Stephen Irwin Abrams was an American scholar of parapsychology and a cannabis rights activist who was a long-standing resident of the United Kingdom.
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12 Facts About Stephen Abrams
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Stephen Abrams is best known for sponsoring and authoring the full page advertisement petitioning for cannabis law reform which appeared in The Times on 24 July 1967.
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Stephen Abrams subsequently transferred to the University of Chicago, where he served as head of the Parapsychology Department from 1957 to 1960.
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Stephen Abrams became a "charter associate" of the Parapsychological Association.
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Stephen Abrams was an Advanced Student at St Catherine's College of Oxford University from 1960 to 1967.
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Stephen Abrams headed a parapsychological laboratory in the University's Department of Biometry, investigating extrasensory perception.
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Two weeks later, on 15 February 1967, Stephen Abrams gave evidence before the University Committee on Student Health, which agreed to pursue his suggestion that the Home Secretary be prevailed upon to institute an inquiry.
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Stephen Abrams rapidly became a cause celebre and a 'Free Hoppy' movement was born.
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Stephen Abrams was able to convince McCartney that associating The Beatles with the cannabis cause could serve to direct all the attention in a positive direction.
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Stephen Abrams called The Beatles office Apple and assistant Pete Brown came up with a personal cheque to save the day.
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In 1987 Stephen Abrams appeared in the video for the song 'The Body' by Public Image Limited.
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