Cannabis Equity Commission
Board and Commission Details
Meeting Information
Illinois Cannabis Equity Commission TBD Location: Agenda
Contact Name
Kirsten Davis-Franklin
Contact Title
Deputy Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer (CROO), Legislation & Policy
Contact E-Mail
kirsten.davis-franklin@Illinois.gov
Function
The commission shall be responsible for ensuring that equity goals in the Illinois cannabis industry, as stated in Section 10-40 are met; tracking and analyzing minorities in the marketplace; ensuring that revenue is being invested properly into R3 areas under Section 10-40; recommending changes to make the law more equitable to communities harmed the most by the war on drugs; create standards to protect true social equity applicants from predatory businesses.
Senate Confirmation
No
Composition
23 members; Governor or designee will serve as chair. Chair shall appoint 4 community-based providers or community development organization representatives who provide services to treat violence and address the social determinants of health, or promote community investment, including, but not limited to, services such as job placement and training, educational services, workforce development programming, and wealth building; 2 experts in the field of violence reduction; 1 male who has been previously incarcerated and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment; 1 female who has been previously incarcerated and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment; 2 individuals who have been previously incarcerated and are between the ages of 17 and 24 at the time of appointment. Remaining members: the Attorney General or their designee, the Director of DCEO or their designee, the Director of Public Health or their designee, the Director of Corrections or their designee, the Director of IDFPR or their designee, the Director of Agriculture or their designee, the Executive Director of ICIJA or their designee, the Secretary of Human Services or their designee, 1 member of the Senate, designated by the Senate President, 1 member of the House of Representatives, designated by the Speaker of the House, 1 member of the Senate, designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate, 1 member of the House of Representatives, designated by the Minority Leader of the House.
Authority
410 ILCS 705/10-45
Member Names
| Name | Member Expiration | Member Since | Affiliation | Appointed By | Position | Title | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Erin A. | 03/24/2023 | Statute | Governor or their designee | Chair | Cook | ||
| VACANT | Chair | Community based-provider or community development organization representative | Member | ||||
| Cole, Brad | 10/08/2021 | Chair | Member | Community-based provider or community development organization representative | |||
| Contos, Peter | 10/22/2021 | Chair | Member | Community-based provider or community development organization representative | Cook | ||
| Woods, Tanya | Chair | Member | Community-based provider or community development organization representative | Cook | |||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | Community-based provider or community development organization representative | ||||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | Expert in field of violence reduction | ||||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | Community-based provider or community development organization representative | ||||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | One male who has previously been incarcerated and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment | ||||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | One female who has previously been incarcerated and is over the age of 24 at the time of appointment | ||||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | Individual who has previously been incarcerated and is between the age of 17 and 24 | ||||
| VACANT | Chair | Member | Individual who has previously been incarcerated and is between the age of 17 and 24 | ||||
| Richardson, Tobara | Statute | Member | Attorney General or their designee | ||||
| Estrada, Rebecca | Statute | Member | Director of DCEO or their designee | ||||
| DeWitt, Justin | Statute | Member | Director of Public Health or their designee | ||||
| Hansbro, Shelith | 06/01/2022 | 06/01/2021 | Statute | Member | Director of Corrections or their designee | ||
| Treto, Mario | Statute | Member | Director of IDFPR or their designee | ||||
| Lakeman, David | 07/01/2021 | Statute | Member | Director of Agriculture or their designee | |||
| Adams, Delrice | Statute | Member | Executive Director of ICIJA or their designee | ||||
| Jones, David | Statute | Member | Secretary of Human Services or their designee | ||||
| Villanueva, Sen. Celina | 01/08/2025 | 07/21/2021 | Senate President | Member | State Senator | ||
| Ford, LaShawn K. | 07/06/2021 | Speaker of the House | Member | State Representative | |||
| VACANT | Minority Leader of the Senate | Member | State Senator | ||||
| Welter, David | 07/27/2021 | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives | Member | State Representative |