Mark Warner Discusses how the USMCA / NAFTA 2.0 Could Facilitate Trade in Cannabis
Mark Warner is quoted in the Globe and Mail about how the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) / NAFTA 2.0 could pave the way for cannabis free trade (December 27, 2019) Mark is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mark is also a former Acting Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services which provided oversight to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and the Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario (VQA) and as Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade participated in the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, including with respect to trade in alcoholic beverages and Monopolies and State Enterprises. He also worked with the legendary American public international lawyer, Keith Highet on the Spain v. Canada (Fisheries Jurisdiction) World Court case and served as Rapporteur of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Commission on Jurisdiction for Torts in Electronic Commerce.