Jason Tarasek

Partner

Minnesota

j.tarasek@vicentellp.com

612-961-8112

4749 Chicago Avenue, S., Suite 3C

Minneapolis, MN 55407

Administrative Law
Hemp & Cannabinoids
Licensing
Litigation & Arbitration
Real Estate

Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
North Dakota

J.D., University of California Law San Francisco
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison

Overview

Jason Tarasek is a partner at Vicente LLP and manages the firm's Minnesota office. He assists clients throughout the Upper Midwest. With more than 20 years of legal experience as a transactional attorney and litigator, he has handled hundreds of civil litigation matters and first-chaired several trials in state and federal courts. Recently, Jason recovered nearly $2 million for cannabis entrepreneurs who had been defrauded by potential investors.

As a cannabis policy advocate, Jason has spent many hours at the Minnesota State Capitol. In 2022, Jason successfully lobbied in favor of Minnesota’s “edible cannabinoid product” law, which sparked an explosion in the popularity of hemp-derived THC beverages throughout Minnesota and the United States. In 2023, he advocated for Minnesota’s passage of an adult-use cannabis bill. Today, Jason continues to strive for sensible policy as Minnesota implements its adult-use cannabis program while expanding its trailblazing hemp-derived THC beverage industry.  

Previously, Jason served as Minnesota Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Project, where he helped orchestrate the state’s first-ever legislative hearing on a cannabis legalization bill in 2019. Jason is a founding member, board member, and director of government affairs for Sota Cann, which is Minnesota’s leading trade organization for cannabis businesses. He is also a former board member of the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota.

Jason is a frequent speaker on legal issues related to cannabis and has served as an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline Law School, where he co-taught a seminar titled “Marijuana and the Law.” He has been repeatedly named to the Super Lawyers list, an honor bestowed on only the top 5% of attorneys in Minnesota.

Jason received his J.D. from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is admitted to the state bar associations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and North Dakota. 

Experience

  • Sota Cann, Board of Directors, Director of Government Affairs, 2023-present
  • Minnesota Cannabis Association, Board of Directors, 2019-2022
  • Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota, Board of Directors, 2020-2022
  • Youth sports coach (basketball and baseball)

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