Christopher McCabe, Esq.
Managing Partner & C.E.O.
Education
J.D., University of Maine School of Law, Cum Laude
B.A. in Economics & Theater, Bowdoin College
Memberships
Co-Founder, National Cannabis Bar Association
NORML (National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws)
Maine State Bar Association
Pro Bono
Asylum Attorney, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)
J.D., University of Maine School of Law, Cum Laude
B.A. in Economics & Theater, Bowdoin College
Memberships
Co-Founder, National Cannabis Bar Association
NORML (National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws)
Maine State Bar Association
Pro Bono
Asylum Attorney, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)
About Chris
In 2014, Chris McCabe became the first cannabis law attorney in Maine. Today, Chris is one of the most experienced and well-regarded cannabis law attorneys in the country. Chris' practice focuses exclusively and intensely on cannabis law and policy in Maine.
A well-connected and skilled communicator, Chris is especially strong in translating minutiae and anchoring deals. For clients, Chris works with businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, cultivators, processors, dispensaries, caregivers, retail stores, and related businesses or individuals involved or interested in the blossoming medical marijuana, adult-use (a.k.a. recreational) marijuana, and hemp industries. For practice areas, Chris handles cannabis-related projects in real estate, business growth, state licensing, local government permitting, trademarks, and compliance.
Chris is a founding member of the National Cannabis Bar Association and serves on the legal panel for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
Chris earned his J.D., Cum Laude from the University of Maine School of Law where he was an Articles Editor for the Maine Law Review and a member of the Maine Association of Public Interest Law. Chris earned his B.A. in Economics and Theater from Bowdoin College where he earned the Lydia Bell Award for Public Leadership.
Chris is admitted to the bars of Maine and Massachusetts.
A well-connected and skilled communicator, Chris is especially strong in translating minutiae and anchoring deals. For clients, Chris works with businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, cultivators, processors, dispensaries, caregivers, retail stores, and related businesses or individuals involved or interested in the blossoming medical marijuana, adult-use (a.k.a. recreational) marijuana, and hemp industries. For practice areas, Chris handles cannabis-related projects in real estate, business growth, state licensing, local government permitting, trademarks, and compliance.
Chris is a founding member of the National Cannabis Bar Association and serves on the legal panel for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
Chris earned his J.D., Cum Laude from the University of Maine School of Law where he was an Articles Editor for the Maine Law Review and a member of the Maine Association of Public Interest Law. Chris earned his B.A. in Economics and Theater from Bowdoin College where he earned the Lydia Bell Award for Public Leadership.
Chris is admitted to the bars of Maine and Massachusetts.