Ms. Barnes graduated with her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in May 2017, and is licensed to practice law in Colorado. Ms. Barnes joined Vicente Sederberg as a law clerk in June 2015, and has assisted with licensing applications in Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and California. She previously interned with the National Cannabis Industry Association and has also worked for the Trichome Institute, a cannabis education company. While in law school, she served as a Board Member for DU’s Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter. Ms. Barnes graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Florida where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications with a concentration in Journalism.