Shaleen Title
Shaleen Title, J.D., M.S. — AI Policy Advocate, Law Professor & Regulatory Educator | AI Regulations, Cannabis Law & Academic Policy | Emerging Industries & Higher Education
Shaleen Title is a lawyer, activist, and adjunct professor focused on regulations for emerging industries including cannabis and artificial intelligence. She is the current director of Parabola Center for Law and Policy and 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.
Shaleen teaches courses on AI regulations and cannabis law at Roger Williams University School of Law and a graduate course on cannabis policy at Thomas Jefferson University's Institute of Emerging Health Professions. She holds a Certificate of Competence in AI: Law, Policy, and Governance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She previously served as Distinguished Cannabis Policy Practitioner in Residence at The Ohio State University's Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, where her published reports examined 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.
Her two decades of work as a legalization activist have earned wide recognition, including NORML's Hunter S. Thompson Attorney Award and inclusion on the Forbes Cannabis and Boston Magazine Power lists, the latter dubbing her "the people's weed watchdog." In 2025, the Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition established the annual Shaleen Title Ignite Award in her honor.
Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, and she is regularly cited in the media including Politico, The Boston Globe, and A More Perfect Union. Shaleen is a triple graduate of the University of Illinois, with a graduate degrees from the College of Law and the College of Business.
AI & Emerging Technology Law
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Law
Advocacy and Public Policy
Regulatory Affairs
Cannabis Law
London School of Economics, Certificate of Competence, AI Law, Policy, & Governance
University of Illinois, JD
University of Illinois, MS
University of Illinois, BS
Massachusetts
High Times Freedom Fighter
Forbes Cannabis List
NORML Hunter S. Thompson Attorney Award
Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40
Worcester Business Journal Power List
Boston Magazine Power List
New England Cannabis Convention Lifetime Achievement Award
Massachusetts Cannabis Regulator: Served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission from 2017 to 2020, helping build one of the most scrutinized and equity-focused state cannabis regulatory frameworks in the country.
Published Policy Research: 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; published research at The Ohio State University's Drug Enforcement and Policy Center on racial justice, interstate commerce, and corporate capture in cannabis.
Teaching & Academic Leadership: Teaches AI regulations and cannabis law at Roger Williams University School of Law, graduate cannabis policy at Thomas Jefferson University, and holds a Certificate of Competence in AI: Law, Policy, and Governance from the London School of Economics.
Recognition & Media: NORML Hunter S. Thompson Attorney Award recipient; Forbes Cannabis and Boston Magazine Power lists; the Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition established the annual Shaleen Title Ignite Award in her honor in 2025; writing published in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.
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