Less than two weeks following Governor
Kathy Hochul's
initial appointments to the Cannabis Control
Board (CCB), the CCB gains another two members. The
state's Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie selected Adam
Perry, of the law firm Hodgson Russ LLP, for his appointment
to the CCB. Additionally, Senate Majority Leader Andrea
Stewart-Cousins selected former state Senator Jen Metzger for
her appointment to the CCB.
Adam Perry is an attorney with expertise in the U.S. and
Canadian cannabis industries. According to the
Hodgson Russ LLP website, Perry concentrates his practice
in employment-related litigation and has represented a broad array
of employers, including nonprofit organizations, governments, and
businesses in complex litigation, with a primary focus on
employer/employee disputes of every kind. His practice
reportedly includes "Cannabis & Hemp" and
"Canada-U.S. Cross-Border" matters. "As we
create the mechanisms and regulations around the newly legal
cannabis
