Marijuana Policy Project

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Marijuana Policy Project

ORGANIZATION

"With more than 23,000 dues-paying members and more than 180,000 e-mail subscribers, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States. Incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1995, MPP works to minimize the harm associated with marijuana -- both the consumption of marijuana and the laws that are intended to prohibit such use."

Official Website:
http://www.mpp.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Perry Barlow Activist 3-Oct-1947 Co-Founder, EFF

Bob Barr Politician 5-Nov-1948 Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2003

Jello Biafra Singer 17-Jun-1958 Dead Kennedys

Jack Black Musician 28-Aug-1969 Half of Tenacious D

Richard Brookhiser Journalist 23-Feb-1955 National Review

Adam Carolla Radio Personality 27-May-1964 Loveline, The Man Show

Tommy Chong Actor 24-May-1938 The stoned half of Cheech and Chong

Peter Coyote Actor 10-Oct-1942 Dennis Ryland on The 4400

Adrianne Curry Model 6-Aug-1982 America's Next Top Model

Ani DiFranco Singer/Songwriter 23-Sep-1970 Bisexual folk/punk icon

Joycelyn Elders Government 13-Aug-1933 Highly opinionated Surgeon General

Melissa Etheridge Musician 29-May-1961 Come To My Window

John Gilmore Activist Aug-1955 Cofounder: EFF, Cypherpunks

Mike Gray Author 26-Oct-1935 30-Apr-2013 The China Syndrome

Larry Hagman Actor 21-Sep-1931 23-Nov-2012 J.R. Ewing on Dallas

Jim Hightower Radio Personality 11-Jan-1943 Texan, radio voice, author

Gary Johnson Politician 1-Jan-1953 Governor of New Mexico, 1995-2003

Peter B. Lewis Business 11-Nov-1933 23-Nov-2013 CEO of Progressive, 1965-98

Bill Maher Talk Show Host 20-Jan-1956 Politically Incorrect

Jackie Martling Comic 14-Feb-1949 Writer for Howard Stern

Michelle Phillips Singer/Songwriter 4-Jun-1944 The Mamas and the Papas

John Popper Musician 29-Mar-1967 Harmonica player, Blues Traveler

Tom Robbins Novelist 22-Jul-1936 Still Life with Woodpecker

Aaron Russo Film/TV Producer 14-Feb-1943 24-Aug-2007 Libertarian filmmaker

Susan Sarandon Actor 4-Oct-1946 Louise in Thelma and Louise

Grace Slick Singer 30-Oct-1939 Jefferson Airplane and Starship

Hal Sparks Actor 25-Sep-1969 Michael Novotny on Queer as Folk

Chad Thevenot Activist c. 1979 COO, Institute for Humane Studies

Peter Thiel Business 11-Oct-1967 Co-Founder of PayPal

Rob Van Dam Wrestling 18-Dec-1970 WWE and ECW wrestler

Jesse Ventura Wrestling 15-Jul-1951 Wrestler turned Governor of Minnesota

Andrew Weil Author 8-Jun-1942 New age ethnopharmacologist

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