Tremaine Wright

Tremaine Wright
Utica Av. Elevators
Chair of the
New York State Cannabis Control Board
Assumed office
September 6, 2021
GovernorKathy Hochul
Preceded byposition established
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 56th district
In office
January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byAnnette Robinson
Succeeded byStefani Zinerman
Personal details
Born (1972-11-02) November 2, 1972 (age 52)
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBrooklyn, New York
Alma materDuke University
University of Chicago
WebsiteOfficial website
Campaign website

Tremaine Wright (born November 2, 1972) is the Chairwoman of the New York State Cannabis Control Board and a former member of the New York State Assembly from the 56th district, which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn.

On September 1, 2021, Wright was selected by Governor Kathy Hochul to chair the Cannabis Control Board of the newly created New York Office of Cannabis Management.[1]

  1. ^ "Gov. Hochul's cannabis appointment reeks of inexperience: lawmaker". New York Post. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-07.