NORML Remembers Richard Lee

NORML Remembers Richard Lee

"Richard’s courage to fight when it wasn’t easy, when it wasn’t safe, and when few others dared, led to a domino effect of global change that we are still witnessing today. He didn’t wait for the system to catch up; he worked relentlessly to make it right." The post NORML Remembers Richard Lee appeared first on NORML.

'Mayor of Oaksterdam' Richard Lee passes

One of the most important cannabis reformers of the modern era, Richard Lee, has passed away. He is featured in the film, American Pot Story. The post ‘Mayor of Oaksterdam’ Richard Lee passes appeared first on The Leaf Online.

NORML Remembers Richard Lee - Cannabis News World

"Richard’s courage to fight when it wasn’t easy, when it wasn’t safe, and when few others dared, led to a domino effect of global change that we are still witnessing today. He didn’t wait for the system to catch up; he worked relentlessly to make it right." The post NORML Remembers Richard Lee appeared first on NORML.

Richard Lee, Cannabis Legalization Pioneer and Founder of Oaksterdam University, Dies at 62

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Richard Lee, the trailblazing activist who helped push marijuana reform into the mainstream and founded Oaksterdam University, passed away on Sunday, July 27. He was 62. Lee was more than a leader in the cannabis movement—he was its architect. From opening the iconic Bulldog Coffeeshop and the Oaksterdam Gift Shop to founding the first-ever cannabis college, Lee spent decades reshaping how Am…

Richard Whittaker, 80; incomplete

Richard Edgar Merrit Whittaker, 80 of Newport, died July 25, 2025, at his home.