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
- Mike Harcourt
- Grant Krieger
- Dana Larsen
- Blair Longley
- Ron Mann
- 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
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
- Nyamko Sabuni
- Sara Skyttedal
United Kingdom
- Stephen Abrams
- Richard Branson
- 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
- 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
- Mark Elworth Jr.
- Krystal Gabel
- Rachel K. Gillette
- Ken Gorman
- Steven Hager
- Christian Hageseth
- Nate Jackson
- Wanda James
- Laura Kriho
- Sal Pace
- Jessica Peck
- Jared Polis
- Mason Tvert
- Brian Vicente
- Marvin Washington
- Jane West
Florida
- Steve Berke
- Eben Britton
- Mike James
- Norm Kent
- Peter B. Lewis
- John Morgan
- Robert Randall
Georgia
- Sanjay Gupta
- 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
- Vermin Love Supreme
- Daniel "Danny Danko" Vinkovetsky
Michigan
- Tom Crosslin
- John Sinclair
Minnesota
- John Birrenbach
- Jim Carlson
- Tim Davis
- James "Jesse Ventura" Janos
- Dennis Schuller
- Will Shetterly
- Anthony Walsh
- Chris Wright
Nebraska
- Donald Fiedler
Nevada
- Joseph N. Crowley
New Hampshire
- Abdullah Saeed
New Jersey
- Cory Booker
- Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion
- David L. Nathan
- Ken Wolski
New Mexico
- Gary Johnson
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
- Ethan Nadelmann
- Anthony Papa
- David Peel
- Carl Sagan
- Ed Sanders
- Larry Sharpe
- Steven Hager
North Carolina
- Sean Haugh
Ohio
- John Boehner
- Steve Conliff
Oregon
- Earl Blumenauer
- Madeline Martinez
- Elvy Musikka
- 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
- Norm Stamper
- Rick Steves
- Karen Stratton
Washington, D.C.
- Erik Altieri
- Richard Cowan
- Adam Eidinger
- Rob Kampia
- Nikolas Schiller
- Keith Stroup
- William Creighton Woodward
West Virginia
- Jon Gettman
Wisconsin
- Ben Masel
- Jacki Rickert
See also
- List of cannabis rights organizations
Sources
External links
- Cannabis Culture Awards
- High Times 1999 Top 25 Living Legends of Pot
- History of NORML Awards (1998-2017)
