LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Governor Andy Beshear has appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Jennifer Cave to the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee. She will serve a two-year term. The committee, composed of 17 members, will help advise the governor on providing access to medical cannabis to Kentuckians suffering from chronic pain and other medical conditions.

Cave is a Member (Partner) based in Stites & Harbison’s Louisville, Ky., office. She has over 20 years of experience working as an environmental consultant and attorney across the United States. As a member of the firm’s Environmental, Natural Resources & Energy Service Group, she works with businesses to ensure compliance with local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Cave advises clients on air quality, storm water, wastewater, and solid and hazardous waste permitting and compliance requirements and defends clients in administrative, civil and criminal enforcement actions. She also regularly counsels equipment manufacturers on the importation and sale of mobile sources under the Clean Air Act and guides clients through transactions involving the purchase and sale of contaminated properties.

Outside of the firm, Cave participates in a variety of community organizations. She is the Chair of Greater Louisville, Inc.’s Environment and Energy Committee and is a member of its Public Policy Committee. She also serves on the Kentucky Air and Waste Management Association’s Board of Directors.