Robert Hoban is the founder and managing partner of Hoban Law Group, a global cannabis law and regulatory strategy firm with offices in Denver, Colorado. Over more than 20 years, Bob has become one of the most recognized legal minds in the international cannabis industry, advising governments, sovereign wealth funds, Fortune 500 corporations, institutional investors, and cannabis operators across more than 30 countries.

Bob led the drafting of Uruguay's cannabis regulatory framework — the world's first nationally legal adult-use market — and has served as a regulatory architect in Colombia, Jamaica, the European Union, and multiple African and Asian jurisdictions. In the United States, he has led or advised more than 100 state cannabis license applications and has structured hundreds of cannabis M&A transactions.

His practice covers federal cannabis reform, 280E tax strategy, SAFE Banking Act legislative analysis, delta-8 and intoxicating hemp regulation, social equity licensing, multi-state operator structuring, international cannabinoid trade, and cannabis M&A. He is a frequent guest expert on Bloomberg Law, Law360, Marijuana Moment, Cannabis Business Times, and Politico Pro.

Bob Hoban is available for on-record quotation, background briefings, panel participation, and expert testimony on any cannabis legal or regulatory topic.

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