Cannabis Advisory Board Subcommittees

Cannabis Industry

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

Members: Helen Gomez Andrews (Chair), Ryan Dominguez, Kim Napoli, Tim Rooney, Frank Shaw, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle

Market Participation

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

Members: Kim Napoli (Chair), Henry Thomas, Amanda Rositano, Whitney Taylor, Laury Lucien, Ryan Dominguez, Ellen Brown, Shawn Cooney

Commissioner Liaison: Bruce Stebbins

Public Safety and Community Mitigation

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

Members: Laury Lucien (Chair), Lt. Kevin Baker, Chief John Carmichael, Whitney Taylor, Shaun Suhowski, Will Luzier, Frank Shaw

Public Health

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

Members: Jeremiah MacKinnon (Chair), Courtney Chelo, Amy Kaplan, Jordan Tischler, Will Luzier

Research

Develop recommendations regarding research, testing, hemp, synthetic cannabinoids and sustainability by analyzing scientific, medical and social data, as well as develop recommendations on trends of the adult-use and medical cannabis programs.

Members: Ellen Brown (Chair), Chief John Carmichael, Jeremiah MacKinnon, Courtney Chelo, Amanda Rositano, Henry Thomas, Amy Kaplan, Jordan Tischler, Shawn Cooney

Commissioner Liaison: Kimberly Roy