Erin Gorman Kirk

Cannabis Ombudsman

State of Connecticut

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 Erin Gorman Kirk, Esquire is a lifelong champion of the underserved, overpoliced, and neglected members of society, and has worked for two decades on achieving cannabis reform, repairing community damage, promoting social justice, and securing equity for those harmed by the War on Drugs. With a thirty-year executive background in international government relations, Maritime and law, Erin has worked around the globe for nonprofits, nations, and NGOs. She is a fierce Veterans advocate who believes in the healthcare value of cannabis and hemp and works to provide data proving its efficacy for many patients as an alternative to opioids. 

A leader, a teacher, and a helper, Erin does a great deal of pro bono work in the field and is a well-respected strategist with innovative ideas and a dynamic personality. Recently appointed in Connecticut as the first-in-the nation Cannabis Ombudsman, Erin is a vigilant guardian of patient interests, ensuring that decisions and actions taken by cannabis producers adhere to the highest standards of care and compassion, and actively engages with all stakeholders to enhance the palliative marijuana market, aiming to make Connecticut a model state for patient advocacy in the cannabis sector.