| 词条 | Richard Lee (activist) |
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| name = Richard Lee | image = Richard_lee_at_intche10.JPG | imagesize = 250px | caption = Richard Lee at Hemp & Cannabis Expo 2010 | small_image = | alma_mater = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = | otherparty = | occupation = Cannabis activist | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Richard Lee is a marijuana rights activist who runs various medical marijuana programs throughout the "Oaksterdam" area of downtown Oakland, California. He is regarded as a central figure in Northern California's medical marijuana movement.[1] He also operates a coffee shop.[2] He has been active in working to end cannabis prohibition since 1992.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} California Proposition 19He was the chief promoter of California Proposition 19, titled the "Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010", which was a measure to legalize marijuana in California. On December 14, 2009 the secretary of state confirmed receipt of enough signatures to qualify the measure for inclusion on the November 2010 ballot.[3] The initiative failed to pass, with 54% of California voters voting "No", and 46% voting "Yes".[4] Oaksterdam UniversityIn 2007, Lee founded Oaksterdam University, the United States' first cannabis-oriented "college".[3] The unaccredited educational facility has 1 campus in Oakland, Ca and offers classes on politics and legal issues related to marijuana as well as horticulture, cooking with cannabis, business management, and entrepreneurship.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} Lee is no longer with the organization according to the website. External links
References1. ^Morning Edition, June 7, 2010 broadcast. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Richard}}{{US-activist-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-11-voa1.cfm|title=Growing Medical Marijuana Industry Sparks Debate in California|publisher=Voice of America News|date=November 11, 2009|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114052536/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-11-voa1.cfm|archivedate=November 14, 2009|df=}} 3. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/the-legalization-chronicles-part-xxi/|title=Push to Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground in California|publisher=New York Times|date=October 27, 2009|last=McKinley|first=Jesse}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://vote.sos.ca.gov/maps/ballot-measures/19/|title=CA Secretary of State: Results for Proposition 19|date=November 7, 2010|publisher=Secretary of State's office|accessdate=November 7, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106225951/http://vote.sos.ca.gov/maps/ballot-measures/19/|archivedate=November 6, 2010|df=}} 4 : American cannabis activists|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people)|Oaksterdam University faculty |
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