Jessica Hamilton – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2019

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
Boston University School of Theology

Undergraduate School
Northeastern University

Mentor
Leila Quinn, Brandeis University and former Rappaport Policy Fellow

Agency
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Supervisor
Julie Johnson, Director of Research

Description of Fellowship
Jessica worked with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission’s Research Department supporting efforts to meet research requirements of Chapter 55: An Act to Ensure Safe Access to Marijuana. In particular, she aided their understanding of the social and economic trends of marijuana use in the Commonwealth. She also worked on research related to the Commission’s social equity agenda for the cannabis industry.