About CRCC
The members of the Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition (CRCC) represent multiple legal cannabis jurisdictions from across the country, including California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Connecticut and Oklahoma. Most importantly, as the leading architects of cannabis equity and policy reform in the United States, our mission is to be a source of information and education for legislators and government agencies that aim to build sustainable cannabis regulatory frameworks that are also designed to deliver on the reparative and restorative potential of the global cannabis legalization and decriminalization movement.
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Founding Members of Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition [in alphabetical order]
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Dasheeda Dawson (Founding Chair) - Cannabis Program Manager, City of Portland OR
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Toi Hutchinson - Senior Advisor to Illinois Governor on Cannabis Control
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Dr. Rachel Knox, MD MBA - Chair, Oregon Cannabis Commission
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Dr. Erica D. Lindsay, PharmD MBA - Deputy Director, Illinois Medical Cannabis Unit
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Lanese Martin - Chair, Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission
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Cat Packer - Executive Director, Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation
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Nina Parks - Chair, San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee
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Danielle Perry - Illinois Cannabis Regulatory Oversight Officer
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Shaleen Title - Commissioner, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
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Chaney Turner - Commissioner, Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission
Catalyst Conversations: A Regulator's Perspective on Equity
NCIA’s Catalyst Conversations was a webinar series curated in 2020 to give Social Equity Scholarship program recipients the opportunity to network and gain access to valuable knowledge that would help them excel in the cannabis industry.
In the inaugural Catalyst Conversations webinar, the discussion was the catalyst for the formation of Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition (CRCC).
Speakers Included:
• Founding Member Shaleen Title, Commissioner, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
• Founding Member Nina Parks, Madam Chair, San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee
• Founding Member Chaney Turner, Cannabis Regulatory Commissioner, City of Oakland
• Founding Member Dasheeda Dawson, Cannabis Program Manager, City of Portland, OR
• Founding Member Cat Packer, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation
• Tahir Johnson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager, National Cannabis Industry Association (Moderator)
• Roz McCarthy, Founder & CEO, Minorities for Medical Marijuana (Moderator)