attorney Bundle $950 (includes 1 year membership with both organizations) (learn more)
Sustaining Membership: $1,200 (Includes Unlimited On-Demand CLE)
LIFETIME Attorney Membership: $5,000 (Includes Unlimited On-Demand CLE)
Young Attorney (1st & 2nd Year): $210
Specialty, Student, & Non-Practicing Attorney Rates
Government Attorney (requires .gov email address): $100
Law Professor (requires .edu email address): $100
Non-Practicing or Retired Attorney or Judge: $100
Law Student Membership: FREE (current law students only)
Firm Memberships
Firm 2: $672 (2 attorneys at a 20% discount)
Firm 3: $1,008 (3 attorneys at a 20% discount)
Firm 5: $1,570 (5 attorneys at a 25% discount)
Firm 8: $2,352 (8 attorneys at a 30% discount)
Each member receives the same benefits as our Annual Attorney Members. We can add an additional non-attorney account administrator at no additional charge. If interested, we recommend emailing our support line for help setting up your account properly. FYI: The person who creates the account is counted against the license plan. If you are an admin and don't want to be counted against the number of paid seats, please email our support address.
Allied Partner Membership
Flat Annual Rate: $1080 (Includes up to two members)
Membership Benefits
Member-only social networking events.
Discounted access to live virtual and in-person Continuing Legal Education programs.
Discounted access to the INCBArchives®, the most comprehensive on-demand library of CLE available to cannabis-industry attorneys.
Exclusive access to the CanBar Forum®, an online, members-only forum built to help attorneys share with, and learn from, each other.
Members-only publication opportunities with the INCBA Blog and industry periodicals.
Ability to join and lead Member Committees.
Discounts to the legal practice tools you need to run a successful cannabis-industry law practice, including:
20% off a paid subscription to New Frontier Data’s Equio platform.
10% discount on a JD Supra account.
Discounted membership to Simplifya
Discount membership to the National Cannabis Industry Association.
INCBA members receive a 15 month Cannabis News Hub subscription for the price of 12. Contact Samantha Hobbs, Sr. Marketing Associate, shobbs@newsbank.com to sign up.
And more!
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NCIA Seedling + INCBA Annual Attorney Joint Membership
The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) and the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) both play an integral role in the cannabis industry and we are proud to announce that we are offering a bundled membership that provides new members the opportunity to join both organizations at a significant discount over joining each organization separately.
BUNDLE | INCBA STANDARD DUES | NCIA STANDARD DUES | BUNDLED DUES |
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Individual Attorney | $420 Annually | $1,000 Seedling | *$950 for 1st Year |
*Joint memberships will renew annually at a discount rate.
Regulatory Compliance, Simplifya’d
Take regulatory compliance to the next level while maintaining your sources in one organized space. As a *member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, receive a discount of approximately $100 per month—roughly 2/3 off the regular price--on an annual subscription to Simplifya’s RegFinder! The 12-month subscription can be paid as follows:
Option 1 (monthly): Monthly automatic payments of $50; orOption 2 (annually): One payment of $540>> Additional Users: Additional users in the same organization can be added to either of the above subscription options for $240/yr ($20/mo)
INSTRUCTIONS: Click the yellow button to email support@incba.org and request INCBA's Simplifya discount codes.
*Need an INCBA membership?
Sign up for INCBA's Annual Attorney Membership using discount code "SIMPLIFYA" and pay only $350 for your first year. Renewals at regular price. View Membership All Options - Offer expires April 1, 2025
Meet the Team
Nastasia Mora
Executive Director
With over a decade of marketing expertise, Nastasia is a seasoned connoisseur with a fervor for strategic planning, branding, and creative campaigning. She is dedicated to nurturing the growth of INCBA's thriving community, one strategic move at a time.
Jim Canto
CIO/CTO
Aligning technology and information systems with INCBA’s mission and goals. Jim’s work bridges the gap between internal systems and customer-facing technology. Low-Code/No-Code Tech-savvy "Professional Opportunist" with an empathetic disposition and a problem-solving mindset.
The International Cannabis Bar Association
INCBA was founded in 2015 in San Francisco, California by a group of visionary attorneys who recognized the absence of a professional association for attorneys who practiced cannabis law. Since then, INCBA has become the world's leading resource for cannabis law education, and community.Our purpose is "to educate and connect cannabis industry lawyers for the purpose of providing excellent, ethical, and advanced legal assistance to this growing industry."We accomplish this by:
Producing top-tier educational programs accredited for continuing legal education (CLE) credit, including our seminal annual Cannabis Law Institutesm;
Maintaining a robust library of resources to facilitate the practice of cannabis law, available only to our members;
Facilitating an ethics hotline and other resources to help attorneys navigate the complex ethical rules applicable to the industry;
Advocating for improvements in law and policy that legalize cannabis and clarify the legal landscape applicable to our members and their clients;
Hosting engaging social events for members and stakeholders throughout the globe; and
Supporting the development of future cannabis lawyers.
Originally established as the National Cannabis Bar Association, the organization was rebranded as the International Cannabis Bar Association in 2019 to reflect the global nature of the cannabis industry and the expansion of our membership and programming beyond the United States. We invite you to learn more about INCBA by taking a stroll through the rest of our website, joining or becoming a sponsor, and becoming an active part of our community.
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Customer, Member, and Speaker account management.
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2023-2025 Board of Directors
Click each to view board member details in our directory.
INCBA President
David Ruskin
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
INCBA VP of Operations
Andrea Steel
Partner
The Banks Law Firm, P.A.
INCBA VP of Strategic Planning
Zachary Kobrin
Partner
Saul Ewing LLP
INCBA Treasurer
Katy Young
Managing Partner
Ad Astra Law Group, LLP
INCBA Secretary
Marie Sanchez
Lawyer & Founder
Nooa Avocats
Kellie Rivera
Sr. Counsel & VP Corporate Affairs
The Cannabist Company f/k/a Columbia Care
INCBA VP of Legal Education
(on Maternity Leave)
Fatima Afia
Associate
Rudick Law Group, PLLC
Shay Gilmore
Attorney at Law
The Law Office
of Shay Aaron Gilmore
Marialle A. Bell
Attorney at Law
The Law Office of Marialle A. Bell, LLC
Jason Horst
Managing Partner
Horst Legal Counsel, PC
Jana Weltzin
Attorney | Founder
JDW Counsel
Amber Littlejohn
Of Counsel
Ice Miller LLP
Richard Cheng
Member
Ritter Spencer Cheng PLLC
2023-2025 Advisory Board
David Feldman
Managing Partner
Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC
Neil Kaufman
Managing Partner
Kaufman McGowan PLLC
Ian Stewart
Chair of National
Cannabis Law Practice
Wilson Elser
Joseph Segilia
Partner
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Jonathan Robbins
Chair, Cannabis Practice Group
Akerman LLP
Kai-Friedrich Niermann
Lawyer
KFN+
Lara Decaro
Partner
Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger and Melnick
Lee Berger
Sole Member and Owner
Oregon CannaBusiness
Compliance Counsel, LLC
Mary Shapiro
Managing Director
Evoke Law, PC
Michael Drumke
Shareholder
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP
Mitzi Vaughn
Shareholder
Karr Tuttle Campbell
Shabnam Malek
Chief Legal Officer
Nuka Enterprises, LLC
Amanda Conley
Founder
Conley Law
Christopher J. Davis
Former Executive Director
INCBA
Courtney Moran
Founding Principal
EARTH Law LLC
Sherri Altshuler
Partner
Aird & Berlis LLP
Relevant Practice Resources
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To be included in the "Certified Mediators & Arbitrators" pre-filtered directory list linked above, please login to your active INCBA membership account and select the matching practice area.Need help? Email: support@incba.org
Community of Practice
Canbar Forum is now home to a Mediators and Arbitrators Community of Practice. Access is for all INCBA members who may have an interest in the field. Access requires active INCBA membership.
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Expert Witness
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Relevant Expert Witness
Practice Resources
Check back often as this list of clickable and downloadable resources will continue to expand.
To be included in the "Expert Witness" pre-filtered directory list linked above, please login to your active INCBA membership account and select the matching practice area.Need help? Email: support@incba.org
Expert Witness
Community of Practice
Canbar Forum is now home to a Expert Witness Community of Practice. Access is for all INCBA members who may have an interest in the field. Access requires active INCBA membership.