About Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis is a Denver based attorney with twenty years of legal experience. Since 2009, she has devoted her practice to Colorado's marijuana laws, focusing on medical and retail marijuana business licensing, patient and caregiver compliance and related regulatory issues.
Lauren’s marijuana practice focuses on advising dispensary owners, growers and infused products manufacturers to ensure they establish legally compliant State and local businesses, and stay compliant. Lauren works closely with regulatory agencies, tax specialists and business professionals to ensure her clients operate legally and stay informed. Whether her clients need help fine tuning their business ideas to make them lawful and profitable, set up companies, draft contracts, buy and sell their business, file licensing paperwork, educate employees about the complex regulations governing business operations, or have specific regulatory compliance or administrative concerns, Lauren provides passionate, vigorous representation specifically tailored to her clients’ goals and needs.
Lauren has been involved in historical and cutting edge marijuana litigation throughout the State of Colorado, including successfully enjoining the City of Centennial from banning dispensaries; stopping the Colorado Department of Health in an “emergency” attempt to change the definition of primary caregiver; and suing municipalities for attempting to ban businesses through adverse zoning regulations and more.
Lauren was appointed by Colorado’s Governor to serve on the Law Enforcement Subcommittee of the Amendment 64 Taskforce, and was an alternate delegate to the general Task Force. She has served on a regulatory rule making committee, assisting the MED analyze and fine tune its rules to help businesses run more smoothly. She has been retained by prominent civil litigation attorneys and criminal defense attorneys as an expert witness and case consultant on cutting edge cases related to Colorado’s marijuana laws. She has taught multiple CLE courses, which educate attorneys and regulators about Colorado’s marijuana laws.
Lauren holds a Juris Doctor from the prestigious New York University (NYU) School of Law. She completed her undergraduate education at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She served for 10 years as a Deputy District Attorney in New York City and Denver. Lauren currently serves on the Executive Board of Colorado NORML, advocating for marijuana reform. When she is not working, you can find Lauren skiing, biking, hiking, or playing in the outdoors.