#396: Katie Neer’s Legal Insights on New York’s Slow Rollout of Legal Cannabis

Katie is a cannabis regulatory attorney and the go-to expert for cannabis industry players who need help navigating this legal minefield in New York and throughout the Northeast. She serves as Counsel at Dickinson & Avella, a leading New York government affairs law firm, where she assists dozens of clients on NY regulatory compliance issues in heavily regulated industries, including cannabis, gaming, and financial services.

Until recently, Katie was the General Counsel and VP of Industry Affairs at Lantern, an e-commerce marketplace that facilitated the home delivery of cannabis in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Michigan. Katie also previously worked as the Director of Government Affairs for Acreage Holdings, a public company with a portfolio of cannabis cultivation, processing, and dispensing operations in the U.S., and served as Chair of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association.