Good as always to speak to Bob and especially as we are only 48 hours away from mid terms, only 40 days and nights in the desert (or thereabouts) from the lemminglike hemp cliff.
We also chat quickly about what’s happening in Europe and a few other places around the world
SA great catch up
Thanks Bob
Bob Hoban
Trailblazing as a movement becomes an industry. Since 2007, Bob has been at the forefront of global cannabis legalization, commercialization, and market development.
Since 2007, Bob Hoban has been at the forefront of global cannabis legalization, commercialization, and market development — advising governments, enterprises, and investors as they navigate one of the most complex regulated industries in the world.
In 2008, Bob founded Hoban Law Group, which grew into the world’s leading full-service commercial cannabis law firm. For more than a decade, the firm helped define the legal and operational playbook for the industry, advising on corporate structuring, intellectual property, banking and finance, international policy, regulatory compliance, and complex litigation.
Bob has worked with more than 30 governments across six continents to develop cannabis and industrial hemp laws, policies, and regulatory frameworks. His international advisory work spans the United States, Uruguay, Jamaica, Morocco, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bahrain, India, China, and beyond.
This rare combination of deep regulatory expertise and real-world executive leadership has made Bob one of the most trusted and sought-after advisors in the global cannabis industry.
Bob Hoban is a globally recognized leader in the cannabis industry, renowned for his groundbreaking contributions as an attorney, entrepreneur, executive, and academic.
After establishing and leading the Cannabis Industry Group at Clark Hill — one of the first law firms to achieve global prominence in cannabis-focused legal services — Bob transitioned to concentrate on high-impact consulting and advisory roles.
Currently, Bob serves as faculty at UNLV’s first-of-its-kind Cannabis Policy Institute, acts as an advisor to the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, and lectures at the University of Vermont.
