Committee reviews Frederick P. Moussalli’s reappointment as Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration director

Frederick P. Moussalli appeared before the Committee on Business and Economic Development on Sept. 24 for consideration of Proposed Resolution PR26-230, the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) Frederick P. Moussalli Confirmation Resolution of 2025. The resolution would reappoint Moussalli for a four-year term ending July 14, 2029.

Moussalli, who has served as the agency’s director since July 2009 after earlier service as general counsel, outlined accomplishments he attributed to the agency during his tenure and four priorities should he be reappointed. He said the agency successfully implemented the statutory transition of unlicensed cannabis businesses to the legal medical market by the March 31, 2025 deadline, and that licensed medical cannabis retail sales exceeded $5,400,000 per month for each month from April through August 2025. “By way of comparison, prior to March 2025, medical cannabis retail sales had not been above $3,000,000 in a single month since December 2023,” he told the committee.

Moussalli reported that as of July 2025 there were 64 licensed medical cannabis retailers making sales to registered patients (up from six…