Shaleen Title is a former top cannabis regulator for the state of Massachusetts, where she served as a commissioner of the Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 to 2020. Since 2021, she has held the position of Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence at The Ohio State University’s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center. Her published reports examine current issues in cannabis policy including racial justice, interstate commerce, and corporate capture. Her paper “Bigger is Not Better: Preventing Monopolies in the National Cannabis Market,” was SSRN’s second-most downloaded antitrust article in the world in 2022. She also teaches a graduate course on cannabis policy, politics, and regulations at Thomas Jefferson University’s Institute Of Emerging Health Professions.

Shaleen has been a founding board member of influential organizations including Parabola Center for Law and Policy, Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition, and Minority Cannabis Business Association. Her work as a marijuana legalization activist spanned two decades, from being named a High Times Freedom Fighter in 2012 to “the people’s weed watchdog” in Boston Magazine’s 2019 Power List, and most recently a 2024 Forbes Cannabis Leader for her efforts advocating for people-centered cannabis laws. Her op-eds and other written work have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Los Angeles Times, and Marijuana Moment. She is a triple graduate of the University of Illinois with a law degree from the College of Law and a graduate degree from the College of Business.