List of cannabis rights leaders explained

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

• Riley Cote
• Jodie Emery
• Marc Emery
• Grant Krieger
• Dana Larsen
• Blair Longley
• Ron Mann
• 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

Jamaica

• Bob Marley
• Peter Tosh

Japan

• Saya Takagi
• Junichi Takayasu

Netherlands

• Frits Bolkestein
• Dries van Agt
• Herman George "Armand" van Loenhout
• Simon Vinkenoog

New Zealand

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

Norway

• Thorvald Stoltenberg

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

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
• Nicole Aniston
• Paul Armentano
• Ngaio Bealum
• Doug Benson
• Eddie Bravo
• Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus Jr.
• Jay Cavanaugh
• Tommy Chong
• Chris Conrad
• Valerie Corral
• Steve DeAngelo^[2]
• Nate Diaz
• Nick Diaz
• Lowell Eggemeier
• Scott Feil
• Louis "B-Real" Freese
• Fred Gardner
• James Gray
• Al Harrington
• Jack Herer
• Jay Evan "Laganja Estranja" Jackson
• George Clayton Johnson
• Paul Kantner
• Paul Krassner
• Steve Kubby
• Kyle Kushman
• Barbara Lee
• Richard Lee
• Lucky Lehrer
• Charles C. Lynch
• Seth MacFarlane
• Allison Margolin
• Terence McKenna
• Jim McMahon
• Peter McWilliams
• Steve McWilliams
• Christine "Sister Kate" Meeusen
• Tod Mikuriya
• Mikki Norris
• Dennis Peron
• Michelle Phillips
• Mary Jane "Brownie Mary" Rathbun
• Rudy Reyes
• Seth Rogen
• Henry Rollins
• Ed Rosenthal
• Jerry Rubin
• Frank Shamrock
• Cheryl Shuman
• John Sperling
• Kyle Turley
• Marc Wasserman
• George Zimmer

Colorado

• William "Wayward Bill" Chengelis^{[3] [4]}
• Mark Elworth Jr.
• Krystal Gabel
• Rachel K. Gillette
• Ken Gorman
• Steven Hager
• Christian Hageseth
• Nate Jackson
• Wanda James^[2]
• Laura Kriho
• Sal Pace
• Jessica Peck
• Jared Polis
• Mason Tvert
• Brian Vicente^[2]
• Marvin Washington
• Jane West^[2]

Florida

• Steve Berke
• Eben Britton
• Mike James
• Norm Kent
• Peter B. Lewis
• John Morgan
• Robert Randall

Georgia

• Sanjay Gupta^[2]
• Cheryl Miller
• Asher Roth

Hawaii

• Roger Christie
• Woody Harrelson
• Andrew Simmons

Illinois

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

Iowa

• George McMahon

Kansas

• Shona Banda

Kentucky

• Dan Jack Combs
• Gatewood Galbraith
• Dakota Meyer

Maryland

• Montel Williams
• Kevin Zeese

Massachusetts

• Constance Bumgarner Gee
• Jack A. Cole
• Greta Gaines
• Lester Grinspoon^[5]
• Daniel "Danny Danko" Vinkovetsky

Michigan

• Tom Crosslin
• John Sinclair

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^[6]
• Edward "NJWeedman" Forchion
• David L. Nathan
• Ken Wolski

New Mexico

• Gary Johnson^[5]

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^[5]
• Ethan Nadelmann^[2]
• Anthony Papa
• David Peel
• Carl Sagan
• Ed Sanders
• Larry Sharpe
• Steven Hager

Nevada

• Joseph N. Crowley

North Carolina

• Sean Haugh

Ohio

• • John Boehner Steve Conliff

Oregon

• Earl Blumenauer^[5]
• Madeline Martinez^[5]
• Elvy Musikka^[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
• Derrick Morgan

Texas

• Barry Cooper
• Brian Cuban
• Joe Gaddy
• Larry Hagman
• Ann Lee
• Willie Nelson
• 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^[7]
• Norm Stamper
• Rick Steves^[5]
• Karen Stratton

Washington, D.C.

• Erik Altieri
• Richard Cowan^[5]
• Adam Eidinger
• Rob Kampia
• Nikolas Schiller
• Keith Stroup^{[5] [7]}
• William Creighton Woodward

West Virginia

• Jon Gettman

Wisconsin

• Ben Masel^{[5] [7]}
• Jacki Rickert^[5]

See also

• List of cannabis rights organizations

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cannabis Culture Awards . . November 20, 2017 .
2. Web site: Marijuana Legalization 2015: Meet The 20 Most Influential People In Cannabis . . April 20, 2015 . Sender, Hanna.
3. Web site: Remembering the Life and Times of Wayward Bill: 1951-2021. August 11, 2021. High Times.
4. Web site: Colorado Cannabis Activist 'Wayward Bill' Passes at 70. August 8, 2021. CelebStoner.
5. Web site: NORML Awards History (1998-2017) .
6. Web site: 10 People Fighting for Cannabis Legalization You Need to Know . . June 27, 2018 . Tomicki, Hadley.
7. Web site: Top 25 Pot Stars Speak Out, pp. 60-61 . . December 1999 .