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Robert Friedman cannabis communities and to be a resource to the entire cannabis
ecosystem.

cLAB How can people in Florida benefit from
the company you represent?
The entire state can benefit from community vetting, better
What benefits do you see for patients throughout business standards and business practices. This is an industry that
Florida within this space? has been operating as a black market for years and it will be some
I can only speak to the business side of cannabis as it pertains time before things will operate as they should.
to the patients throughout Florida. As the industry seeks out
best practices, better operating procedures and sets higher stan- How did you get started within the
dards necessary to effectively compete, the patients will benefit cannabis industry?
most. Educating attorneys. We noticed early that cannabis law was an
Robert Friedman emerging practice area and for lawyers out of law school there was
What motivates you to be a part of the Cannabis no education available. As a company providing continuing educa-
Industry? tion to attorneys, it really became up to us to fill the gap. The rest is history.
It is all about education for me. As a company we never sought out an oppor-
tunity to get involved with cannabis. When our audience of attorneys wanted to Are you personally a MJ card holder?
expand their practice into cannabis it became imperative that we offer program- No
ming to assist them with their continuing education. It quickly became evident
that our topics and format were needed in the cannabis industry. So, we are moti- Do you see Florida moving forward with recreational
vated from necessity. Marijuana/Cannabis and how will that affect your business?
We see recreational cannabis as inevitable statewide and nationally. We want
What field are you in within the Cannabis space? Cannabis LAB everywhere. You know what we say – Grow healthy. Grow wealthy.
Events and education. We are a networking source looking to connect local Grow smarter … and everywhere.

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