Cannabis Fest hits Pittsburgh aiming to educate and promote – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Students for Sensible Drug Policy tabled at the Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival on August 10, and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette interviewed gina vensel, SSDP’s Director of Communications and events.

In their article entitled, “Cannabis Fest hits Pittsburgh aiming to educate and promote,” the Pittsburgh PG highlighted the advocacy work that SSDP is doing to get cannabis legalized.

“Gina Vensel, the director of communications and events for Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said she things the bill currently is “the best chance” the commonwealth has seen in getting the legislation passed.

“There are a lot of people behind bars because of this, Ms. Vensel said. “This bill would expunge those records. People should not be behind bars when other dispensaries here are making millions of dollars.”

Students for Sensible Drug Policy hosted a tent Sunday at the festival where people could scan a QR code, fill out their name and address and have a pre-written letter sent to their state legislators, urging them to pass the Senate Bill.

Though aimed at college-aged students, SSDP also has a community group in Pittsburgh that welcomes people of all ages.”

Read the Pittsburgh PG article here.