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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]

Biography

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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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