The head of the state's cannabis regulating board will be replaced by another board member just weeks after saying she had no plans to leave the job after her annual salary was eliminated in the budget.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday nominated board member Jessica García to replace Tremaine Wright as chair of the state Cannabis Control Board. García's nomination will go before the Senate Finance Committee Friday morning.
Control Board members serve three-year terms, including the chair, which is nominated by the governor. Wright was nominated and confirmed in 2021. Her term ended in 2024.
"Jessica García has served on the Cannabis Control Board for over three years, helping to bolster an equitable cannabis industry in New York State, and meets all of the requirements to serve as chair," Hochul's spokesperson Kassie White said in a statement. "The state thanks Tremaine Wright for her service as chair over the past few years."
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