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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
Australia
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- Michael Balderstone
- Richard Friar
- Nevil Schoenmakers
- Blake “ChillinIT” Turnell
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Morocco
Netherlands
- Frits Bolkestein[1]
- Dries van Agt[1]
- Herman George "Armand" van Loenhout
- Simon Vinkenoog[1]
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
American cannabis rights leaders, listed by state:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
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
- Timothy Leary
- 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
- Robert Anton Wilson
- George Zimmer
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
- Roger Christie
- Woody Harrelson
- Andrew Simmons[2][4]
Illinois
- Mezz Mezzrow
- Jim "Chef Ra" Wilson Jr.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Constance Bumgarner Gee
- Jack A. Cole
- Greta Gaines
- Lester Grinspoon[2][4]
- Vermin Love Supreme
- Daniel "Danny Danko" Vinkovetsky
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Cory Booker[5]
- Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion
- David L. Nathan
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
See also
Sources
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cannabis Culture Awards". Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "NORML Awards History (1998-2017)".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sender, Hanna (April 20, 2015). "Marijuana Legalization 2015: Meet The 20 Most Influential People In Cannabis". International Business Times.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Top 25 Pot Stars Speak Out, pp. 60-61". High Times. December 1999.
- 1 2 Tomicki, Hadley (June 27, 2018). "10 People Fighting for Cannabis Legalization You Need to Know". High Times.
- ↑ "Remembering the Life and Times of Wayward Bill: 1951-2021". High Times. August 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Colorado Cannabis Activist 'Wayward Bill' Passes at 70". CelebStoner. August 8, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Schinella, Tony (2012-03-27). "Medicinal Marijuana Advocates Hope For Success This Year [VIDEO]". Concord, NH Patch. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
- ↑ 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)
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