What happens when citizens of a state not only put the use of medical marijuana on the ballot, but also pass it in somewhat surprising fashion? Well, that’s exactly what happened in the state of Missouri a couple of years ago. What are the licensing and regulatory implications? Who needs to be involved and what are the steps forward to best serve the citizens of the state? In this episode, we learn exactly what happened from the person who figured all that out. Amy Moore is the Deputy Director and Counsel for the Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. She joined the program at its inception in December 2018. And to speak with Amy on this topic, we have the perfect person here at Tyler, Alex Valvassori. Alex is the General Manager for Cannabis Licensing at Tyler Technologies. He has worked in the cannabis industry since 2014, serving as Chief Compliance Officer for a variety of cannabis businesses.
What happens when citizens of a state not only put the use of medical marijuana on the ballot, but also pass it in somewhat surprising fashion? Well, that’s exactly what happened in the state of Missouri a couple of years ago.
What are the licensing and regulatory implications? Who needs to be involved and what are the steps forward to best serve the citizens of the state? In this episode, we learn exactly what happened from the person who figured all that out.
Amy Moore is the Deputy Director and Counsel for the Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. She joined the program at its inception in December 2018. Before joining DHSS, she worked in public utility regulation at the Missouri Public Service Commission, first representing the Commission Staff in hearings before the Commission and then serving as legal counsel and policy advisor to Commissioner and Chairman Daniel Hall. Amy graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2009 and holds bachelor’s degrees in Business and Psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
And to speak with Amy on this topic, we have the perfect person here at Tyler, Alex Valvassori. Alex is the General Manager for Cannabis Licensing at Tyler Technologies. He has worked in the cannabis industry since 2014, serving as Chief Compliance Officer for a variety of cannabis businesses. Alex later co-founded Complia, the first and only cannabis-specific licensing technology platform on the market. In 2019, Complia was acquired by NIC, and Alex later joined the Tyler team via its acquisition of NIC. Alex resides in Chicago and is a graduate of the University of Illinois.
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