Christian Sederberg is a partner at Strategies 64 based in Denver. He is a widely recognized leader in the cannabis industry and works closely with government officials, trade associations, members of the business community, and advocates to advance thoughtful cannabis policy at the local, state, and national level.
Christian is of counsel at Harris Sliwoski, where he represents cannabis businesses and ancillary companies on a wide range of compliance, regulatory, corporate, and legislative issues. He was a founding partner of Vicente Sederberg LLP and VS Strategies (now Strategies 64).
Christian played an integral role in the passage and implementation of Colorado’s historic cannabis legalization initiative in 2012, and was nominated by Gov. John Hickenlooper to represent the campaign on the Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force. He also sat on the executive committee of the Committee for Responsible Regulation, which coordinated the campaign to establish statewide excise and sales taxes on the sale of adult-use marijuana in Colorado.
Christian was a founding board member of Colorado’s most influential cannabis business organization, Colorado Leads, where he continues to serve as counsel. He previously served as the Board Chair for the U.S. Cannabis Council and the Cannabis Trade Federation, as well as a board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association. He was included in the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of “Cannabis Law Trailblazers,” as well as the Cannabis Business Executive 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the global cannabis industry and policy reform movement. Since 2020, Christian has been recognized as one of the nation’s top cannabis lawyers by Chambers and Partners USA. He was named a top corporate lawyer The Best Lawyers in America© from 2021–2023 and included in 5280’s list of “Denver’s Top Lawyers” from 2014–2024.
