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DENNIS PERON: FATHER OF MEDICAL CANNABIS 🕊️🌿

DENNIS PERON: FATHER OF MEDICAL CANNABIS 🕊️🌿 presented by ‪@nuggnotes‬ From the Castro to the Capitol, Dennis Peron turned grief into a movement. A rebel grower, AIDS activist, and policy architect, he co-wrote Prop 215—the law that legalized medical cannabis in California and ignited a nationwide shift. His legacy proves that policy begins with people, and healing begins with compassion. This is the story of Dennis Peron—the father of medical cannabis. ⸻ 🧠 What You’ll Learn: • How Peron smuggled cannabis home from Vietnam in 1969, sparking his lifelong mission • Why his Castro apartment “cannabis supermarket” and Big Top Café made him a 1970s counterculture figure • How Prop W (1978) with Harvey Milk pushed San Francisco to vote against cannabis arrests • Why his partner Jonathan West’s death from AIDS in 1990 catalyzed the medical cannabis fight • How Prop P (1991) passed with 80% support & led to the Cannabis Buyers Club—the first U.S. dispensary • How Prop 215 (1996) passed with 5.3M votes, making CA the first medical cannabis state • Why federal raids & arrests couldn’t stop the movement once voters approved • How Peron bridged cannabis activism with LGBTQ+ advocacy during the AIDS crisis • Why his 2018 farewell—marrying longtime partner John Entwistle—was a full-circle victory • How today’s $10B+ medical cannabis industry rests on the risks he took ⸻ 📦 grief. compassion. victory. — 🪴 Follow @nuggnotes on Instagram, YouTube & X for cannabis history, culture-first storytelling & activist spotlights. 💬 Do you think Dennis Peron’s biggest legacy was Prop 215—or the sanctuary he created with the Cannabis Buyers Club? #DennisPeron #MedicalCannabis #Prop215 #CannabisHistory #AIDSCrisis #CannabisActivism #NuggNotes