Gretchen Gailey a Conservative Cannabis Communicator

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Gretchen Gailey is a journalist, communications strategist and political policy maker. She is the founder of Panoptic Strategies, a consulting firm that works specifically with cannabis clients. In addition to her communications expertise, she has also worked with lawmakers to inform them on tax policy and provided the U.S. Senate Finance Committee with the data necessary to draft cannabis tax legislation. Cannabis and politics!

Before joining the cannabis movement, Gretchen served as the Communications Director for Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA), the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She has a wide depth of knowledge in communications stemming from more than ten-years of experience as a journalist with Fox News and NBC News in Washington, D.C. Gretchen has interviewed heads of state, covered natural disasters, political campaigns, terrorist trials and has told the stories of countless Americans across the country. But Joyce knows her has a regular contributor on The State of Cannabis, the stickiest news source on Clubhouse.

On today’s episode Joyce and Gretchen discuss political cannabis intersections and the value her conservative voice is adding to the cannabis conversation.

Topics Discussed

(1:32) Courage in Cannabis book available

(3:22) Pot Pocket

(3:50) University of Arizona and Green Flower

(4:20) Cannabis Policy Advisor

(5:00) Gretchen Gailey Introduction

(6:04) The State of Cannabis

(6:30) Susan Soares and State of Cannabis

(12:10) Cannabis Economist

(13:41) KCSA Congressional Cannabis Day Forum and Ricki Lake

(13:53) Weed the People

(14:14) Mara Gordon