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]
• Grant Krieger
• Dana Larsen
• Blair Longley
• Ron Mann ^[2]
• Marc-Boris St-Maurice
• Hugô St-Onge
• Brian Taylor
• John Turmel
• Val Venis

Czech Republic

• Lukáš Hurt
• Bob Hýsek

France

• Jean-Pierre Galland
• 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
• 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]}
• Daniel "Danny Danko" Vinkovetsky

Michigan

• Tom Crosslin
• John Sinclair ^[4]

Minnesota

• John Birrenbach
• Jim Carlson
• Tim Davis
• James "Jesse Ventura" Janos
• Anthony Walsh
• Chris Wright

Nebraska

• Donald Fiedler

New Hampshire

• Abdullah Saeed

New Jersey

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

Nevada

• Joseph N. Crowley

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

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.

External links

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