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Networking Breakfast for Cannabis Professionals on Aug. 1

Networking Breakfast for Cannabis Professionals set for August 1 in Cherry Hill Q & A with attorney Sheila M. Mints, cannabis attorney.

Professionals working in the cannabis space are invited to meet like-minded individuals at a networking breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, August 1 at 1776 offices in Cherry Hill Mall. In addition to networking, there will be a Q & A about the cannabis space in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, led by attorneySheila M. Mints, Shareholder at Capehart Scatchard, Chair, Cannabis Law and Healthcare Departments. Capehart Scatchard is the presenting sponsor of the event.

This event is hosted by Media Friendly PR and is targeted for those working in ancillary companies for the budding cannabis industry, including professionals from accounting firms, law firms, security companies, banks, investment firms, farming, logistics and transportation. More than 70 professionals in the cannabis field attended the inaugural event on June 12.

“Our first cannabis networking in June was a bigger success than I imagined and people asked when was the next one,” said event organizer and company founder Cheryl Squadrito. “Business people did more than just exchange business cards, they connected and talked about the issues of working in the business of cannabis.”

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Mints, of Riverton, counsels businesses, public entities, and entrepreneurs interested in entering the multifaceted cannabis market. Her experience in healthcare transactional matters includes shareholder and employment agreements, purchases and sales of medical practices, including ACO and IPO transactions, and practice mergers. An experienced tax lawyer, Mints represents her clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the federal Tax Court and state taxation departments in a variety of tax matters.

“Cannabis is a developing industry where the federal and state laws do not currently coincide,” Mints said. “My goal in this Q&A session is to provide guidance to those in the industry as well as those looking to get involved.”

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Capehart Scatchard is a diversified law firm of 86 attorneys with offices in Mt. Laurel, Holmdel and Hamilton, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Manhattan, New York. Visit our website at www.capehart.com

EVENT INFO: Coffee and Carbs on Thursday, August 1 from 8 to 10 a.m. 1776 in Cherry Hill Mall (second floor of the Nordstrom wing), Route 38 West and Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, NJ. Tickets are $25-$30. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pop-up-networking-event-over-coffee-and-bagels-thursday-aug-1-at-8-am-tickets-64001033815

Media Friendly regularly hosts networking and educational events at 1776 at Cherry Hill Mall. On the schedule for August are two lunch and learns called “Basic for Entrepreneurs”

How to be confident on camera, led by popular TV show host Daniela Galdi. Noon on August 8. Advanced tickets are required.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/basics-for-entrepreneurs-how-to-be-confident-on-camera-tickets-63997160229

Basics for Entrepreneurs: How to build a winning media kit, also led by Daniela Galdi. Noon on August 13. Advanced tickets are required.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/basics-for-entrepreneurs-how-to-build-a-winning-media-kit-lunch-and-learn-tickets-63999236439

Questions? 856-857-0145. MediaFriendly@mac.com

Media Friendly Public Relations LLC was founded in 2005 by former journalist Cheryl Squadrito and is based in Haddonfield, New Jersey near Philadelphia. Media Friendly recently launched the cannabis division of the firm in honor of Cheryl’s sister’s valiant battle with cancer. Cheryl is an adjunct professor of media and marketing at Temple University in Philadelphia.

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