NCIA’s annual board of directors election is now open for all members looking to help select the leadership of the cannabis industry’s only national trade association!

If you are a member of NCIA, we hope that you will take some time to consider the great candidates vying for a seat on the board and cast a vote between now and May 16, when the online election closes.

For NCIA members:
In order to cast a vote, you will need to log into NCIA’s secure member ballot using your member company login. Only ONE ballot can be submitted per member company.

If you do not remember your password or are having trouble logging in, please contact us at info@thecannabisindustry.org or (303) 223-4530.

Please be sure to download and review our complete Voter Guide (PDF) before casting your vote.

Not yet a member of NCIA?
If you are not a member of NCIA but want to participate in the election, join today and we’ll provide you access to the online ballot. Your membership will also support the industry’s only unified and coordinated effort to reform federal marijuana laws as well as provide other member benefits enjoyed by the nearly 1,000 responsible cannabis businesses that make up NCIA’s network.

A few other important items about the board election:

• Each member business can only vote once and votes cannot be changed once submitted online.
• Members can vote for up to 11 of the 22 nominated candidates.
• Votes are weighted according to membership status. If you are a member and would like to upgrade your membership to increase your influence in the board election, please contact us at (888) 683-5650 to process the upgrade before completing your online ballot.

There are eleven open board of directors seats and 22 nominated candidates (including ten current board members seeking reelection). Please refer to your voter guide for information on all the candidates and for more information on board election logistics before casting your vote online.

2016 Board Candidates:

Caela Bintner – Faces Human Capital Management
Brian Caldwell – Triple C Collective
Alex Cooley – Solstice
John Davis (incumbent) – Northwest Patient Resource Center
Troy Dayton (incumbent) – The ArcView Group
Etienne Fontan (incumbent) – Berkeley Patients Group
Steve Janjic – Amercanex
Neil Juneja – Gleam Law
Aaron Justis (incumbent) – Buds and Roses Collective
Brendan Kennedy – Privateer Holdings
Kris Krane (incumbent) – 4Front Ventures
Neal Levine – LivWell Enlightened Health
Jaime Lewis (incumbent) – Mountain Medicine
Randy Maslow – Ianthus Capital
Norris Monson – Cultivated Industries
Lance Ott (incumbent) – Guardian Data Systems
Erich Pearson (incumbent) – SPARC
Glenn Peterson – Canuvo
Tom Quigley – Gluu
Ean Seeb (incumbent) – Denver Relief Consulting
Bryan Sullivan – DANK
Scott Van Rixel (incumbent) – Bhang Corporation

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CAST YOUR VOTE

Participation in NCIA’s board election is one of the most important ways to engage as a member of your trade association, as it ensures that your values are represented within NCIA’s leadership. NCIA’s elected board is responsible for approving the organization’s budget and strategic plan as well as contributing to the organization financially and through developing membership.

Thank you for your membership and commitment to working together to build the responsible, legitimate, and sustainable industry that we envisioned at the founding of NCIA.