“The pot lawyer.” Not every legal professional would embrace this moniker, but Aaron Pelley knew he had found a niche back in the early aughts when his representation of a cannabis user who had crossed state lines made the national news.
Pelley has since formed his cannabis-focused firm, Cultiva Law, and built up a team of corporate lawyers with expertise in tax, compliance and trademarks to compliment his litigation background and offer a full-spectrum legal shop for all things pot. The firm, which currently serves California, Oregon and Washington, is quickly emerging as the gold standard for legal representation in the cannabis industry. Pelley plans to expand operations into new markets as more states legalize recreational marijuana and the budding industry finds its legs (stems?).