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Cannabis Legalization Advocates You Should Know<\/h1>\n
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As it becomes easier and easier to legally obtain marijuana for medical and\/or\u00a0recreational use\u00a0in states across the U.S., it is important to remember the struggles that marijuana advocates have had to endure in the fight for the legalization of marijuana. It might be difficult to imagine now, but back in the 19th<\/sup>\u00a0century, cannabis enjoyed a healthy reputation as a versatile tonic for ailments of all types, and hemp was used extensively to make rope, clothing and paper.<\/p>\n

Vilification of Cannabis<\/h2>\n

The perception of marijuana began to change as Mexican immigrants moved north to\u00a0flee the revolution\u00a0and subsequent upheaval that began in Mexico in 1910. Searching for peace and jobs, some of the Mexicans brought what they called “marijuana” and smoked the weed that they believed had medical and social benefits. Enter Harry Anslinger.<\/p>\n

The first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Anslinger unilaterally decided to begin a war on cannabis completely based on his own racist views. He claimed that\u00a0the majority of marijuana users were Blacks and Latinos\u00a0and used marijuana prohibition as a tool to infringe on the civil liberties of people of color. Anslinger essentially used racist rhetoric and associated it with cannabis use by immigrants and minorities. White Americans quickly fell in line with his idea that this still relatively obscure drug was being used by undesirables and was a danger to the country and society. The harsh policies advocated by Anslinger continued in the 1970s and ’80s after\u00a0Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs”\u00a0and into the \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0083\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0083\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0083\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0080\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0083\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u009890s with the infamous Three Strikes Law.<\/p>\n

Cannabis Legalization Advocates<\/h2>\n

Thankfully, over the past 50 years, there have been individuals willing to put their livelihoods and personal safety at risk to further the cannabis cause and allow legal access to medical and recreational marijuana. Here are six individuals who deserve recognition and thanks for their efforts.<\/p>\n

Dennis Peron<\/h3>\n
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California was the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis for medical use and we largely have Peron to thank. He was a vocal proponent of marijuana reform and co-authored California’s momentous\u00a0Proposition 215. He was a beloved figure in his San Francisco community where he co-founded the iconic San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club to assist those suffering from AIDS and cancer in 1994. Peron was\u00a0a regular target of law enforcement\u00a0as they vainly attempted to curb his campaign in the early 1990s, but the Vietnam Veteran remained steadfast in his belief of cannabis as medicine. Peron received significant attention in 2010 when he voiced his\u00a0opposition to recreational legality\u00a0in the form of California’s Proposition 19 due to what he deemed as a lack of clarity about what the proposition meant by “recreational use.” “We already have legalization,” Peron said. “We just have patients not admitting it.” Peron died in 2018 due to complications from lung cancer.<\/p>\n

Jack Herer<\/h3>\n
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The “Emperor of Hemp” is one of the best known pro-marijuana warriors thanks to\u00a0the strain that bears his name\u00a0and his seminal book,\u00a0The Emperor Wears No Clothes<\/i>. Originally published in 1985, the book outlines how cannabis prohibition in the U.S. is the result of 1930s governmental policy designed to protect the vested interests of the ruling class of reactionary conservatives, oil barons, publishers and politicians. Herer was one of the first marijuana advocates to describe how the cannabis plant could be used as a renewable source of medicine, energy, paper products and food. He also championed the use of hemp for mass-produced products like shoes and clothing and founded and served as the director of the influential marijuana legalization organization, Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP). Herer died in 2010 from complications related to a 2009 heart attack.<\/p>\n

Steve D’Angelo<\/h3>\n
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Since the 1970s, D’Angelo has been fighting against marijuana prohibition and working to develop the American cannabis industry by achieving a number of firsts. He is the co-founder of\u00a0Steep Hill, Inc., the first commercial cannabis lab in the country and a leading testing and research company. He is also co-founder of\u00a0Arcview Group, the first cannabis investment firm in the U.S. and a major player in market research and cannabis finance. The “Father of the Cannabis Industry” co-founded Harborside, Inc., an umbrella organization that includes the pioneering\u00a0Harborside Health Center\u00a0in Oakland, California, one of the oldest and most revered dispensaries in the nation.<\/p>\n

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Jane West<\/h3>\n

West has been dubbed the “Martha Stewart of Marijuana” due to her eponymous cannabis lifestyle brand and her success in mentoring and advising other women with her organization Women Grow.\u00a0Women Grow\u00a0is the industry’s largest professional female networking organization and was created to “connect, educate, inspire and empower the next generation of cannabis industry leaders by creating programs, community and events for aspiring and current business executives.”<\/p>\n

Keith Stroup<\/h3>\n
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In 1970, Stroup formed the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and hasn’t looked back. The pioneering organization has been working to change societal opinion about marijuana and campaign for legalization, policy reform and decriminalization of marijuana-related offenses. A graduate of Georgetown Law School, Stroup has helped to spawn marijuana activist groups across the country and remains a driving force in the fight to end aggressive policing and sentencing practices by law enforcement related to cannabis.<\/p>\n

Richard Lee<\/h3>\n
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Lee has been a force in fighting for legalization – primarily in California – thanks to his founding of\u00a0Oaksterdam University\u00a0and his passionate and vocal support for 2010’s\u00a0Proposition 19\u00a0that planted the seed for California’s cannabis legalization in 2016. Lee’s ability to garner community support and signatures for cannabis policy initiatives paved the way for others to petition state legislatures to end marijuana prohibition.<\/p>\n

Marijuana Advocacy Groups<\/h2>\n

Are you interested in becoming a cannabis activist? If so, here are a few marijuana advocacy groups (in addition to those noted above) that are carrying the torch for legalization efforts across the country.<\/p>\n

Marijuana Policy Project\u00a0(MPP)
\nMPP’s mission is to end the prohibition of cannabis.<\/p>\n

Drug Policy Alliance\u00a0(DPA)
\nThe organization believes marijuana should be removed from the federal criminal justice system and regulated like alcohol and tobacco.<\/p>\n

Common Sense for Drug Policy\u00a0(CSDP)
\nCSDP advocates the regulation and control of marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol and subject to local option.<\/p>\n

Do you know of any other legalization advocates we might have missed? Let us know in the comments below!00<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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