List of cannabis rights leaders
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Following is a list of cannabis rights leaders, and activists in the cannabis legalization movement, including business leaders and celebrities who advocate for ending cannabis prohibition:
Cannabis rights leaders[]
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Mark Emery at 2007 Calgary City Hall cannabis demonstration in Alberta, Canada
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Saya Takagi campaigning in Japan, 2016
Cannabis rights leaders, listed by country:
Argentina[]
Australia[]
- Richard Friar
- Nevil Schoenmakers
- Michael Balderstone
Canada[]
- Riley Cote
- Jodie Emery
- Marc Emery[1]
- Grant Krieger
- Dana Larsen
- Blair Longley
- Ron Mann[2]
- Marc-Boris St-Maurice
- Hugô St-Onge
- Brian Taylor
- John Turmel
- Val Venis
Germany[]
- Angela Gossow
- Georg Wurth
Hungary[]
Ireland[]
Israel[]
- Raphael Mechoulam[3]
Jamaica[]
- Bob Marley
- Peter Tosh
Japan[]
- Saya Takagi
- Junichi Takayasu
Netherlands[]
New Zealand[]
- Israel Adesanya
- Abe “Gandalf” Gray
- Shai Navot
- Chlöe Swarbrick
- Nándor Tánczos
Norway[]
- Thorvald Stoltenberg[1]
South Africa[]
- Lee Harris
Spain[]
- Antonio Escohotado
Sweden[]
- Joar Forssell
United Kingdom[]
- Stephen Abrams
- Richard Branson[1]
- Paul Flynn
- George Harrison[4]
- Clare Hodges
- Lord Samuel Of Ellen valley
- John Lennon[4]
- Howard Marks[1]
- Don Barry Mason
- Sir James Paul McCartney[4]
- Sir John-P "Aztec Foundation"
- Sir Richard “Ringo Starr” Starkey[4]
- Dean “Black the Ripper” West
United States[]
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Dana Beal in 1994 New York City Million Marijuana March
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B-Real performing at Nova Rock, in 2016, wearing cannabis attire
American cannabis rights leaders, listed by state:
Alabama[]
- Loretta Nall
Alaska[]
- Charlo Greene
- Irwin Ravin
Arizona[]
- Caroline Killeen
- Jake Plummer
Arkansas[]
- Joycelyn Elders
California[]
- Tom Ammiano[2]
- Nicole Aniston
- Paul Armentano
- Ngaio Bealum
- Doug Benson
- Eddie Bravo
- Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr.[3]
- Jay Cavanaugh
- Tommy Chong[5]
- Chris Conrad[5]
- Valerie Corral[2]
- Steve DeAngelo[3]
- Nate Diaz
- Nick Diaz
- Lowell Eggemeier
- Scott Feil
- Louis “B-Real” Freese
- Fred Gardner
- James Gray[2]
- Al Harrington
- Jack Herer[2][5]
- Jay Evan “Laganja Estranja” Jackson
- George Clayton Johnson
- Paul Kantner
- Paul Krassner[5]
- Michael Krawitz
- Steve Kubby
- Kyle Kushman
- Barbara Lee[2]
- Richard Lee[2]
- Lucky Lehrer
- Charles C. Lynch
- Seth MacFarlane
- Allison Margolin
- Terence McKenna
- Jim McMahon
- Peter McWilliams[5]
- Steve McWilliams
- Christine “Sister Kate” Meeusen
- Tod Mikuriya[2]
- Mikki Norris[2]
- Dennis Peron[2][5]
- Michelle Phillips
- Mary Jane “Brownie Mary” Rathbun
- Rudy Reyes
- Seth Rogen
- Henry Rollins
- Ed Rosenthal[2]
- Jerry Rubin
- Frank Shamrock
- Cheryl Shuman
- John Sperling
- Kyle Turley[6]
- Marc Wasserman
- George Zimmer
Colorado[]
- Krystal Gabel
- Rachel K. Gillette
- Ken Gorman
- Steven Hager[2]
- Christian Hageseth
- Nate Jackson
- Wanda James[3]
- Laura Kriho
- Sal Pace
- Jessica Peck
- Jared Polis[2]
- Mason Tvert[2]
- Brian Vicente[3]
- Marvin Washington
- Jane West[3]
Florida[]
- Steve Berke
- Eben Britton
- Mike James
- Norm Kent
- Peter B. Lewis
- John Morgan
- Robert Randall[5]
Georgia[]
- Sanjay Gupta[3]
- Cheryl Miller
- Asher Roth
Hawaii[]
- Roger Christie
- Woody Harrelson[2][5]
Illinois[]
- Mezz Mezzrow
- Jim “Chef Ra” Wilson Jr.
Iowa[]
- George McMahon
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
- Dan Jack Combs
- Gatewood Galbraith[5]
- Dakota Meyer
Maryland[]
- Montel Williams
- Kevin Zeese[2]
Massachusetts[]
- Constance Bumgarner Gee
- Jack A. Cole
- Greta Gaines
- Lester Grinspoon[2][5]
- Daniel “Danny Danko” Vinkovetsky
Michigan[]
- Tom Crosslin
- Jamie Lowell
- Rick Thompson
- Chuck Ream
- Melody Karr
- Rev Steve Thompson
- Robin Schneider
- John Sinclair[5]
Minnesota[]
- John Birrenbach
- Jim Carlson
- Tim Davis
- James “Jesse Ventura” Janos
- Chris Wright
Nebraska[]
- Mark Elworth Jr.
- Donald Fiedler
New Hampshire[]
New Jersey[]
- Cory Booker[6]
- Edward “NJWeedman” Forchion
- David L. Nathan
- Ken Wolski
New Mexico[]
- Gary Johnson[2]
New York[]
- Dana Beal
- Kristin M. Davis
- Jacqueline “Coca Crystal” Diamond
- Ann Druyan
- Abby Epstein
- Allen Ginsberg
- Gary “Tom Forçade” Goodson
- Abbie Hoffman
- Thomas K. Leighton
- Bill Maher[2]
- Ethan Nadelmann[3]
- Anthony Papa
- David Peel[5]
- Carl Sagan
- Ed Sanders
- Larry Sharpe
Nevada[]
- Joseph N. Crowley
North Carolina[]
- Sean Haugh
Ohio[]
- John Boehner
- Steve Conliff
Oregon[]
- Earl Blumenauer[2]
- Madeline Martinez[2]
- Elvy Musikka[2][5]
- Clifford Robinson
- Malcom Gregory Scott
- Allen St. Pierre
- Paul Stanford
- George “Jorge Cervantes” Van Patten
Pennsylvania[]
- Gisele Fetterman
- Kiyoshi Kuromiya
- Maj Toure
South Dakota[]
- Alex White Plume
Tennessee[]
- Stephen Gaskin[5]
- Derrick Morgan
Texas[]
- Barry Cooper
- Brian Cuban
- Joe Gaddy
- Larry Hagman
- Ann Lee
- Willie Nelson[5]
- Joe Ptak
- Brett Stahl
- Jeffrey “Zeal” Stefanoff
- Mark Stepnoski
Vermont[]
Virginia[]
- Arthur Kleps
- Eugene Monroe
Washington[]
- Alison Holcomb
- Vivian McPeak[5]
- Norm Stamper
- Rick Steves[2]
- Karen Stratton
Washington, D.C.[]
- Erik Altieri
- Richard Cowan[2]
- Adam Eidinger
- George Farnham
- Rob Kampia
- Nikolas Schiller
- Keith Stroup[2][5]
- William Creighton Woodward
West Virginia[]
Wisconsin[]
See also[]
Sources[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cannabis Culture Awards". Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "NORML Awards History (1998-2017)".
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sender, Hanna (April 20, 2015). "Marijuana Legalization 2015: Meet The 20 Most Influential People In Cannabis". International Business Times.
- ^ a b c d Komp, Ellen (August 28, 2014). "Dylan and the Beatles Make Marijuana History, 50 Years Ago". Cannabis Culture.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Top 25 Pot Stars Speak Out, pp. 60-61". High Times. December 1999.
- ^ a b Tomicki, Hadley (June 27, 2018). "10 People Fighting for Cannabis Legalization You Need to Know". High Times.
External links[]
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