Colleen Sauve began advocating for legalization of industrial hemp in 2013. After successfully presenting to the Tennessee General Assembly the hemp law that was considered a “non-priority” became law with near unanimous support. She was recruited by Vote Hemp to become National Outreach Coordinator. Vote Hemp is the nation's single-issue non-profit advocacy organization founded in 2000 by members of the hemp industry to remove barriers to industrial hemp farming in the U.S. through education, legislation and advocacy. Colleen work's with hemp advocates to effectively support hemp farming initiatives in legal states as well as assisting legislative advocacy in states where hemp farming is not yet legal.