MEDIA ADVISORY
Friday, May 18, 2018

CONTACT:
Morgan Fox, Media Relations Director
216-334-9564, Communications@TheCannabisIndustry.org

NEXT WEEK: Cannabis Business Leaders Participate in National Advocacy Day for Legal Marijuana

Washington, D.C. –  Next week, more than 200 cannabis industry leaders from across the country will descend upon Washington, D.C. for the National Cannabis Industry Association’s 8th Annual Cannabis Industry Lobby Days. Over the course of the two-day event, citizen lobby meetings will be held with Congressional offices to discuss the positive economic and social impact that regulating cannabis markets has already had on states with modern marijuana laws and advocate for the fair treatment of the legal businesses created by those laws.

On Wednesday, May 23 at 9:30 AM EDT, cannabis business owners and members of Congress will hold a press conference at the House Triangle. They will discuss efforts to harmonize federal laws with the legal marijuana programs on the books in 46 states and the District of Columbia, including legislation to open access to financial services and create parity in the tax code for state-licensed cannabis businesses.

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, May 23 – 9:30-10:00 AM ET
Press Conference with Congressional Leaders and Legal Cannabis Professionals
House Triangle (House side of the Capitol’s East Front)
Washington, D.C. 20016
Members of the media may RSVP to communications@thecannabisindustry.org

Meetings between cannabis business leaders and congressional offices will take place throughout the day on both Tuesday, May 22 and Wednesday, May 23. Meetings are generally closed to the media. For other coverage options or to arrange interviews with attendees or NCIA staff, please contact communications@thecannabisindustry.org.

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The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is the largest cannabis trade association in the U.S. and the only organization broadly representing cannabis-related businesses at the national level. NCIA promotes the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry and works toward a favorable social, economic, and legal environment for that industry in the United States.