Overview

Meg Nash is a partner at Vicente LLP, where her practice focuses on guiding clients through the state licensing application process, land use and zoning requirements, and regulatory and compliance matters.

A consummate team player, Meg enjoys collaborating with cannabis entrepreneurs and other professionals involved in the licensing process—including engineers, architects, and local officials—in order to gain an in-depth understanding of her clients’ ambitions. These collaborative relationships with clients empower her to provide strategic legal advice and regulatory guidance which helps her clients achieve their goals.

Since 2021, Meg has been recognized by her peers in the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" list for her work in land use and zoning law and named one of "Boston's Top Lawyers" by Boston magazine. 

Prior to joining Vicente LLP, Meg’s practice focused on civil litigation defense in the areas of professional liability and insurance coverage, with a focus on the defense of attorneys, law firms, and real estate professionals. She also has experience in consumer financial services defense, having represented lenders and loan servicers in all stages of litigation.

Meg attended New England School of Law in Boston, where she was a New England Scholar.

Recognition

• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Top Women of Law," 2024

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, "Land Use and Zoning Law," 2021-2025

• Boston magazine, "Boston's Top Lawyers," 2021-2024

Publications

Insights

• Co-author, "Rhode Island Cannabis Update: Current Market, Proposed Rules and New Business Opportunities," February 18, 2025
• Co-author, "Maryland Cannabis Administration Releases Draft Regulations for the Social Equity Partnership Grant Program," December 30, 2024
• Co-author, "Top 5 Considerations for Maryland Cannabis Licensees," November 7, 2024
• Author, "Maryland Legislative and Regulatory Changes Impacting the Cannabis Industry," June 11, 2024
• Co-author, "Key Takeaways from Maryland Cannabis Administration’s Proposed Emergency Regulations," April 4, 2024
• Author, "Maryland Cannabis Licensing Update: Priority Actions After Lottery Selection," March 12, 2024
• Co-author, "Social Equity and Interstate Competition: Maryland Cannabis Regulation Under Scrutiny in Federal Court," January 31, 2024
• Co-author, "Maryland Cannabis Business License Application Submission Guide," November 6, 2023
• Co-author, "Maryland Cannabis Business Licensing: Upcoming Deadlines for Social Equity Applicants," November 1, 2023
• Author, "Maryland Releases New Cannabis License Application Information," October 24, 2023
• Author, "Maryland Cannabis Administration Releases Additional Information Related to the Upcoming Social Equity Cannabis Business Licensing Round," September 8, 2023
• Co-author, "Maryland Cannabis Administration Releases Social Equity Verification Tool in Preparation for Cannabis Business Licensing," September 1, 2023
• Author, "Rhode Island Cannabis Update: Cannabis Commission Confirmed and New Retail Advertising Guidelines Released," June 28, 2023
• Co-author, "Cannabis License Types and Timelines in Maryland Adult-Use Regulation Bill Awaiting Governor's Signature," April 12, 2023
• Co-author, "Maryland Cannabis Reform: Amendments to House Bill 556 and Projected Impacts on Licensing Conversion and Future Licensing Rounds," March 16, 2023
• Co-author, "Maryland Cannabis Reform: Conversion to Adult Use for Existing Medical Licensees and New Licensing Opportunities," February 6, 2023

• Co-author, "How to Run a Cannabis Dispensary in New York: Guidance for New York Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries," November 3, 2022

• Author, "Rhode Island Adult Use Cannabis Sales on the Horizon with Release of Hybrid Cultivation License Applications," July 26, 2022

• Author, "Rhode Island Legalizes Cannabis: Key Provisions of the 'Rhode Island Cannabis Act,'" May 26, 2022

• Co-author, "New Massachusetts Medical and Adult-Use Marijuana Regulations," November 1, 2019

External Publications

• Co-author, "What Cannabis Employers Need to Know About COVID-19" Marijuana Business Magazine, May 5, 2020

• Author, "Insuring Cannabis: Evaluating Risk During Prohibition," In-House Defense Quarterly, Spring 2018

• Co-author, "Federal Prohibition of Marijuana Restricts Lenders Ability to Issue Loans to Borrowers Employed in Marijuana Industry,” Consumer Crossroads, April 9, 2018

• Co-author, “UPDATE: Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Patient Can Sue Employer for Discrimination,” Employment Law Observer, July 18, 2017

• Co-author, “Rhode Island Superior Court Decision Holds that Employers Cannot Refuse to Hire Medical Marijuana Cardholders,” Employment Law Observer, July 18, 2017

• Co-author, “Advising Clients Regarding Criminal Conduct—Medical or Recreational Marijuana Industry,” Lawyers for the Profession, June 20, 2017 

• Co-author, “May Employers Weed Out Medical Marijuana Patients Through Drug Testing? Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Will Weigh In,” Employment Law Observer, April 18, 2017

Events

• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Maryland Cannabis Real Estate: How to Find and Obtain Compliant Property,” Online, July 25, 2024
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "[Webinar] From Maryland Lottery to Cannabis Business License: Priorities, Strategies & Solutions,” Online, April 04, 2024
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Maryland Cannabis Business Licensing Workshop & Networking Event,” Baltimore, October 16, 2023
• Speaker, The New York Cannabis & Hemp Convention, "So, You Want to Apply for a NY Cannabis License? Start Here!,” Albany, September 29, 2023
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Washington, DC Cannabis Business Licensing Update,” Online, August 24, 2023
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Maryland Cannabis Licensing: What We Know, What We’re Waiting For, and How to Get Started Now,” Online, July 19, 2023
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Maryland Cannabis Legalization: Implementation & Opportunities,” Online, May 04, 2023
• Speaker, New England Cannabis Convention, "Ready, Set, Grow! Expanding Your Massachusetts Brand Across the Northeast,” Boston, March 11, 2023
• Speaker, Coronavirus and Cannabis Webinar, "COVID-19 Changes and Challenges for Employers with Littler Mendelson,” Webinar, April 01, 2020
• Speaker, NCIA Northeast , "Compliance is Critical: How to Avoid a Costly Mistake,” Boston, February 19, 2020
• Speaker, MCLE 21st Annual Paralegal Conference, "Legalized Cannabis: Issue Spotting in the Context of Housing and Employment Law,” Boston, June 11, 2019
• Speaker, Hinshaw University, "Don’t Get Smoked! Risk Management in the Age of (Il)legal Cannabis,” Boston, August 22, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, "Going Paperless and Beyond: Attorney’s Guide to a Mobile Law Practice,” Boston, April 12, 2017
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Rhode Island Cannabis Update: Draft Rules, Enforcement Trends and Licensing Opportunities,” Online,