Peter McWilliams

 

Noted author, Libertarian, and HIV patient, Peter McWilliams was engaged in pioneering work with new medical cannabis strains when he was arrested by the DEA. Taken in with Rene Boje and Todd McCormick, Peter was denied access to medical cannabis by Federal Judge King. Peter perished when, as predicted, he aspirated while attempting to keep his AIDS medication down.

 

 Rene Boje

 

Rene provided simple gardening assistance to Peter McWilliams and Todd McCormick but was swept up in the first Federal crackdown on medical cannabis in Los Angeles. Facing significant prison time even if she testified against her friends, Rene took refuge in Canada where she continues her fight to be granted political asylum.

 

 Ryan Landers

 

AAMC’s own State Director for California and member of the Attorney General’s Task Force on Medical Marijuana, Ryan has fought local authorities for years to establish the right of patients to grow their own medicine and help fellow patients to do the same. Ryan has developed excellent relationships with State Officials and has helped educate a new generation of legislators across the nation.

 

 Valerie Corral

 

Along with her husband Mike, the Corrals are pioneers in the development of nonprofit patient cooperatives. Working with local authorities, she helped establish the Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) which served hundreds of patients before being raided by the DEA.

 

 Mollie Fry, MD

 

Dr. Mollie Fry is a medical cannabis patient (breast cancer) and courageous Christian physician who recommended cannabis to some 5,000 patients over their current toxic medications. Mollie and her attorney husband Dale Schaeffer were raided by the DEA for their personal medical garden. Dr. Fry continues to be the target of the California Medical Board who views this pioneering angel as some sort of twisted drug dealer.

 

 Jeff Jones

 

Organizer of the Oakland Medical Cannabis Club, Jeff was targeted by the United States Attorney for a civil injunction closing the distribution of medical cannabis to hundreds of needy East Bay residents. Other Bay area clubs were also named in this case that went to the Supreme Court. Jeff Jones currently faces trumped up charges of “obstruction” for handing out educational leaflets outside the Federal Courthouse where Bryan Epis was on trial without benefit of a medical necessity defense.

 

 Tod Mikuriya, MD

 

Long time Bay Area physician and psychiatrist, Dr. Mikuriya remains a target of the California Medical Board for his recommendations for cannabis legal under California’s Compassionate Use Act.