Who served as a director of the organization Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) and received a Special Stony Achievement Awards?
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Stony Awards The "High Times" Stony Awards (a.k.a. the Stonys), sponsored by "High Times" magazine, celebrate the "highest and stoniest" movies and of the year. The "High Times" Stonys began as an annual article in "High Times" magazine conceived by Senior Editor Steve Bloom. Editor-in-Chief Steven Hager then suggested they hold an event in New York and invite the public to attend. Three "High Times" Stony Awards were held in New York City. In 2007, the "High Times" Stonys were moved to Los Angeles. Occasionally, the Stonys appears only as an article in "High Times", but most years the event is staged. In 2010, Special Stony Achievement Awards were presented to the documentary film "What if Cannabis Cured Cancer" by Len Richmond, truTV's "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura", as well as a posthumous award to Jack Herer, which was accepted by his son, Dan Herer.
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Jack Herer Jack Herer ( ; June 18, 1939 – April 15, 2010), sometimes called the "Emperor of Hemp", was an American cannabis rights activist and the author of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", a book—in 2016 in its twelfth edition after having been continuously in print for 31 years—frequently cited in efforts to decriminalize and legalize cannabis and to expand the use of hemp for industrial use. Herer also founded and served as the director of the organization Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP).
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George McMahon (activist) George McMahon (born 1950) is an American cannabis rights activist. McMahon is one of four surviving patients enrolled in the federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program, and getting marijuana from the government. He lives with extreme pain caused by a rare genetic condition called nail-patella syndrome and uses cannabis to treat its symptoms.
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Rick Doblin Richard "Rick" Doblin (born November 30, 1953) is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
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La Guardia Committee The LaGuardia Committee was the first in-depth study into the effects of smoking marijuana in the United States. An earlier study, the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission, was conducted by the colonial authorities in British India in 1893-94. The reports systematically contradicted claims made by the U.S. Treasury Department that smoking marijuana results in insanity, deteriorates physical and mental health, assists in criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency, is physically addictive, and is a "gateway" drug to more dangerous drugs.
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Dustin Lance Black Dustin Lance Black (born June 10, 1974) is an American screenwriter, director, film and television producer and LGBT rights activist. He has won a Writers Guild of America Award and an Academy Award for the 2008 film "Milk".
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Dan Rush Dan Rush is an American union organizer and former statewide political and special operations director of the United Food and Commercial Workers for cannabis and hemp worker. He is known for being a leader in the United States Labor movement in politics and for cannabis and hemp industry workers, and a civil and motorcycle rights activist. Rush began his career in the union in the 1980s as a senior official responsible for carrying out statewide ballot industry politics and eventually founded the concept of organizing medical cannabis and hemp workers in the United States and Canada. He was later investigated by the FBI for allegedly breaching union discipline in 2015, by influencing unions’ decisions for bribes from cannabis and hemp industry stakeholders.
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The Nation Institute The Nation Institute is a nonprofit media organization associated with "The Nation" magazine. It sponsors fellows, hosts forums, publishes, and is involved in awards for journalism. Orville Schell worked for The Nation Institute. David Weir is a member of the group's editorial board. The Nation Institute fellows have included Wayne Barrett, Chris Hedges, David Moberg and Jeremy Scahill. The group has also funded documentaries by Habiba Nosheen. Chris Hayes was a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute from 2006 through 2007.
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Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Created in 1983, the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is a multi-agency law enforcement task force managed by the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and composed of local, state and federal agencies organized expressly to eradicate illegal cannabis cultivation and trafficking in California. With more than 110 agencies having participated, CAMP is the largest law enforcement task force in the United States.
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Joaquin Phoenix Joaquín Rafael Phoenix ( ; born Joaquín Rafael Bottom; October 28, 1974), known formerly as Leaf Phoenix, is an American actor, producer, music video director, musician, and activist. For his work as an artist, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Academy Award nominations.
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Ray Stone Raymond Leon Stone (September 2, 1923 - June 17, 2013) was an American politician, educator and jazz musician. He served as the Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for two consecutive terms from January 1986 to January 1994. Stone was awarded the Eisenhower Liberation Medal by the United States Holocaust Museum in 1988 for his part in the liberation of Wöbbelin concentration camp during World War II, as well as the campaign by the city of Coeur d'Alene against local Neo-Nazi groups in the northern Idaho Panhandle.
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Marijuana Reform Party The Marijuana Reform Party (abbreviated MRP) was a progressive minor political party in the U.S. state of New York dedicated to the legalization of cannabis. Founded in 1997, the Marijuana Reform Party ran a candidate for Governor of New York and other statewide offices in 1998 and 2002.
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Mason Tvert Mason Tvert is an American marijuana rights activist, founder of Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation, and current communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project in Colorado. He has been described as the "Don Draper of Pot" by Politico which also considers him to be one of the primary factors in the legalization of personal use of marijuana in Colorado. At one point in his advocacy he was known to have challenged John Hickenlooper and Pete Coors to a contest that Tvert would take a puff on a joint for every beer they drank.
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United For Care United for Care is an organization established in Orlando and run by People United for Medical Marijuana to advocate for the legalization of medical marijuana in the state of Florida for the treatment of debilitating medical conditions. The organization was founded by Kim Russell, after her grandmother — ill with glaucoma — would not break the law despite the medical benefits marijuana could provide her. The organization is currently chaired by Orlando attorney John Morgan, who has held the position since March 2013.
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Nichole Evelyn West Nichole West (born July 8, 1985) is the former Vice President of Operations and Business Development for AJS Holdings Sweet Leaf Marijuana Centers. West is an American business woman, Cannabis Advocate and a Cannabis Educator.
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High Times High Times is a New York-based monthly magazine founded in 1974 by Tom Forçade. The publication advocates the legalization of cannabis. The magazine has been involved in the marijuana-using counterculture since its inception.
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Hempilation, Vol. 2: Free the Weed Hempilation, Vol. 2: Free the Weed is the second compilation album to benefit the organization NORML, following up 1995's "". Like the first compilation, the album itself brought attention to the marijuana legalization issue.
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Susan Stroman Susan P. Stroman (born October 17, 1954) is an American theatre director, choreographer and performer. She is a five-time Tony Award winner, four for Best Choreography and one as Best Director of a Musical for "The Producers".
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Gabriel G. Nahas Gabriel Georges Nahas (March 4, 1920 – June 28, 2012) was an anesthesiologist known for his advocacy against marijuana use and for the illegality of drugs. He worked at Walter Reed Medical Center Columbia University and later New York University.
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Elvy Musikka Elvy Musikka (born August 10, 1939) is an American cannabis rights activist. Musikka is one of four surviving patients enrolled in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program, getting marijuana from the federal government.
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Misaskim Misaskim (Hebrew: מתעסקים‎ ‎ "Mit'asḳim", attendants, a term used for members of a "Chevra Kadisha" (Jewish burial society); pronounced "Misaskim" in Ashkenazi Hebrew) is an American Orthodox Jewish not-for-profit organization founded in 2004 that provides services for the care of the dead and the needs and conveniences of mourners in accordance to Jewish law and custom. Misaskim also provides help during situations of crisis. Misaskim is directed by Rabbi Yankie (Jack) Meyer, one of the organization's founders, and by Rabbi Meir Weill. In January 2017, Rabbi Yosef C. Golding, formerly COO of Agudath Israel of America, was hired as Executive Director.
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John Marburger John Harmen Marburger III (February 8, 1941 – July 28, 2011) was an American physicist who directed the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the administration of President George W. Bush, serving as the Science Advisor to the President. His tenure was marked by controversy regarding his defense of the administration against allegations from over two dozen Nobel Laureates, amongst others, that scientific evidence was being suppressed or ignored in policy decisions, including those relating to stem cell research and global warming. However, he has also been credited with keeping the political effects of the September 11 attacks from harming science research—by ensuring that tighter visa controls did not hinder the movement of those engaged in scientific research—and with increasing awareness of the relationship between science and government. He also served as the President of Stony Brook University from 1980 until 1994, and director of Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1998 until 2001.