Vivian McPeak

Vivian McPeak
Vivian McPeak at Seattle Hempfest in 2007
Born1958 (1958)
Los Angeles
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Musician, activist
Years active1988–present
Known forSeattle Hempfest
Notable workProtestival: A Twenty Year Retrospective of Seattle HEMPFEST

Vivian McPeak (born 1958) is an American peace, social justice activist, cannabis rights activist, and musician. In Seattle, Washington. Mcpeak founded the Peace Heathens in 1988, a Seattle community action group. McPeak and Gary Cooke organized the first Seattle Hempfest in 1991, the 2-day event has grown to become the world's largest cannabis policy reform rally. McPeak, who is director of Hempfest, performed with the rock band Stickerbush in the 1980s.[1][2]

  1. ^ "History Seattle HEMPFEST". Hempfest.org. June 20, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Martin A. Lee (August 13, 2013). Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana – Medical, Recreational and Scientific. Simon and Schuster. pp. 471–. ISBN 978-1-4391-0261-9.