July 05, 2018
Thursday, July 5, 2018
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Jevin Weyenberg of Portage and initial appointments of Randall Buchman of Ira, Steven Haddad of West Bloomfield, Shaun Mansour of Macomb, Paul Weisberger of Ferndale and Lorri White of Pinckney to the Marihuana Advisory Panel.
Housed within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) and established by the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA), the 17-member panel was created to make recommendations to the LARA and to the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board concerning the administration, implementation and enforcement of the MMFLA and the Marihuana Tracking Act.
"The appointees each play a different role in the medical marihuana industry, and I am confident they will work together to ensure LARA and the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board are equipped with the information they need to keep this field running efficiently and in line with the law,” Snyder said.
Appointment:
Weyenberg is owner of Lake Effect Group, LLC and previously served as sergeant E-5 machinist for the U.S. Marine Corps. He will represent registered medical marihuana patients or medical marihuana primary caregivers and fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Paul Samways.
Initial Appointments:
Buchman is the CEO and founder of Emerald Growth Partners, LLC. He holds a bachelor’s degree from James Madison College at Michigan State University and will represent growers.
Haddad is the managing member and chief operating officer of Capitol Sales Distributing. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Detroit Mercy and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School. He will represent secure transporters.
Mansour is an attorney at Shaun A. Mansour, PLLC., advising businesses and individuals who seek MMFLA licensure through the state and municipalities who have elected to opt-in to the MMFLA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wayne State University and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School. He will represent provisioning centers.
Weisberger serves as general counsel for Wild Bill’s Tobacco and as vice president and general counsel of Oasis Wellness Center. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physiology from Michigan State University and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School. He will represent processors.
White is the owner and operator of Lakeland Laboratories, Inc., providing full service chemical analysis for environmental, industrial and hazardous waste industries and medical marijuana analyses. She holds an associate degree from Ferris State College and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Eastern Michigan University. She will represent safety compliance facilities.
Members will serve terms expiring Dec. 20, 2019.
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