Licensed Across 22 States,
the Global Military Courts, and Israel

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Charles Feldmann

Charles Feldmann

Charles FeldmannSenior Counsel, Founding Partner

Charles Feldmann, Esq., serves as a Senior Counsel for the cannabis industry’s largest and most profitable businesses on an international scale. He assists his legal and consulting clients in all of their corporate operations, licensing, intellectual property, joint venture, transaction documentation, private placements/investor relations, licensing, rules and regulation, IPO’s, statutory authority, compliance, legislative and governmental relations, litigation, partnership and enforcement appeal.

He uses his past experience as a Marine Corps federal prosecutor, DEA Drug Task Force Commander and state narcotics prosecutor to assist his clients in establishing strict regulatory compliance protocols at both the state, federal and international levels. His expertise has been instrumental to his clients achieving DEA-Level compliance standards regarding evolving US state and federal rules and regulations and ensuring strict international compliance for his client’s marijuana and hemp import and export businesses.

Mr. Feldmann has worked with marijuana and hemp clients in almost all of the US states that have legalized cannabis and the currently expending hemp market place. His expertise has been sought out by various state legislative branches for new medical and recreational marijuana regulatory programs.

Mr. Feldmann was named 2007 Colorado Super Lawyer for being one of the top attorneys in Colorado. He was also appointed to the American Bar Association’s Steering Committee for the Cannabis Law and Policy Task Force.

Mr. Feldmann is a former lecturer and instructor for the Department of Defense, National College of District Attorneys and US Armed Forces. Mr. Feldmann has taught prosecutors and defense counsel trial enhancement training and ethics at the Naval Justice School and was an adjunct professor at Colorado Mountain College in the areas of criminal and constitutional law.

Currently, Mr. Feldmann represents cannabis and hemp clients across the globe and defends US Armed Forces members internationally and throughout the United States in all branches of the Armed Forces.

Mr. Feldmann has extensive experience in representing federal and state law enforcement officers, police officers, sheriff’s deputies in criminal defense matters, and law enforcement employment-related matters.

America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement for Charles FeldmannHonors & Awards

· Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer

· Inclusion on the Colorado Super Lawyers® list (2007)

· American Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers

· America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement

· Appointed to the American Bar Association’s 2018-19 Steering Committee Member Appointment to the Cannabis Law and Policy Task Force Expert Network Distinguished Professional

· 2016 – Named 10 Best Family Law Attorney by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA)

Classes/Seminars

  • June 2020 – Denver Post guest commentary – “Someone needs to call the police on the police.”

  • June 2020 – Speaker - THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON COLORADO'S REGULATED MARIJUANA INDUSTRY

    Co-sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association Cannabis Law Section

  • June 2020 – Marijuana Venture Magazine- Will the COVID-19 Lockdown Result in Legalization?

  • July 2020 – Marijuana Venture Magazine - Breaking Bad: Roadside Tests of Hemp Cargo are a Drug Smuggler’s Dream

  • Panelist at iCAN CannaTechGlobal conference, Cape Town, South Africa: “Navigating Cannabis Regulation”. December 2019
  • Speaker at iCAN CannaTechGlobal conference, Cape Town, South Africa: “Keeping Cannabis Above Board: Global Law and Regulation.” December 2019
  • Speaker at Marijuana Business MJBizCon, Las Vegas: “What's Next? Exploring Future European Medical Cannabis Opportunities.” December 2019
  • Keynote Speaker at New West Summit NWS5 in San Francisco: “A reality check and real conversation about the cannabis industry’s largest and most profitable sectors on an international scale.” October 2019
  • Speaker, Marijuana Venture Magazine’s National Retail and Dispensary conference in Portland, OR; Cannabis as a Commodity – The Art of Getting in the Game, and Staying in It. October 2019
  • Speaker, Panel for Global Cannabis Supply Chain: "Fact of Fiction?", Arcview Investor Forum. October 2019
  • Moderator, “The Global Commoditization of Marijuana And Hemp”, ABA Cannabis Conference in Chicago. September 2019
  • Moderator, “Strategic Partnership Panel” International Cannabis Business Conference in Vancouver. September 2019
  • Moderator, “Intellectual Property Regulation and Taxation for Cannabis Companies” Canna Tech, Tel Aviv. April 2019.
  • Speaker and Contributor, “Navigating International Waters: Cannabis Regulation Around the World”, Global Cannabis Business Development Conference, Portland, Oregon. February 2019.
  • Alumni Speaker and Lecturer, “The Costs of Illegality- International considerations for the import/export of marijuana and hemp across international borders”, CannaTech, Panama City, Panama. February 2019.
  • Speaker, “Navigating Risks & Regulations in International Cannabis”, Cannabis Investor Symposium, Hong Kong. October 2018.
  • Speaker, “The Importance of Maintaining an Honest Business in the Cannabis and Hemp Industry”, CannaTech, Sydney, Australia. October 2018.
  • Member and Attendee, “International Section – Cannabis Legalization and Distribution, in the US, Mexico and Canada”, New York State Bar Association Annual Conference, Montreal,Canada. October 2018.
  • Speaker, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Law on Marijuana and Hemp”, Boulder Highland City Club. July 2018
  • Speaker, “Cannabis History and Evolution Under the Obama Administration”,
  • CannaTech Tel Aviv, Israel. March 2018
  • Speaker, regarding Legal counseling specifically for local former-military members who now live with PTSD, Charity Event hosted by Lochamim L’chaim – which translates to “Fighters for Life”. March 2018.
  • Member and Speaker, “The Trajectory of Marijuana Law and How it Will Affect Your Legal Practice Marijuana Career”, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. August 2017.
  • Panel Speaker, “Sensible Drug Policy”, University of Denver Law Chapter of Students. November 2016.
  • ·Speaker, “Texas Marijuana Laws and Interactions with Law Enforcement”, Texas NORML Veterans Conference Legal Panel, Texas Capitol. October 2016.
  • Lecturer, “Legal Ethics at United States Marine Corps Legal Assistance PME”, 2015 Legal Services Support Section West, Camp Pendleton, CA. May 2015.
  • Lecturer at Naval Justice School on "Courtroom Storytelling". Trial Advocacy Instructor - for Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assaults, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps. August 2013.
  • Lecturer - Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault, August 2012
  • Instructor for Trial Counsel/Trial Advocacy at PAFSA, Judge Advocate of the Navy and Department of Defense
  • Judge - 2012 Hogan Lovells Trial Advocacy Competition University of Colorado School of Law and the University of Denver College of Law
  • Trial Judge for the Moot Court Hoffman Trial Advocacy Competition, University of Denver, College of Law, October 2011
  • Instructor, Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault, August 2011, Judge Advocate of the Navy and Department of Defense
  • Instructor, Naval Legal Service Office, Pacific Defense Counsel Conference, Tokyo Japan - September 2010
  • Instructor, Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault, September 2010, Judge Advocate of the Navy and Department of Defense
  • Lecturer for Trial Counsel and Defense Counsel - Cross examination of an Accused and Cross Examination of a Victim., RLSO, Department of the Navy, San Diego, CA - June 2010
  • Instructor, Ethics for Prosecutors, Regional Legal Services Office, Department of the Navy, Jacksonville, FL, 2010
  • Instructor, Senior Defense Counsel at the Strategic Sexual Assault Litigation and Mentoring Skills for Senior Counsel - September 2009
  • Instructor, Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Criminal Law Division September 2009
  • Instructor, Strategic Sexual Assault Litigation, Naval Justice School, Newport, RI - September 2009
  • Instructor, Trial Enhancement for Defense Counsel and Trial Counsel, Naval Justice School, Newport RI - August 2009
  • Instructor, Litigating Sexual Assault Cases, Naval Justice School, Newport RI - April 2009
  • Instructor, Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice School, Newport RI - February 2009
  • Instructor/Lecturer, Prosecutor Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice School, Newport, RI - May 2009
  • Instructor/Lecturer, Prosecutor Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice School, San Diego, CA - February 2008
  • Instructor/Lecturer, Prosecutor Trial Enhancement Training, Naval Justice School, Charlottesville, VA - June 2007
  • Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, Colorado DA's Council
  • Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, South Carolina Solicitor General's Office
  • Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, Nevada Municipal Prosecutors
  • Ethics and Courtroom Persuasion, Oklahoma District Attorney's Council
  • Professor, Criminal Justice, Colorado Mountain College
  • Professor, Constitutional Law, Colorado Mountain College
  • Instructor, Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy
  • Lecturer and Instructor, National College of District Attorneys
  • Adjunct Instructor, Criminal and Constitutional Law, Colorado Mountain College
  • Speaker, Annual Colorado Farm Bureau Conference, June 2011
  • Lecturer, “Storytelling in the Courtroom, Judge Advocate of the Navy and Naval Justice School”, Prosecuting Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault. August 2012
  • Trial Advocacy Instructor, “Opening Statements, Direct Examinations, Cross Examination”, PAFSA - Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps Judge Advocates, NJS. August 2012.

Publications