Dennis Peron, a gay man who spearheaded the fight for medical cannabis, died after a long battle with lung cancer Saturday, January 27, soon after the implementation of a law allowing recreational ...

It’s often impossible to trace the beginnings of progressive movements back to their true origins, but in the case of medical cannabis in the United States, we can all thank Dennis Peron for where we ...

It’s been a tough few months for the medicinal-marijuana community. Shortly after the death of Seattle pot activist Joanna McKee, we suffered another loss with the death of fellow advocate Dennis ...

SOUL WORK A gay man who lost his partner to AIDS, Peron had direct experience with the health benefits of cannabis. (File Photo) “Dennis Peron’s work served a higher purpose. Through his activism and ...

Dennis Peron died in January. On Sunday March 11 there’s going to be a memorial for him at Café Flor in the Castro. Everybody knows that Dennis was an indispensable leader in the medical marijuana ...

The friends and family of Dennis Peron are putting together a Memorial and Celebration of Life on Sunday, March 11th from 5 PM until 10 PM. Noe Street will be closed and a huge tent erected to protect ...

While Dennis Peron has found himself a folk hero of cannabis legalization, the man who galvanized the AIDS community in California to back medical marijuana in 1996 was far removed from being pro ...

After a multiyear effort by advocates, Governor Gavin Newsom announced over the weekend he had signed SB-34, The Dennis Peron and Brownie Mary Act, in support of medical marijuana compassion care ...

SB-34 was introduced and co-written by State Senator Scott Weiner, who represents the 11th Senate District that includes San Francisco. He has been a leader in the state legislature on cannabis and ...