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Catherine Rivera advanced to Cannabis Control Appeals Panel after questioning about panel workload and prior ALRB decision

3169847 · April 30, 2025
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The Rules Committee approved Catherine Rivera’s appointment to the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel following discussion about the panel’s caseload, provisional licenses and Rivera’s prior service on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

Catherine Rivera won committee approval to move her nomination for the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel to the full Senate after a Rules Committee hearing that included questions about the appeals panel’s workload and Rivera’s prior decisions while on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

Rivera described the panel’s current workload as limited and said the body meets quarterly. "Between 2018 and about 2022 there were several convenings because they were establishing a regulatory framework," Rivera told senators. She said the panel reviews licensing and enforcement appeals, including…

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