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Caught Our Eye

House scheduler heads to greener pastures

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 30, 2017

The country's largest cannabis trade organization has picked up a budding new government relations coordinator from the office of Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.).

Madeline Grant joined the National Cannabis Industry Association this month. She had worked as Tipton's scheduler since December. While Tipton has been quiet on the plant's legalization, marijuana is now central to his state's economy, with $1.3 billion sold in Colorado dispensaries last year.

NCIA lobbies on a variety of cannabis issues, most recently "on behalf of owners of state-legal cannabis businesses who are seeking reliable and secure banking services." The non-profit also sponsors an annual series of "Lobby Days," which connects cannabis-business owners and employees with members of Congress, according to Weed News, an industry publication.