Cannabis Law Blog

Thank you to everyone who put their name forward this election cycle, and to every member who took the time to vote. The results are in, and five leaders are joining the Board — one familiar face returning to his seat, and four new additions. Congratulations to Zack Kobrin , Kyle Finnegan , Steve Okoroha , Jason Moscovici , and Jason Adelstone . Zack Kobrin — Reelected Partner, Saul Ewing LLP Zack returns to the Board after three years of service, bringing a decade of INCBA membership and a well-established reputation as a thought leader in the cannabis law space. Before entering private practice, he served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for a publicly traded, multi-state cannabis company. That experience informs his approach to this next term: as the industry moves toward greater normalization and competition increases, Zack intends to draw on his background navigating uncertainty for clients and organizations alike to help extend INCBA’s credibility into adjac...

Rescheduling happened. It also didn't. Depending on who you ask — and where your business sits — federal cannabis policy either just took its biggest step forward in fifty years, or it drew a new line that leaves more operators behind than it lifts up. Recorded live on Day 1 of Cannabis Law Institute 2026 , this panel doesn't try to resolve that tension. It maps it — and it's led by four practitioners who've each spent years on a different side of the same fight: litigation, policy, regulation, and the balance sheet. More on who they are in a minute. First, here's why you'll want to press play. What They Get Into This isn't a recap of the DEA's order — it's a working session on what it actually means for the people building in this industry. Expect the panel to dig into: What Schedule III does and doesn't cover — and why "partial rescheduling" is the more accurate term The widening gap between medical and adult-use operators,...