Chris Conrad | |
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| Born | March 10, 1953 Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| Alma mater | California State University, Dominguez Hills |
| Occupation(s) | Author, publisher, museum curator, drug policy activist, expert witness |
| Website | chrisconrad.com |
Chris Conrad (born March 10, 1953) is an American author, activist, curator, publisher and court-recognized expert in cannabis cultivation and use. He has played a key role in the shaping of the modern industrial and medical cannabis reform movements as the author of such seminal books as Hemp: Lifeline to the Future (1993) and Hemp for Health (1997), as well as through his activist work as the co-founder and first President of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), founder of the Business Alliance in Commerce and Hemp (BACH), and a signature gathering coordinator for the Proposition 215 volunteer effort which made California the first US state to legalize the medical use of cannabis.[1] The December, 1999 issue of High Times ranked Conrad #10 on its list of top 25 "living legends in the battle for legal cannabis."[2]
- ^ Sloman, Larry (December 1998). Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 409. ISBN 0-312-19523-0.
- ^ "Top 25 Pot Stars Speak Out". No. December 1999. High Times.