David Bush

David Bush is a senior attorney with the Hoban Law Group, where he represents farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers and other professionals in industrial hemp and marijuana. His current practice focuses primarily on regulatory compliance, corporate formation and governance, contract preparation and review, and commercial litigation. David is admitted to practice in all courts in Colorado, as well as the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC. He is a member of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). David also is a member of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the oldest and largest trade association for the hemp industry in America, where he served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors, and also is member of the Colorado state chapter of HIA. David continues to be involved as a stakeholder in various Colorado state initiatives on hemp. He was appointed to a panel of industry experts to report to the State General Assembly on the potential for hemp-based animal feeds. He was appointed to another panel of experts for the legislatively-established Colorado Hemp Advancement and Management Plan, which was charged with making policy and legislative recommendations to facilitate the intrastate and interstate transportation of hemp. He is the President of the Industrial Hemp Research Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit public charity, supporting hemp-related education and research at institutions of higher education.