Steve DeAngelo
| Steve DeAngelo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stephen DeAngelo June 12, 1958 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Occupation | CEO of Harborside Health Center, author, professional speaker, social activist |
| Awards | 2015 High Times Lester Grinspoon Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Website |
stevedeangelo |
Steve DeAngelo (born June 12, 1958), is an activist and advocate for cannabis reform in the United States. He is the founder and CEO of Harborside Health Center, a medical cannabis dispensary with branches in Oakland and San Jose, California,[1] and the president and co-founder of The ArcView Group. DeAngelo and Harborside were the subject of the Discovery Channel documentary series Weed Wars, and were also featured on the premiere episode of CNN's Inside Man with Morgan Spurlock.[2] In June 2015, DeAngelo was awarded the High Times Lester Grinspoon Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition for his four decades of activism in the cannabis reform movement.[3][4]
Activism
Steve DeAngelo began his career in activism in Washington, DC. After dropping out of school,[5] he joined the Youth International Party where he organized July 4 smoke-ins to protest marijuana prohibition.[6] After reading The Emperor Wears No Clothes, he partnered with author and activist Jack Herer on a national hemp tour to promote hemp and legal marijuana.[7] DeAngelo launched the marketing, lobbying, and consulting firm CannaBe in California[8] after co-founding Harborside Health Center in 2006.[9]
Bibliography
- DeAngelo, Steve (2015). "The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness". North Atlantic Books. p. 230.
References
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse. "Don't Call It 'Pot' in This Circle; It's a Profession". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Lowry, Brian. "Review: 'Inside Man'". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Downs, David. "California's biggest marijuana festival—the High Times Cannabis Cup — is ready to roll". SF Gate. San Francisco Chronicle blog. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Steve DeAngelo to be Honored at Nor Cal Cannabis Cup". Stuff Stoners Like. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ Harkinson, Josh. "Adventures of a Pot Pioneer". Mother Jones. Mother Jones. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Martin A. (August 13, 2013). Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuna. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 354. ISBN 978-1439102619.
- ↑ Hecht, Peter (April 7, 2014). Weed Land: Inside America's Marijuana Epicenter and How Pot Went Legit. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0520275430.
- ↑ McKinley, Jesse. "Don't Call It 'Pot' in This Circle; It's a Profession". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ Romney, Lee. "Oakland protests U.S. attorney's crackdown on large medical marijuana dispensary". The Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2015.