Jesse Stout is an American attorney and drug policy reform activist. He practiced business law for the cannabis industry with Greenbridge Corporate Counsel.[1] He was appointed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to serve as a member of the San Francisco Cannabis State Legalization Task Force[2] and its successor body the San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee. He also recruited employees for cannabis companies, through THC Staffing Group.[3]
Stout was previously the Policy Director at Legal Services for Prisoners with Children from 2013-2015.[4] He was a founder of the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC) which successfully lobbied the state of Rhode Island for the creation of a medical marijuana program in 2006.[5] In 2009, Stout and RIPAC helped pass the third piece of medical marijuana legislation in Rhode Island calling for the creation of "Compassion Centers" for the distribution of medical cannabis to patients.[6]
In August 2007, Stout was the High Times Freedom Fighter of the Month.[7] In 2010 he was given the Student Activism Award by NORML.[8] In 2016 he received a California Lawyer of the Year award from the Daily Journal.[9]
Stout graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI in 2006, and University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, CA in 2012.[10] From 2010 to 2012 he served on the board of directors for Students for Sensible Drug Policy[11] and in 2015 he joined SSDP's Advisory Council.[12] In 2013 he served on the board of directors for the SF Bay Area Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. From 2015-2021 he joined the board of governors for California Attorneys for Criminal Justice.[13] In 2020 he joined the Board of Directors of Community Resource Initiative.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jesse Stout". Greenbridge Corporate Counsel.
- ^ Sabatini, Joshua (December 11, 2015). "San Francisco prepares for legalization of recreational marijuana use". San Francisco Examiner.
- ^ "About". THC Staffing Group. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "San Francisco Attorney Advocates Policies For Imprisoned Parents - CBS San Francisco". CBS News. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Ho, Thi (5 February 2007). "Medical Marijuana Act up for review". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Rhode Island Legislature Overrides Veto of Medical Marijuana Distribution Bill". Americans for Safe Access. June 16, 2009. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "RIPAC: Medical Marijuana in Rhode Island". archive.is. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "History of NORML Awards (1998-2016) - NORML.org - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws". Norml. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Criminal Justice - California Lawyer". California Lawyer. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Drug Reform Advocate Jesse Stout '12 Appointed to San Francisco Cannabis Legalization Task Force". UC-Hastings Magazine. March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Team". 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Advisory Council". Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
- ^ "Board of Governors - California Attorneys for Criminal Justice". CACJ. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "About". Community Resource Initiative. October 14, 2022.