PROVIDENCE The state Office of Cannabis Regulation, which is spearheading the effort to add six new medical marijuana dispensaries in Rhode Island, has a new chief, Matthew Santacroce, a former policy director for Gov. Gina Raimondo.
Santacroce, who left the Raimondo administration in 2018 and most recently worked at The Policy Lab, a collaborative think tank run by Brown University, began his new job in cannabis regulation just weeks ago.
Santacroce, who earned $93,575 as Raimondo’s policy director, was appointed on Jan. 19 as the Department of Business Regulation’s new cannabis chief with a salary of $121,030, according to the Department of Administration.
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At New York State Bar Association Meeting, New York Cannabis Regulators Talk Legalization Push
From home cultivation to delivery and social consumption, an under-the-hood look at what a legal cannabis market might look like in New York.
Published on Jan 28, 2021 6:55AM ESTNew York
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Against the backdrop of a reignited push to legalize cannabis in the state, the New York State Bar Association held its annual Cannabis Law Committee meeting on Wednesday.
Norman Birenbaum, president of the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), and director of cannabis programs for New York, gave an overview of CANNRA’s priorities and how they might factor into efforts to legalize in the Northeast, including in New York. Axel Bernabe, assistant counsel for health to Governor Andrew Cuomo, joined Birenbaum to lay out the landscape in New York.
Nevada Cannabis Summit Sheds Light on CDC’s Cannabis Strategy Unit
Public health and law enforcement officials, as well as lawmakers and academics, gathered virtually to discuss cannabis and vaping policies in Nevada and other states.
Published on Jan 26, 2021 6:55AM ESTUnited States
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A major cannabis summit in Nevada brought together regulators, lawmakers, and law enforcement from across the US, all with the common goal of improving cannabis and vaping policies.
The summit was hosted by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH), in partnership with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.