Steve DeAngelo
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| Born | June 12, 1958 |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Occupation | Cannabis rights advocate |
| Website | stevedeangelo |
Steve DeAngelo (born June 12, 1958) is an American activist and advocate for cannabis reform in the United States.
Career
[edit]DeAngelo is a co-founder and chairman emeritus of Harborside Inc., a publicly-traded cannabis company listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Harborside Health Center was founded in 2006 as a non-profit medical cannabis dispensary and had more than 300,000 registered medical patients.
DeAngelo is also co-founder of Steep Hill, Inc., the first commercial cannabis lab in the country, and co-founder of Arcview Group, the first cannabis investment firm. DeAngelo formerly served Arcview as vice president.
Harborside was the subject of Weed Wars, a reality series which aired on the Discovery Channel.[1]
DeAngelo is the author of The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness.
Last Prisoner Project
[edit]In 2019 DeAngelo founded Last Prisoner Project, a cannabis reform nonprofit, along with Dean Raise and Andrew DeAngelo. The project advocates for legislation to clear criminal convictions related to cannabis use and provides resources for previously incarcerated individuals.[2]
Activism
[edit]Early on as an activist, DeAngelo skipped school to attend anti-war demonstrations and eventually dropped out to join the Youth International Party, also known as the Yippies.[citation needed] He went on to become the lead organizer of the annual Fourth of July Smoke-In in D.C., carrying the position for a decade. He also opened a D.C. counter-cultural gathering place that became known as a refuge for local cannabis and peace activists during the Reagan-Bush era, including William Kunstler, Wavy Gravy, and author Jack Herer.[citation needed]
DeAngelo helped Jack Herer edit and publish the manuscript for his book, “The Emperor Wears No Clothes,” and became a lead organizer of the first Hemp Museum and Hemp Tour. He created his first cannabis business: Ecolution. The company was one of the first to ride an industrial hemp boom, manufacturing hemp clothing and accessories for retail sales in 50 states and 21 countries during the ’90s.[citation needed]
Bibliography
[edit]- DeAngelo, Steve (2015). The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness. North Atlantic Books. p. 230. ISBN 978-1583949375.
References
[edit]- ^ Barney, Chuck (November 29, 2011). ""Weed Wars": Reality TV puts Oakland dispensary in spotlight". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "Last Prisoner Project - Cannabis Reform Nonprofit". www.lastprisonerproject.org. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2025.