NJ Attorneys Get the Green Light to Use and Invest in Regulated Cannabis

New Jersey Law Journal

9.28.2022

The New Jersey Law Journal recently featured Wilentz Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Corporate, Health and Cannabis Law team, Michael Schaff, in an article stating his thoughts on the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics' opinion regarding New Jersey Lawyers using regulated cannabis and operating/investing in a regulated cannabis business without violating the Rules of Professional Conduct. 

NJ Attorneys Get the Green Light to Use and Invest in Regulated Cannabis

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