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Congressional Hearing - 2023 03 13 March 13 2023 Hearing Agenda

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Congressional Hearing
Date
2023-03-13
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2023 03 13 March 13 2023 Hearing Agenda

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The agenda for an oversight hearing of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development titled The State of Cannabis Regulation in California: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps, held Monday, March 13, 2023 at 10:30 am. It lists the committee's members and staff, with Richard Roth as chair, and opens with remarks by the chair. The agenda sets out four panels: cannabis licensing and barriers to effective regulation; transitioning from provisional to annual licenses; equity and inclusion within the regulated marketplace; and cannabis tax-funded programs and expenditures. Panelists include industry association representatives and officials of the Department of Cannabis Control, the Department of Health Care Services, the California Highway Patrol and local cannabis agencies. The hearing closes with public comment.

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“Congressional Hearing - 2023 03 13 March 13 2023 Hearing Agenda.” Original at sbp.senate.ca.gov, dated 2023-03-13. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2023-03-13-2023-03-13-march-13-2023-hearing-agenda/, SHA-256 f93405bb22bf5e5690d58a24a8132aa88fd2319d5e04b9578614bb3dcb76ce9d.

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      Vice-Chair                                                                 Staff Director
     Nguyen, Janet                                                                Sarah Mason


      Members
   Alvarado-Gil, Marie
                           BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC                     Consultant
                                                                                    Elissa Silva
     Archuleta, Bob
   Ashby, Angelique V.
                                      DEVELOPMENT                                  Dana Shaker
                                                                              Alexandria Smith Davis
      Becker, Josh
        Dodd, Bill
Eggman, Susan Talamantes                                                     Committee Assistant
    Glazer, Steven M.                                                           Krimilda McKenzie
    Niello, Roger W.
 Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola
      Wahab, Aisha
       Wilk, Scott
                                     RICHARD ROTH
                                           CHAIR

                               Oversight Hearing of the
          Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development

     The State of Cannabis Regulation in California: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps

                                  Monday, March 13, 2023
                                        10:30 am
                                 1021 O Street, Room 2100

                                         AGENDA
  1. Opening Remarks
     a. State Senator Richard D. Roth, Chair, Senate Committee on Business, Professions,
        and Economic Development

  2. Cannabis Licensing and Barriers to Effective Regulation
     a. Tiffany Devitt, Director of Regulatory Affairs, CannaCraft and March and Ash, and
        Co-Chair, California Cannabis Industry Association Legislative Committee
     b. Wesley Hein, President, California Distribution Association
     c. Ron Gershoni, CEO of Jetty Extracts, California Cannabis Manufacturers
        Association
     d. Genine Coleman, Executive Director, Origins Council

  3. Transitioning From Provisional to Annual Licenses: Has Progress Been Made?
     a. Angela Hill, Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Department of Cannabis
        Control
        Rasha Salama, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Cannabis Control
     b. Kristin Nevedal, Director, County of Mendocino Cannabis Department
     c. Jason Killeen, Assistant Executive Director of Licensing, Compliance, and
        Administration, Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation
     d. Ada Waelder, Legislative Advocate, California State Association of Counties

  4. Equity and Inclusion Within the Regulated Marketplace: Are Equity Applicants Being
     Provided With Opportunities As Intended?
     a. Kika Keith, President, Social Equity Owners & Workers Association
     b. Rasha Salama, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Cannabis Control
      Eugene Hillsman, Deputy Director of Equity and Inclusion, Department of
      Cannabis Control
   c. Dr. Imani Brown, Director, Social Equity Program, City of Los Angeles
      Department of Cannabis Regulation
   d. Greg Minor, Deputy Director of Economic and Workforce Development, City of
      Oakland

5. Cannabis Tax-Funded Programs and Expenditures: Where Has the Money Gone?
   a. Paula Wilhelm, Assistant Deputy Director, Behavioral Health, Department of
      Health Care Services
      Denise Galvez, Chief, Prevention and Youth Branch, Department of Health Care
      Services
   b. Chief Cory Ball, California Highway Patrol
   c. Bryan Cash, Assistant Secretary for Administration and Finance, Natural
      Resources Agency
   d. Dr. Igor Grant, University of California San Diego, Center for Medicinal Cannabis
      Research

6. Public Comment

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