Andrew Kavasilas is the dude's name and if you did a little research you would know that he is a well respected individual who has been involved in the Hemp industry for almost 2 decades.
I would assume that he would be in the front of the line for one of the new licenses to be issued at the end of this month.
Here's a link to an old article (circa 2011) about who he is and what he has been doing.