Jeremiah MacKinnon is the founder and lead reporter at NEC News Today where he manages all content creation, editing, and direction. He is also the weekly host of the NEC News Today video newscast. When it comes to finding an individual enthusiastic about everything cannabis in New England there are few comparable with Jeremiah MacKinnon. Jeremiah has been part of the cannabis community in Massachusetts since at least 2014 where he helped lead and develop the Cannabis Society of Massachusetts, one of the largest organizations hosting regular cannabis events in the Commonwealth up until 2020. During the early stages of the cannabis industry in Massachusetts, he helped ensure transparency by recording the earliest Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission meetings prior to the Commission itself recording their own meetings. He is also well known for having volunteered seven years advocating for safe access to medical marijuana at the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, Inc. Because of his passionate advocacy for medical cannabis patients, he has been included in many articles on the subject including WBUR, Channel 5 WCVB, WWLP 22 News, and Boston 25. His locally famous mohawk was featured prominently in a Boston Globe business article on the Northeastern Institute of Cannabis as far back as December 2014. As the leader of NEC News Today, Jeremiah intends to report and experience everything cannabis in the New England region has to offer.