By John Davis, Northwest Patient Resource Center (WA)

John Davis is running for a board position for the NCIA and would appreciate your vote. John’s Seattle-based organization is Northwest Patient Resource Center, which John founded and currently serves as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer.

John has served as a board member of NCIA for two years and has a successful track record of attendance and participation in events ranging from board meetings to lobby days. Northwest Patient Resource Center is a founding member of the NCIA and Washington State’s first member organization and is active in recruiting new members. John looks forward to working toward further successes for and with NCIA.

John has been working on cannabis law reform for more than 20 years. John has worked on many initiatives since 1993 including I-692 (Washington Medical Marijuana) and I-75 (Seattle lowest police priority). John is a founding member of the Coalition for Cannabis Standards and Ethics (CCSE) and currently serves as the Executive Director. John has worked with many localities including the Seattle Mayor’s office, state and federal lawmakers, and Congressional committees and subcommittees. John has written and influenced laws since 1993. John was a member of President Vicente Fox’s global summit on cannabis reform. John is a member of Governor Jay Inslee’s Recreational MJ Guidance Workgroup. John continues to work with the Washington Liquor Control Board on adult-use cannabis implementation in Washington State. John is a current board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association, and Chairs the Board for Seattle Hempfest’s production company. John has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Daily News, Time Magazine, GQ, CNN, BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera (Worldwide, English, and America), TF1, ITN4, ABC, NBC, CBS, Seattle Times, LA Times, Las Vegas Spokesman Review, Weekly World Report, and many others.

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