Abe Gray

Abe Gray
Gray in 2017
Born
Abraham Gabriel Gray[1]

(1982-03-16) 16 March 1982 (age 42)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota[2]
University of Otago
Known forWhakamana Cannabis Museum
Political partyThe Opportunities Party (currently)
Other political
affiliations
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (formerly)

Abraham Gabriel Gray (born 16 March 1982) is an American-born New Zealand cannabis activist, politician and founder of the Whakamana Cannabis Museum, New Zealand's first and only cannabis museum. Gray was a University of Otago lecturer and tutor for over a decade before founding the museum.[3][4]

Gray has been a high-profile cannabis activist and protester for almost two decades,[5] and is known as New Zealand's "Gandalf of Weed".[6]

  1. ^ "Norml leader guilty". Otago Daily Times. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Mayoral Profile: Abe Gray | Otago Daily Times Online News". Otago Daily Times. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Abe Gray | Wellington Central". TOP. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Debate audience turns to Shakespeare". Politik. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Yes or No: New Zealanders Head to the Polls to Legalize Cannabis". cannabisnow.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ "How Abe Gray became New Zealand's 'Gandalf of Weed'". Stuff.co.nz. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.