In the eyes of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Andrew Freedman is the "most knowledgable person in the United States in terms of how do you create a regulatory framework for recreational marijuana."



According to the Boston Globe, Massachusetts may become the next state to benefit from Freedman's regulatory acumen.



Freedman, 33, is reportedly under consideration "to be one of the three regulators who will oversee the recreational industry in Massachusetts, or advise that group as a paid consultant," the Globe reports.



A Tufts University and Harvard Law School graduate, Freedman has made his business in Colorado negotiating between state government, the marijuana industry, law enforcement, public health advocates and the medical community.



Some of his achievements include helping to pass Colorado's law banning marijuana-infused edibles in animal shapes attractive to youths and putting prominent warning symbols on packaging, controlling the black market that sprung up in the wake of legalization that state and stopping growers' usage of potentially dangerous pesticides.



Freedman is also credited, according to the Globe, with helping "transform the way marijuana was seen in state government, aiding in a cultural shift" and getting resistant people in state government to accept the will of voters.



Creating regulations for brand-new industries is difficult and essential work, Freedman told the Globe.



"There is an enormous amount of responsibility to really think very hard that we're not making mistakes that we'll regret for 20 years before we can undo it," Freedman said.



Former lieutenant governor Joe Garcia told The Globe Freedman is "a person of substance, he's smart and won't get pushed around."