sarah payen, who sits at the seat for two years of cannabis legislative advocacy and jen garcia, ourour advocate. we're also joined by nicole elliott in the box as i'm inclined to call it. [laughter] nicole is now the director of the office of cannabis and, as the task force will be moving from its facilitation role with the department of public health to the office of cannabis, this is the perfect time for this marriage to be introduced to you, the board as it was your idea to come up with this task force. in doing this, the department of public health and their role shifts. they are now deeply involved in all the regulatory framework, but it would be a mistake not to recognize israel rivera and gretchen poly who worked within the department for over two-years to bring these issues forward in a comprehensive way. and in concluding my introductions, michelle and janine from harter company have been instrumenttal in bring us forward in a legal fashion so the continuety of each topic item can be brought forward to its conclusion and they're joined by tim morrison who will be part of th