Ohio’s top alcohol regulator who previously worked as a prosecutor will head up the state’s newly established marijuana division that’s being established under the legalization law voters approved last month. And he says his joint experience working with the retail industry and in law enforcement “will be central” to his cannabis efforts.
Department of Commerce (DOC) Director Sherry Maxfield announced on Thursday that James Canepa has been selected to serve as the first superintendent of the Division of Cannabis Control (DCC). This comes as lawmakers continue to consider ways to amend the newly enacted law.
Canepa has worked as the department’s superintendent of the Division of Liquor Control for the past six years, overseeing the state’s alcohol industry and working with stakeholders on issues like inventory tracking.
Prior to his regulatory work, the new marijuana superintendent has also served as a top official with the Ohio attorney general’s office, chief counsel to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, an deputy inspector general for the state and Franklin County appellate prosecutor.
This afternoon we announced Jim Canepa as the first leader of the newly created Division of Cannabis Control. https://t.co/b3s7MpGs3b pic.twitter.com/wnDP5R8F1F
— Ohio Commerce (@OhioCommerce) December 14, 2023
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