Dennis Robert Peron was an American activist and businessman who became a leader in the movement for the legalization of cannabis throughout the 1990s.
14 Facts About Dennis Peron
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Dennis Peron influenced many in California and thus changed the political debate on marijuana in the United States.
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Dennis Peron served in the United States Air Force in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
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Dennis Peron supported gay activist Harvey Milk, a former Long Island resident, who won an elected seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
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Dennis Peron sold cannabis from storefronts in the Castro and advocated for medical cannabis, as he saw how patients with AIDS benefited from it.
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Dennis Peron's businesses were raided by authorities in 1978 and 1990.
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In 1996, Dennis Peron coauthored California Proposition 215, which sought to allow the use of medical cannabis.
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Dennis Peron worked with other activists such as Scott Imler and Valerie Corral.
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In 1998, Dennis Peron ran in the Republican primary for California governor against Lungren, who won the primary and lost the election to Gray Davis.
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Dennis Peron voiced support for decriminalization of all marijuana use, believing that it is medicinal.
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Dennis Peron opposed California Proposition 19 in 2010, which would have legalized recreational cannabis, because he did not believe that recreational use exists, as all people who use marijuana are using it medicinally.
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Later in life, Dennis Peron owned and operated a 20-acre cannabis farm near Clearlake, California.
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San Francisco's Board of Supervisors recognized Dennis Peron, who was suffering with late-stage lung cancer, with a certificate of honor in 2017.
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On January 27,2018, aged 72, Dennis Peron died of lung cancer at the Veteran's Administration Health Center in San Francisco.