NCIA 2019 Cannabis Business Summit

Lori Ajax
Chief
Bureau of Cannabis Control


In February 2016, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Lori Ajax as the first Chief of the Bureau of Cannabis Control. Ajax is responsible for overseeing the creation of the state’s regulatory framework for the cannabis industry. She is also an active member of State Treasurer John Chiang’s Cannabis Banking Work Group. Prior to her appointment, Chief Ajax served as Chief Deputy Director at the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control where she spent 22 years working her way up the ranks, starting at the investigator trainee level. Ajax spent ten years in private industry prior to her state government career. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento.

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