12 Facts About Peter McWilliams

Peter Alexander McWilliams was an American self-help author who advocated for the legalization of marijuana.

Peter McWilliams's father worked as a supervisor at a drugstore and his mother was a part-time salesperson.

Peter McWilliams attended Allen Park High School and Eastern Michigan University and later enrolled at Maharishi International University.

Peter McWilliams wrote TM with Harold H Bloomfield, and later co-wrote the book How to Heal Depression.

Peter McWilliams was active in Erhard Seminars Training with Werner Erhard and Stuart Emory's "Actualizations" large-group awareness training before meeting John-Roger in the fall of 1978.

Peter McWilliams wrote nearly 40 books including Surviving the Loss of a Love, The Personal Computer Book and Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned About Life in School but Didn't.

Peter McWilliams was arrested and charged with growing marijuana in 1997.

Peter McWilliams later repudiated the movement, claiming to be the sole author of the books.

Peter McWilliams died on June 14,2000, in his Los Angeles home, of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Peter McWilliams was survived by his mother and brother, Michael McWilliams.

William F Buckley stated that McWilliams was vomiting and in pain when he died.

Peter McWilliams is entombed at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.