The leader of New York’s cannabis social equity program has resigned in the latest shake-up in the state’s marijuana regulatory agency.
Damian Fagon, chief equity officer for the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), will resign from his post in November, the Albany Times Union reported.
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His departure comes roughly three months after Chris Alexander resigned as the OCM’s executive director rather than finish out his term.
Alexander’s term was to expire this month, but Gov. Kathy Hochul said in May he would not be reappointed.
New OCM leaders
After Alexander resigned, the governor appointed two executives with state-government ties to the OCM and promoted a third:
Felicia Reid, as executive deputy director and acting executive director. Susan Filburn, as chief administrative
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