List of cannabis rights leaders

Yoko Ono and John Lennon at John Sinclair Freedom Rally

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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

Cannabis rights leaders, listed by country:

Argentina

• Matías Faray

Australia

• Michael Balderstone
• Richard Friar
• Nevil Schoenmakers
• Blake “ChillinIT” Turnell

Canada

Marc Emery at 2007 Calgary City Hall cannabis demonstration in Alberta, Canada

• Riley Cote
• Jodie Emery
• Marc Emery ^[1]
• Mike Harcourt
• Grant Krieger
• Dana Larsen
• Blair Longley
• Ron Mann ^[2]
• Abi Roach
• Seth Rogen
• Caryma Sa'd
• Marc-Boris St-Maurice
• Hugô St-Onge
• Brian Taylor
• John Turmel
• Val Venis

Czech Republic

• Lukáš Hurt
• Bob Hýsek

France

• Jean-Pierre Galland
• Farid Ghehiouèche
• Safia Lebdi
• Michel Sitbon

Germany

• Angela Gossow
• Georg Wurth

Hungary

• Juhász Péter

Ireland

• Ubi Dwyer
• Luke "Ming" Flanagan
• Gino Kenny
• William Brooke O'Shaughnessy

Israel

• Raphael Mechoulam ^[3]

Jamaica

• Bob Marley
• Peter Tosh

Japan

Saya Takagi campaigning in Japan, 2016

• Saya Takagi
• Junichi Takayasu

Netherlands

• Frits Bolkestein ^[1]
• Dries van Agt ^[1]
• Herman George "Armand" van Loenhout
• Simon Vinkenoog ^[1]

New Zealand

• Michael Appleby
• Abe Gray
• Dakta Green
• Rose Renton
• Chlöe Swarbrick
• Nándor Tánczos
• Metiria Turei

Norway

• Thorvald Stoltenberg ^[1]

South Africa

• Lee Harris

Spain

• Antonio Escohotado
• Fernanda de la Figuera
• Albert Tió

Sweden

• Joar Forssell
• Nyamko Sabuni
• Sara Skyttedal

United Kingdom

• Stephen Abrams
• Richard Branson ^[1]
• Paul Flynn
• George Harrison
• Clare Hodges
• Norman Lamb
• John Lennon
• Howard Marks
• Don Barry Mason
• Paul McCartney
• Ringo Starr
• Dean "Black the Ripper" West
• Kevin Williamson

United States

Dana Beal in 1994 New York City Million Marijuana March

Rick Steves speaking at Seattle Hempfest in 2010

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 ^[4]
• Chris Conrad ^[4]
• 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] [4]}
• Jay Evan "Laganja Estranja" Jackson
• George Clayton Johnson
• Paul Kantner
• Paul Krassner ^[4]
• 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 ^[4]
• Steve McWilliams
• Christine "Sister Kate" Meeusen
• Tod Mikuriya ^[2]
• Mikki Norris ^[2]
• Dennis Peron ^{[2] [4]}
• 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 ^[5]
• Marc Wasserman
• George Zimmer

Colorado

• William "Wayward Bill" Chengelis ^{[6] [7]}
• Mark Elworth Jr.
• 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 ^[4]

Georgia

• Sanjay Gupta ^[3]
• Cheryl Miller
• Asher Roth

Hawaii

• Roger Christie
• Woody Harrelson
• Andrew Simmons ^{[2] [4]}

Illinois

• Mezz Mezzrow
• Jim "Chef Ra" Wilson Jr.

Iowa

• George McMahon

Kansas

• Shona Banda

Kentucky

• Dan Jack Combs
• Gatewood Galbraith ^[4]
• Dakota Meyer

Maryland

• Montel Williams
• Kevin Zeese ^[2]

Massachusetts

• Constance Bumgarner Gee
• Jack A. Cole
• Greta Gaines
• Lester Grinspoon ^{[2] [4]}
• Vermin Love Supreme
• Daniel "Danny Danko" Vinkovetsky

Michigan

• Tom Crosslin
• John Sinclair ^[4]

Minnesota

• John Birrenbach
• Jim Carlson
• Tim Davis
• James "Jesse Ventura" Janos
• Dennis Schuller ^[8]
• Will Shetterly
• Anthony Walsh
• Chris Wright

Nebraska

• Donald Fiedler

Nevada

• Joseph N. Crowley

New Hampshire

• Abdullah Saeed

New Jersey

• Cory Booker ^[5]
• Ed "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 ^[4]
• Carl Sagan
• Ed Sanders
• Larry Sharpe
• Steven Hager

North Carolina

• Sean Haugh

Ohio

• John Boehner
• Steve Conliff

Oregon

• Earl Blumenauer ^[2]
• Madeline Martinez ^[2]
• Elvy Musikka ^{[2] [4]}
• 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 ^[4]
• Derrick Morgan

Texas

• Barry Cooper
• Brian Cuban
• Joe Gaddy
• Larry Hagman
• Ann Lee
• Willie Nelson ^[4]
• Joe Ptak
• Brett Stahl
• Jeffrey "Zeal" Stefanoff
• Mark Stepnoski

Vermont

• Cris Ericson
• Robert Melamede ^[9]

Virginia

• Arthur Kleps
• Michael Krawitz
• Eugene Monroe

Washington

• Alison Holcomb
• Vivian McPeak ^[4]
• Norm Stamper
• Rick Steves ^[2]
• Karen Stratton

Washington, D.C.

• Erik Altieri
• Richard Cowan ^[2]
• Adam Eidinger
• Rob Kampia
• Nikolas Schiller
• Keith Stroup ^{[2] [4]}
• William Creighton Woodward

West Virginia

• Jon Gettman

Wisconsin

• Ben Masel ^{[2] [4]}
• Jacki Rickert ^[2]

See also

• List of cannabis rights organizations

Sources

1. "Cannabis Culture Awards". Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
2. "NORML Awards History (1998-2017)".
3. Sender, Hanna (April 20, 2015). "Marijuana Legalization 2015: Meet The 20 Most Influential People In Cannabis". International Business Times .
4. "Top 25 Pot Stars Speak Out, pp. 60-61". High Times . December 1999.
5. Tomicki, Hadley (June 27, 2018). "10 People Fighting for Cannabis Legalization You Need to Know". High Times .
6. "Remembering the Life and Times of Wayward Bill: 1951-2021". High Times. August 11, 2021.
7. "Colorado Cannabis Activist 'Wayward Bill' Passes at 70". CelebStoner. August 8, 2021.
8. Brooks, Jennifer (May 10, 2023). "After law, what's next for state's pot parties? When you fight for a cause, sometimes you win". Star Tribune .
9. Picard, Ken (April 25, 2023). "Cannabis Advocate and Researcher 'Dr. Bob' Melamede Dies at 75". Seven Days .

External links

• Cannabis Culture Awards
• High Times 1999 Top 25 Living Legends of Pot
• History of NORML Awards (1998-2017)