CANNRA Elects 2025-2026 executive board members
June 16, 2025 – The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA), a nonpartisan, nonprofit association of government agencies involved in cannabis, cannabinoid, and hemp regulation across more than 45 states and U.S. territories, Canada, Albania, Malta, and the Netherlands has elected its new 2025-2026 Executive Board. The new board, which is comprised of regulators from U.S. states with varied cannabis and cannabinoid policies includes:
President: Adria Berry, Executive Director, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority
Board Member: Kirsten Davis-Franklin, Deputy Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer of Legislation and Policy, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Board Member: Nicole Elliott, Director, California Department of Cannabis Control
Board Member: Brian Hanna, Executive Director, Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Board Member: Lila McKinley, Cannabis Division Director, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
Board Member: Amy Moore, Director, Division of Cannabis Regulation, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Board Member: Andrew Turnage, Executive Director, Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission
Immediate Past President: Dominique Mendiola, Senior Director, Marijuana Enforcement Division, Colorado Department of Revenue
CANNRA Board Members must be current government regulators from a CANNRA-member jurisdiction. They serve a one-year term and are elected by a designated Voting Member from each member state or jurisdiction.
“I am honored to have been selected by my peers to serve as CANNRA’s next President,” said Berry. “As jurisdictions spanning the globe continue to shape the future of cannabis and hemp regulation, I’m proud to represent Oklahoma and to help guide the incredible collective expertise at CANNRA to further knowledge and exchange about cannabinoid regulation at this pivotal time.”
“I am looking forward to working with the 2025-2026 board to further our mission to convene, educate, and support government agencies involved in cannabis, cannabinoid, and hemp regulation,” said Dr. Gillian Schauer, Executive Director of CANNRA. “Our board represents regulators overseeing regulatory programs with a range of policies for cannabis and hemp,” she added. “They will be well positioned to help CANNRA bring regulators and stakeholders together for essential conversations in this dynamic environment.”
The election was held at a CANNRA Business Meeting that occurred on June 9th, the day before CANNRA’s External Stakeholder Meeting, which took place in Denver, CO on June 10th & 11th and included over 130 regulators and government officials from more than 30 jurisdictions, as well as over 175 other stakeholders from nationally and internationally focused organizations.
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