Cannabis compliance, licensing, and regulatory relations.
LeightonCompliance director & chair of dispensary compliance committee
Relevant Skills
Building a successful compliance program, Reducing deficiencies received during inspections, Adapting new regulatory requirements
Expertise Summary
Leighton is a Director of Compliance with 4+ years of experience in cannabis compliance, licensing, and regulatory relations.
Leighton built a successful compliance program, scaling from 4 licenses to 13 licenses, with oversight of 26 cannabis facilities while managing a team to support compliance for both dispensary and cultivation operations.
In Leighton’s first year as a Director of Compliance, he was able to bring the deficiencies received from state regulatory oversight during inspections down from 122 in the prior year to 24 over 8 dispensaries and 5 cultivation sites with a few perfect inspections.
Leighton successfully launched adult-use cannabis from ballot to the first sale within 3 months while ensuring the dispensary and cultivation operations adapted to new regulatory requirements through the use of updated procedures and training.
Leighton has been the chair of a dispensary association compliance committee for 2 years, leading industry-wide discussions regarding various topics to help develop and grow a cohesive marketplace while supporting regulatory requirements.
