Rachel K. Gillette

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Rachel K. Gillette is an American attorney who specializes in law relating to marijuana and the cannabis industry. Gillette is based in Lafayette, Colorado. [1] As a lawyer, she is licensed to practice law in Colorado and Connecticut. [2]

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Biography

Gillette earned her Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac University. [2] Starting in 2010, she began to practice law related to the cannabis industry. [3] That year, she opened her own law business in Colorado after House Bill 1284 was passed. [4] In 2016, she became the head of the Denver office of the law firm, Greenspoon Marder LLP. [5] Gillette currently serves as the head of the firm's national cannabis law practice, [6] and is expected to help grow that sector for the firm. [7]

In 2013, Gillette was the executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) in Colorado. [8] She advocates drug-testing reform that would protect workers using cannabis while off-duty. [9] Gillette sued the IRS for a client who is in the cannabis industry who was penalized for paying taxes in cash, a common practice in the industry. [10] Gillette also worked on legal issues for the development of PotCoin. [11] Gillette is an outspoken critic of the "War on Drugs," and considers state legalization of marijuana as an "exit strategy for the failed drug war," according to the BBC . [12]

References

  1. ↑ Noel, Josh (1 March 2015). "Pot Smoking on Vacation Could Lead to Trouble Back Home". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 17 April 2017– via HighBeam Research.
  2. 1 2 "Rachel K. Gillette - Women Grow". Women Grow. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  3. ↑ Saint Thomas, Sophie (24 January 2017). "15 of the Most Powerful Women In the Weed Industry". Complex. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Pardes, Arielle (20 April 2015). "'It's A Really Chill, Laidback Job'". Refinery29. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  5. ↑ Wallace, Alicia (2 October 2016). "Greenspoon Marder launches cannabis law practice, picks Colorado for new office". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  6. ↑ Sacirbey, Omar (2016-09-01). "Movers & Shakers - Marijuana Business Magazine". Marijuana Business Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  7. ↑ "Rachel Gillette". Denver Business Journal. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. ↑ Chilton, James (31 December 2013). "How Might Wyoming Follow Colorado Pot Legislation?" . Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. Retrieved 17 April 2017– via EBSCOhost.
  9. ↑ Bowman, Lee (23 March 2014). "Legally Hired, Legally Fired for Marijuana Use" . The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 17 April 2017– via HighBeam Research.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ Lidz, Gogo (2015-08-20). "Women in Weed". Newsweek. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  11. ↑ "No lawyers or goats were hurt during the development of Potcoin". PotCoin - Banking for the Cannabis Industry. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  12. ↑ "Cannabis goes on legal sale in US state of Colorado". BBC News. 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
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