List of cannabis rights leaders
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:
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Cannabis rights leaders

Mark Emery at 2007 Calgary City Hall cannabis demonstration in Alberta, Canada

Saya Takagi campaigning in Japan, 2016
Cannabis rights leaders, listed by country:
Argentina
Canada
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Netherlands
- Frits Bolkestein[1]
- Dries van Agt[1]
- Herman George “Armand” van Loenhout
- Simon Vinkenoog[1]
Norway
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
- Stephen Abrams
- Richard Branson[1]
- Paul Flynn
- George Harrison[4]
- Clare Hodges
- Lord Samuel Of Ellen valley
- John Lennon[4]
- Howard Marks[1]
- Don Barry Mason
- Sir James Paul McCartney[4]
- Sir John-P "Aztec Foundation"
- Sir Richard “Ringo Starr” Starkey[4]
- Dean “Black the Ripper” West
United States

Dana Beal in 1994 New York City Million Marijuana March

B-Real performing at Nova Rock, in 2016, wearing cannabis attire
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[5]
- Chris Conrad[5]
- 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][5]
- Jay Evan “Laganja Estranja” Jackson
- George Clayton Johnson
- Paul Kantner
- Paul Krassner[5]
- Michael Krawitz
- Steve Kubby
- Kyle Kushman
- Barbara Lee[2]
- Richard Lee[2]
- Lucky Lehrer
- Charles C. Lynch
- Seth MacFarlane
- Allison Margolin
- Terence McKenna
- Jim McMahon
- Peter McWilliams[5]
- Steve McWilliams
- Christine “Sister Kate” Meeusen
- Tod Mikuriya[2]
- Mikki Norris[2]
- Dennis Peron[2][5]
- 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[6]
- Marc Wasserman
- George Zimmer
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
- Mezz Mezzrow
- Jim “Chef Ra” Wilson Jr.
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Constance Bumgarner Gee
- Jack A. Cole
- Greta Gaines
- Lester Grinspoon[2][5]
- Daniel “Danny Danko” Vinkovetsky
Michigan
Minnesota
- John Birrenbach
- Jim Carlson
- Tim Davis
- James “Jesse Ventura” Janos
- Chris Wright
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Cory Booker[6]
- Edward “NJWeedman” Forchion
- David L. Nathan
- Ken Wolski
New Mexico
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[2]
- Ethan Nadelmann[3]
- Anthony Papa
- David Peel[5]
- Carl Sagan
- Ed Sanders
- Larry Sharpe
Nevada
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Sources
- "Cannabis Culture Awards". Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- "NORML Awards History (1998-2017)".
- Sender, Hanna (April 20, 2015). "Marijuana Legalization 2015: Meet The 20 Most Influential People In Cannabis". International Business Times.
- Komp, Ellen (August 28, 2014). "Dylan and the Beatles Make Marijuana History, 50 Years Ago". Cannabis Culture.
- "Top 25 Pot Stars Speak Out, pp. 60-61". High Times. December 1999.
- Tomicki, Hadley (June 27, 2018). "10 People Fighting for Cannabis Legalization You Need to Know". High Times.
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