Neil Willner (Associate-White Plains) will moderate the closing session of at the first Business Insurance Cannabis & Hemp Conference to be held October 24−25, 2019, in New York City. This first event of its kind will bring together the insurance and cannabis industries to hear experts from a wide range of companies talk about solutions and provide thought leadership on this emerging issue. Neil’s presentation, “Clear as Mud: The 2018 Farm Bill, the FDA and the Uncertainty of Entering the Hemp Space,” discusses how the 2018 Farm Bill provided incredible excitement and promise to the hemp and CBD industries, while leaving much uncertainty. What does regulatory oversight of hemp and hemp-derived products look like under the new bill? How do the actions of state and federal agencies tasked with overseeing the emerging industry affect operators and ancillary service providers, such as insurers, who want to participate in and provide services to the industry?

More information and registration are available on the event website.