FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 18, 2019
Governor Leon Guerrero Names 3 to Cannabis Control Board
Hagåtña, Guam – Three individuals have been appointed to sit on the Cannabis Control Board.
The three are:
• Ms. Ursula Herrera, herbalist and owner of ChamGlam Botanika, who will represent the
Guam business community;
• Attorney Vanessa Williams, who will represent the general public; and
• Mr. William Parkinson, a medical cannabis card holder who will represent the general
public
The three new members will join the six Government of Guam agency Cannabis Control Board
members made up of the designated representatives of the Departments of Revenue and Taxation,
Agriculture, Public Health and Social Services, the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, the
Guam Visitors Bureau, and the Guam Police Department.
“Now that adult-use cannabis is legal, the process of establishing an industry begins and the
Cannabis Control Board will be responsible for regulating all that the law prescribes. Our
Government agencies and our public members have an important role to set the framework
for Guam’s newest industry and to ensure that we carry this out safely and responsibly for
our community,” said Governor Lou Leon Guerrero.
Now that the Cannabis Control Board is complete, the board is tasked with promulgating rules and
regulations on the possession, use, sale, processing and distribution of cannabis products, levying
fines and penalties, enforcement of the rules and regulations, and issuance of licenses, among other
duties and responsibilities.
The location, date, and time of first Cannabis Control Board meeting will be publicly announced at a
later date.
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For inquiries, please contact Janela Carrera, Director of Communications, at 488-1408 or
janela.carrera@guam.gov
