. >> good morning, supervisors, chris schulman. i would like to thank supervisor fewer for bringing this forward and the co-sponsors. when it was a proposal for a commission and the new regulatory agency, we had some hesitation and, frankly, some opposition, but we recognized that there was a need for oversight and public input and input from the agencies and we would like to thank the supervisor for bringing this forward in its current form. we're very supportive and we're looking forward to participating and making sure that it's a success. thank you so much. and we're going to look forward to seeing this through. thank you. >> clerk: great, any other members of the public wish to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. supervisor fewer? >> if i may address some of the public comments. so this position will not be paid for by this, and we are paying it through the general fund. i know that was a big concern. and also there's a seat for a cannabis patient and the seat is described as "a person who has been a m