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Cannabis Advisory Board

The Cannabis Advisory Board studies and makes recommendations to the Cannabis Control Commission regarding the regulation and taxation of marijuana in Massachusetts.

The Board consists of 25 members:

  • Five appointees by the Governor 
  • Five appointees by the Treasurer and Receiver General
  • Five appointees by the Attorney General
  • 10 ex officio members with expertise and knowledge relevant to the Board’s mission 

Governor Appointees

  • Kimberly Napoli
    Expert in minority business development
  • Henry M. Thomas, III
    Expert in economic development strategies for under-resourced communities
  • Vacant
    Expert in farming or representing the interests of farmers
  • Mary Ann Pesce
    Expert representing the interests of employers
  • Chief John Carmichael, Jr.
    Expert in municipal law enforcement with advanced training in impairment detection and evaluation

Treasurer and Receiver General Appointees

  • Michael Dundas
    Expert in marijuana cultivation
  • Amanda Rositano 
    Expert in marijuana product manufacturing
  • Dr. Alan Balsam
    Expert in laboratory sciences and toxicology
  • Marion McNabb
    Expert in marijuana retail
  • Laury Lucien
    Expert in providing legal services to marijuana businesses

Attorney General Appointees

  • Vacant
    Expert in social welfare or social justice
  • Andrea Cabral
    Expert in criminal justice reform to mitigate the disproportionate impact of drug prosecutions on communities of color
  • Courtney Chelo
    Expert in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders
  • Raymond Berry
    Expert in minority business ownership
  • Helen Gomez Andrews
    Expert in women-owned business

Ex Officio Members

  • Shawn Collins
    Executive Director of the Cannabis Control Commission, serves as chair
  • Mike Kennealy
    Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
    Designee: Edward A. Palleschi, Undersecretary for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
  • Geoffrey E. Snyder
    Commissioner of Revenue
    Designee: Timothy Rooney 
  • Margaret Cooke
    Acting Commissioner of Public Health
    Designee: Patricia Henley, Director of Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program
  • John Lebeaux 
    Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture
  • Christopher Mason
    Colonel and Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police
    Designee: Detective Lieutenant Kenneth Halloran
  • Ruthanne Fuller, Mayor of Newton
    President of the Massachusetts Municipal Association
    Designee: Shaun Suhoski, Athol Town Manager
  • Nichole Snow
    President of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, Inc.
  • Frank Shaw
    Registered qualifying patient appointed by the President of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, Inc.
  • Carol Rose
    Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.
    Designee: Whitney Taylor, Political Director, ACLU of Massachusetts

Subcommittees

Cannabis Advisory Board Subcommittees

Cannabis Industry

Make recommendations regarding cultivation, processing, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, seed-to-sale tracking, and market stability.

Members: Michael Dundas (Chair), Ed Palleschi, Kim Napoli, Helen Gomez Andrews, Tim Rooney, Frank Shaw, Mary Ann Pesce, Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture John Lebeaux

Commissioner Liaison: Nurys Camargo

Market Participation

Develop recommendations on women, minority and veteran-owned businesses, local agriculture, and growing cooperatives.

Members: Ray Berry (Chair), Henry M. Thomas, Kim Napoli, Amanda Rositano, Whitney Taylor, Laury Lucien, Helen Gomez Andrews

Commissioner Liaison: Bruce Stebbins

Public Safety and Community Mitigation

Develop recommendations on law enforcement, property, business, and consumer issues.

Members: Andrea Cabral (Chair), Ken Halloran, Chief Carmichael, Whitney Taylor, Frank Shaw, Laury Lucien

Public Health

Develop recommendations on products, labeling, marketing, advertising, related public health issues, potency, and packaging.

Members: Nichole Snow (Chair), Courtney Chelo, Patti Henley, Dr. Alan Balsam, Marion McNabb

Commissioner Liaison: Ava Callender Concepcion

Research

Members: Courtney Chelo (Chair), Henry M. Thomas, Chief Carmichael, Amanda Rositano, Nichole Snow, Dr. Alan Balsam, Marion McNabb

Commissioner Liaison: Kimberly Roy

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