We recently sat down with Katy Young to discuss the legal aspects facing the Cannabis Industry, the International Cannabis Association, Social Equity programs, and much more.

Katy is the Managing Partner at Ad Astra Law Group, LLP – a fun and diverse group of lawyers focused on litigation matters in the areas of business, employment, real estate, and intellectual property. In addition, some of our attorneys handle select transactional issues, such as human resources advising, business advising, contract matters, trademark, and estate planning services.

She is currently serving as the President of The International Cannabis Bar Association (formerly the National Cannabis Bar Association). Formed in 2015 by a group of lawyers who saw a need to educate and connect with other cannabis industry lawyers to provide excellent, ethical, and advanced legal assistance to this growing industry.

The INCBA strives to improve the level of legal service available to the cannabis industry and to make the everyday practice of law for the attorneys serving this industry more efficient, more secure, and more accessible through educational events, an international network of the most experienced legal counsel in cannabis, and advocacy for the legal profession and those engaged therein.

Katy offers us a primer of the legal landscape of the California Cannabis industry.