CANNABIS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL

Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Council)

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Dorothy J. Lennig, Esq., 2025.; Leah C. Sera, Pharm.D., 2025; Leigh L. Vinocur, M.D., 2025; David A. Gorelick, M.D., Ph.D, 2026; Madhumi Mitra, Ph.D., 2026; Nora Urbieta-Eidelman, 2026; Deondra P. Asike, M.D., 2027; Karrissa M. Miller, 2027; Jocelyn Bratton-Payne, 2027; Mathew R. Swinburne, J.D., 2027.

Appointed by Senate President: Benjamin F. Kramer

Appointed by House Speaker: Terri L. Hill, M.D.

Ex officio: Martin Proulx, designee of Secretary of Agriculture; Elizabeth Edsall Kromm, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Health; Sara Barra, designee of Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health; Justin Dayoff, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Dawn Berkowitz, designee of Director, Maryland Cannabis Administration.

[photo, Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building, 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland] Staff: Dana Moncrief

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Prevention & Health Promotion Administration
Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building, Room 303
201 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2399
(443) 827-5040
e-mail: dana.moncrief.maryland.gov

Maryland Department of Health, Herbert R. O'Conor State Office Building, 201 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Effective January 2023, the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council was authorized by the General Assembly (Chapter 26, Acts of 2022).

The Council is to study and make recommendations regarding: the promotion of public health and mitigation of youth use of, misuse of, and addiction to cannabis; data collection and reporting of data that measures the impact of cannabis consumption and legalization; and the impact of cannabis legalization on the education, behavioral health, and somatic health of individuals under the age of 21 years. The Council will consider initiatives to prevent cannabis use by individuals under the age of 21 years, including educational programs for use in schools; public health campaigns on cannabis; advertising, labeling, product testing, and quality control requirements; training for health care providers related to cannabis use; and best practices regarding requirements to reduce the appeal of cannabis to minors as they apply to advertising, potency, packaging, and labeling standards.

Seventeen members constitute the Council. Of these, ten members are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor, one by the Senate President, and one by the House Speaker. Five members serve ex officio. The Council selects the Chair (Code Health-General Article, secs. 13-4501 through 13-4506).

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