By The Honorable Dr. Steven M. Katz, Budding Enterprise Fund (NY)

Forty years of experience in the business world, science, veterinary medicine,  politics, and the legislature, coupled with the confidence of full national legalization, had brought me to the point where I know I can make a significant contribution as a board member of NCIA. As a New York State Assemblyman I am shepherding my bill to legalize medical marijuana through the state legislature.

I am one of the first elected officials to publicly announced his commitment to the marijuana industry and have shown it by investing broadly within this space. As a legislator in one of the nation’s largest states, I have become a leading spokesman for the many medical benefits of cannabis and for national adult-use legalization.

As a veterinarian,  I founded the Bronx Veterinary Center in 1995, becoming the largest veterinary hospital in the Bronx and one of the largest pit bull practices in the nation.

I have been passionate about the legalization of marijuana for the past 42 years. I view the industry as one of the great private sector job-creators over the next 20 years. I’m summoning all of my experience, passion, and dedication to help formulate policy and develop standards for our industry. I shall continue to be one of the outspoken leaders of our movement. My legislative experience and activism will help move each state over to the legal marijuana side of town.

Becoming a board member of the NCIA would be the culmination of 42 years of passionate belief in the full legalization of this remarkable plant.

I alone uniquely represent the conservative voice nationally for the cannabis industry.

I will continue to hammer on a national basis the themes of our industry following the Great American Entrepreneurial Tradition, the private sector jobs we’re creating, and the revenue we’re generating. I will continue to voice nationally the incredible medical properties this amazing plant possesses.

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