SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CANNABIS; STANDING
COMMITTEES ON AGRICULTURE, FINANCE, AND INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: To examine issues in the New York State market related to consumer
accessibility and retail sale of legal adult-use cannabis
October 30, 2023
11:00 AM
Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room A
Panel 1:
● Chris Alexander, Executive Director, NYS Office of Cannabis Management
● Damian Fagon, Chief Equity Officer, NYS Office of Cannabis Management
● Patrick McKeage, First Deputy Director, NYS Office of Cannabis Management
● Daniel Haughney, Director of Enforcement, NYS Office of Cannabis Management
Panel 2:
● Dr. Junella Chin, Vice Chair, Cannabis Advisory Board
Panel 3:
● Charlie Williams, Vice President, Dormitory Authority of the State of New York
Panel 4:
● Amanda Hiller, Acting Commissioner & General Counsel, NYS Department of Taxation
& Finance
Panel 5:
● Gale A. Brewer, New York City Councilmember, District 6
Panel 6:
● Anthony Miranda, Sheriff, NYC Sheriff’s Office
● Dasheeda Dawson, Founder & Director, Cannabis NYC
Panel 7:
● Allan Gandelman, President, Cannabis Association of New York
● Renee St. Jacques, Senior Associate Director of Public Policy and Promotion &
Education, New York Farm Bureau
● Joseph Calderone, Co-Founder & Vice President, Cannabis Farmers Alliance; Chief
Operating Officer, Grateful Valley Farm
● Moranda Bromberg, Founder and CEO, Hudson Valley Herbals
● Kim Tanami, Chief Executive Officer, HPI Canna
Panel 8:
● Eric Blazak, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Extracts, LLC
● Jennifer Argie, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Jenny’s Baked at Home
● John Vavalo, Chief Executive Officer, Central Processors NY
● Rick Burton, President & Owner, 4 Jays LLC
● Brian Lane, Compliance Officer, NOWAVE LLC
● Mack Hueber, Chief Financial Officer, Beak & Skiff; President, Ayrloom/Gen V Labs
Panel 9:
● Britni Tantalo, Chief Executive Officer, New York Cannabis Retail Association; Co-
Founder & President, Flower City Dispensary Inc.
● Jason Tantalo, Co-Founder, New York Cannabis Retail Association
● Coss Marte, Chief Executive Officer, CONBUD NY
● Eli Northrup, Director, The Bronx Cannabis Hub at The Bronx Defenders
Panel 10:
● Matt Robinson, CEO, Essential Flowers Legacy Dispensers
● Joanne Wilson, Founder & CEO, Gotham
● Anthony Feliciano, Vice President for Community Mobilization, Housing Works
Cannabis, LLC
● Bradley Kyler, Chief Executive Officer, Herbal IQ
● Damien Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer, Just Breathe
Panel 11:
● Bryan Murray, Executive Vice President of Government Relations, Acreage Holdings
● Adam Goers, Senior Vice President- Corporate Affairs, Columbia Care
● Katie Neer, Of Counsel at Dickinson & Avella, PLLC; Counsel to Medical Cannabis
Industry Association
Panel 12:
● Saul Guerrero, Director of Cannabis Services, Local 338 RWDSU-UFCW
Panel 13:
● Rodney Holcombe, Director of Public Policy, LeafLink
● Larry Levy, Co-Founder and CEO, Lucid Green
● Moe Afaneh, Chief Operating Officer, BioTrack, Pharm.D
● Melissa Moore, Director, Civil Systems Reform, Drug Policy Alliance
