Matthew Abel

About the Author: Matthew Abel has been a lawyer in Michigan for 30 years, and is executive director of Michigan NORML. He founded Cannabis Counsel, P.L.C., a five-attorney Detroit, Mich., law firm entirely devoted to cannabis clients and cases. He currently is serving on the Board of Directors of MILegalize. His legal work mainly involves legal counseling and licensing for the Michigan cannabis industry. Abel is a lifetime member of the NORML Legal Committee and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a member of the National Lawyers Guild, and serves on the legal committee of the ACLU of Michigan. He has lectured extensively to both lawyers and non-lawyers inside and outside of Michigan.