The National Press Club

NATIONAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
ADVISORY FOR EVENT AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 at 9:30 am

Medical Cannabis Businesswomen to Call on President Obama to Freeze Enforcement Actions While Reviewing Administration’s Medical Marijuana Policy

National Cannabis Industry Association’s Women’s CannaBusiness Network to host event; Group will release report detailing economic benefits of industry in Colorado; Employers and employees to speak

CONTACT: Steve Fox, NCIA dir. of public affairs at 202-379-4861 ext. 2 or Steve@TheCannabisIndustry.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cannabis Industry Association will hold a press conference at the National Press Club on Thursday, September 13. At the event, female business leaders from the medical cannabis industry will call on President Obama to cease enforcement actions against medical cannabis providers while the administration reviews its policies to determine whether they are in the public interest. The women will explain the hardships caused by the federal government’s ongoing crackdown on legitimate medical cannabis businesses
The group will also release a report entitled, “The Colorado Cannabis Industry: A Tale of Ten Cities,” which details the sales and tax revenues generated by medical marijuana centers in ten Colorado cities. These ten cities alone, generated close to $10 million in state and local sales taxes in 2011.
Who: Jill Lamoureaux, co-owner, Colorado Dispensary Services (Boulder, Colorado)
Becky DeKeuster, founder and executive director, Wellness Connection (Portland, Maine)
JoAnna LaForce, R.Ph., CGP, Clinical Director, The Farmacy (Los Angeles, California)
Jamie Lewis, owner, Mountain Medicine and Good Chemistry (Denver, Colorado)
Jenifer Reynolds, employee, Colorado Dispensary Services

The mission of the National Cannabis Industry Association is to defend, promote and advance the interests of the cannabis industry and its members. For more information, please visit www.TheCannabisIndustry.org.