About Us
Our Mission
The Canna-Business Institute was founded by legal professionals dedicated to promoting patients rights and fostering safe access to medical marijuana in Colorado. Our mission is to help professionalize the emerging medical marijuana industry through intensive trainings and education designed to ensure compliance with the letter and the spirit of Colorado’s Amendment 20 (Colo. Const. Art. XVIII, Sec. 14).
Who We Are
We are experienced attorneys dedicated to educating students interested in becoming professionals in the medical cannabis industry.
Brian Vicente, Esq., is an active defense attorney and serves as executive director of Sensible Colorado, the state’s leading non-profit working for medical marijuana patients and caregivers. He is the chairman of the Denver Mayor’s Marijuana Policy Review Panel and coordinates the Colorado Bar Association’s Drug Policy Project. He was awarded the prestigious Gideon award for his free speech advocacy during the 2008 Democratic National Convention and was selected as “Freedom Fighter of the Month” by High Times magazine in 2007.
Sean T. McAllister is public interest attorney in a solo law practice with offices in Denver and Summit County. Sean has been involved with drug policy reform efforts for over a decade. In the late 1990s, Sean was a member of the Prison Moratorium Campaign, focusing on drug policy reform issues. In 2004, Sean co-founded Sensible Colorado in order to seek drug policy reform in Colorado. Sean serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Sensible Colorado, which has emerged as the primary advocacy organization for medical marijuana in this state. Sean is a lifetime member of the NORML Legal Committee and a Board member of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar. He helped start the Colorado Bar Association Criminal Sentencing Project in 2005 to focus on criminal justice and drug policy reform. Recently, Sean was appointed to the Governor’s Drug Policy Task Force, which is working on reducing drug sentencing laws to save the state money while maintaining public safety.
