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
Morocco Abdellatif Adebibe
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 Timothy Leary 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 Robert Anton Wilson George Zimmer
Colorado William "Wayward Bill" Chengelis 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 Paula Overby Dennis Schuller Will Shetterly Chris Wright
Nebraska Donald Fiedler
Nevada Joseph N. Crowley
New Hampshire Evalyn Merrick Abdullah Saeed
New Jersey Cory Booker Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion David L. Nathan
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)