Sal Pace, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American politician
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1976
Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Sal Pace
- Sal Pace (born December 14, 1976) is a former American legislator who served as a state Representative in the U.S.
- state of Colorado, where he rose to the position of House Democratic Leader.
- He also served six years as County Commissioner from Pueblo County, Colorado.
- Pace is credited with writing much of the world's first cannabis regulations while serving in the State House; and he is a recognized national cannabis reform activist and consultant.
- In Pueblo, he transformed the community into the "Napa Valley of Cannabis" of Colorado.
- Pace voluntarily chose not to seek re-election prior to his final term expiring in January 2019.Pace has led on cannabis politics and policy before the national paradigm shifted across the US.
- Pace is among the most recognized public leaders for crafting the world's largest cannabis market in Colorado.
- During his time in the Colorado General Assembly, he played a leading role in developing Colorado's medical marijuana model, earning him recognition as the “face of regulation” from local news media.
- Pace currently serves on the national board of the Marijuana Policy Project, the primary organization passing state-by-state ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana for both medical purposes and adult use.
- He also sits on the national advisory board at HeadCount's Cannabis Voter Project.
- In Colorado, Pace is a Governor-appointed board member on the Institute of Cannabis Research, which is responsible for awarding Colorado's cannabis research grants.
- His legislative accomplishments, including drafting much of the first-in-the-world medical marijuana laws and helping shape the first-in-the-world adult-use marketplace, have left an indelible mark on the cannabis industry, policies and politics.
- He has been featured in Fortune Magazine, The Financial Times of London, and the New York Times among hundreds of other media outlets.
- As a County Commissioner, Pace pushed legislation to allow for outdoor and greenhouse cultivations, which transformed Pueblo County into the "Napa Valley of Cannabis".
- Pace also created the Pueblo County Scholarship Fund, which uses marijuana tax revenues to offer a college scholarship to every high school graduate in Pueblo County.
- He also helped found the Institute of Cannabis Research (ICR) at Colorado State University-Pueblo and establish a national coalition of local elected officials, Leaders For Reform, to support Federal cannabis reform.Outside of cannabis, Pace has been well known in Colorado political circles.
- He was chosen by Governor-elect Jared Polis to serve as a co-chair of his Transition Committee and has been a delegate to the Democratic National Committee.Pace has been a vocal advocate for passenger rail in Colorado; and chaired the Southwest Chief Passenger Rail Commission, which is credited with raising $71 million to save the Chicago-Los Angeles Route.
- In 2016 Pace received the highest national recognition from Amtrak, the President's Safety and Service Award.He is a member of the Democratic Party.
- Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2008, Pace represented House District 46, which encompasses western Pueblo, Colorado from 2008 to 2012.
- During his time at the statehouse, Pace was elected as the Colorado House minority leader.
- In 2012, he ran against incumbent congressman Republican Scott Tipton in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, although Tipton was ultimately re-elected.In his post electoral career, Pace has said he plans to continue to consult in the cannabis space, something he has done since 2017 outside of Colorado, and continue to frequent Grateful Dead themed concerts with his wife and children.
- He holds a licensing deal to sell Grateful Dead branded ultimate discs.
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