Essie DeBonet

Essie DeBonet Essie DeBonet was a key figure in New Mexico’s cannabis community, known for her passionate advocacy for cannabis reform, education, and equitable access. She worked tirelessly to promote cannabis legalization and ensure that those disproportionately affected by past cannabis laws had a chance to benefit from the industry. Read more…

Koos Zwart Award

Koos Zwart

Koos Zwart (Amsterdam 1947–2014) was a Dutch cannabis activist. He advocated for the Dutch tolerance policy, which would be shaped in part by his mother, who was Minister of Health. In the 1970s and 1980s, Zwart would read the ‘market reports’ every Saturday on national radio in a show called Read more…

Ed Rosenthal

Ed Rosenthal

Ed Rosenthal (born Bronx, New York, 1944) is a California horticulturist, author, publisher, and Cannabis grower known for his advocacy for the legalization of marijuana (cannabis as a drug) use. In 2005 he received the Cannabis Culture Award in recognition of his achievements in the field of medicinal marijuana. He Read more…

Dale Gieringer

Dale Gieringer

At the 23th High Times Cannabis Cup, Dale Gieringer received the Freedom Fighter of the Year Award 2010. Dr. Dale Gieringer received his Ph.D. at Stanford on the topic of DEA drug regulation. He is the author of articles on marijuana and driving safety, drug testing, marijuana health mythology, the Read more…