Derek Shirley is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, where he received and still has a felony for 4 ounces of cannabis flower. He is a father of a little boy named Haze and an awesome human partner to Sequoia, who he calls his wife. In his town of Gray, Maine, Derek serves as a municipality official serving as a Zoning Board of Appeals board member. Shirley spends a good chunk of time reading legislation, policy, and bill and then writes and delivers public testimony based on his feelings. He gets labeled as an activist by the cannabis community, but he truly feels it’s his civic duty as an American citizen to participate in creating or blocking laws. He wishes more people would be more involved in the cannabis policy and political side as much as people care about events and awards shows.
Discussed this week: forcing yourself to eat, weed making things easier, ADD/ADHD, baked salad, pistachios, chicken parm, fall leaves, and fish food, LD83, the Veteran and Legal Affairs Committee, cat floor shitter, viral load, home-grown weed, bonsai trees, not being a fan of Green Truck, tobacco licenses, bricks and mortar, prerolls as bread and butter, LD40, the importance of showing up In person, January 23rd, 2023 zoning board of appeals decision, getting voices heard, calling your district representative, LEGISCAN Maine, Multi-State Operators, your outrage keeps me updated, not activism-just acting, Dawson Julia, not getting high- getting better, and more!
