Illinois NORML Cannabis Advocacy with Margo Vesely #86

Illinois NORML Cannabis Advocacy with Margo Vesely #86

Who was the first to advocate for cannabis? NORML.  In this episode we meet Margo Vesely, executive director for Illinois NORML.  Illinois NORML is a 501 c(4) Nonprofit dedicated to lobbying for consumers access to high quality cannabis that is safe, convenient, and affordable in a normalized and de-stigmatized society, while protecting the Cannabis plant and its consumers through safe cannabis resources.

Overtime they continue to protect consumers from harmful, untested or uncertified cannabis products; to educate the public on cannabis issues; and to improve social equity in the cannabis market statewide.

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NORML was pivotal in the removal of all penalties for the private possession and responsible use of marijuana by adults, including cultivation for personal use, and casual nonprofit transfers of small amounts” and advocates for “the creation of a legal and regulatory framework for marijuana’s production and retail sale to adults.

How to Connect with Margo Vesely

Illinois NORML www.illinoisnorml.org

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