American marijuana activist (1945-2018)
Dennis Peron |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Dennis_Peron_2008_by_Cary_Newman.jpg/220px-Dennis_Peron_2008_by_Cary_Newman.jpg) Peron in 2008 |
Born | (1945-04-08)April 8, 1945
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Died | January 27, 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 72)
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Years active | 1970s–2018 |
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Known for | Activism for legalizing cannabis |
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Dennis Robert Peron (April 8, 1945[1] – January 27, 2018) was an American activist and businessman who became a leader in the movement for the legalization of cannabis throughout the 1990s. He influenced many in California and thus changed the political debate on marijuana in the United States.[2][3]
- ^ "Legal Marijuana Trailblazer Dennis Peron Dies at Age 72 in San Francisco". Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. January 28, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Fernandez, Elizabeth; Zamora, Jim Herron (August 18, 1996), "Long rivalry links pot raid figures", The San Francisco Examiner, retrieved May 29, 2018
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (January 30, 2018). "Dennis Peron, Early Medical Marijuana Advocate, Dies at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2018.