Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an executive order Friday establishing an advisory panel for the creation of a Cannabis Compliance Board. The board will be tasked with preparing language for the regulation, distribution, cultivation, production and laboratory testing of cannabis in the upcoming legislative session.

“The success of the general cannabis industry in the state is vitally important to the economy of Nevada and to the state’s capacity to fund critical educational reforms, among other public programs,” reads the executive order. “The continued success of Nevada’s cannabis economy is dependent upon public confidence and trust.”

Seven members will make up the advisory board and review potential banking solutions, possible cannabis consumption lounges and the Department of Taxation’s current regulatory structure.

Preventing the revenue from the sale of cannabis from going to criminal enterprises, gangs, and cartels and preventing the distribution of cannabis to minors, are among the board’s priorities.

“Today’s executive order is the first step in making sure we allow Nevada’s thriving marijuana industry to not just continue to grow but to represent the best in the country,” said Sisolak in a statement.”

In 2016, voters approved Ballot Question 2 or “The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act,” a statutory ballot question which legalized the use of cannabis for anyone 21 years of age or older. The measure added that the “cultivation and sale should be regulated similar to other legal businesses” and provided language for the regulation of cannabis.

Members of the advisory panel include Sisolak’s defeated Democratic primary opponent, former County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani; Jennifer Roberts, associate director of UNLV’s International Center for Gaming Regulation; and the governor’s general counsel, J. Brin Gibson.