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John Entwistle, Jr. To Keynote First-Ever LGBTQ Cannabis Conference

No matter your pronoun or sexuality. We chase after the female for her high THC and the male for industrial use until people realize that both hemp/ marijuana have cannabinoids. This amazing plant has proven to be medicine thanks to the suffering of many gay men in the early days of the A.I.D.S epidemic. Through them finding relief from a plant we now have 18 recreational cannabis use States and our Nation’s Capitol, as well as, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and 36 States for medicinal use.

Among those champions was John Entwistle, Jr. 

John Entwistle, Jr
John Entwistle, Jr

John Entwistle, Jr. To Keynote First-Ever LGBTQ Cannabis Conference 

The Full Spectrum has just announced John Entwistle, Jr. as the opening keynote speaker of ‘The First Annual Full Spectrum Conference.’ 

Entwistle, a pioneer of legal cannabis, was instrumental in writing California Proposition 215, the very first piece of cannabis legislation to pass in the United States. Entwistle also co-founded the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club with his late partner, Dennis Peron, and currently serves as director of The Dennis Peron Legacy Project”. Peron has long been regarded as “the father of medical marijuana.” 

“We are honored and thrilled to have such a legendary individual join us,” says Neil Lequia, Founder and Board President of The Full Spectrum. “Our industry would not be where it is without him.”

The conference, taking place January 28th-30th, is thought to be the first conference dedicated to the LGBTQ cannabis community.  The conference will be virtual and is set to stream on YouTube. 

“We made the decision so that it could be free and accessible worldwide immediately,” says Lequia. “It’s also helped us bring together speakers from all over the United States and Canada in the time of covid,” he continued.

The conference schedule includes a full lineup of panels, webinars, and entertainment covering various topics, including “HIV & Cannabis: Past, Present & Future” and “Rainbow Washing.”

VIP Passes for the conference grant access to the Virtual Smoke Lounge and Virtual Panel Stages and will go on sale next week.

The Full Spectrum, a project of CascadiaNow!, is an organization with a mission dedicated “to enhance and sustain LGBTQ diversity, inclusion, and access within the cannabis industry and community.

More information on the conference, including the full schedule, announced speakers, and  sponsorship, can be found at  http://thefullspectrumnetwork.com/conference-2022/

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Miguel "Miggy420" is a cannabis activist, journalist, and media producer whose advocacy work spans more than two decades. His introduction to the cannabis reform movement came before he was old enough to drive — donating to organizations like NORML and GreenPeace, and supporting the congressional campaign of Keiko Bonk after reading about her in High Times. He went on to help gather signatures for California's Proposition 215, the landmark 1996 medical cannabis initiative that opened the door to legalization across the United States. After serving 10 years in the U.S. Navy, Miguel returned to civilian life in 2007 and immediately resumed his advocacy, building the Miggy420 identity into a recognized voice in cannabis reform. He has been cited by KOMO News (ABC Seattle) as a community voice on medical cannabis access, published in Northwest Leaf magazine, written for organizations including The Human Solution International and Freedom Grow, and contributed cannabis journalism to multiple platforms throughout the 2010s. Today Miguel serves as Co-Host and Editor at Cannabis Legalization News, one of the leading cannabis policy podcasts and YouTube channels in the United States, where he brings his boots-on-the-ground activist perspective to coverage of federal and state legalization developments. He is also the founder of TouchGrass / theweedvlog.com, a 21+ cannabis social community platform. Find him on X at @Miggy110100100, on Instagram @miggy420lives, and on YouTube @miggy420.
Picture of Miguel a.k.a Miggy420

Miguel a.k.a Miggy420

Miguel "Miggy420" is a cannabis activist, journalist, and media producer whose advocacy work spans more than two decades. His introduction to the cannabis reform movement came before he was old enough to drive — donating to organizations like NORML and GreenPeace, and supporting the congressional campaign of Keiko Bonk after reading about her in High Times. He went on to help gather signatures for California's Proposition 215, the landmark 1996 medical cannabis initiative that opened the door to legalization across the United States. After serving 10 years in the U.S. Navy, Miguel returned to civilian life in 2007 and immediately resumed his advocacy, building the Miggy420 identity into a recognized voice in cannabis reform. He has been cited by KOMO News (ABC Seattle) as a community voice on medical cannabis access, published in Northwest Leaf magazine, written for organizations including The Human Solution International and Freedom Grow, and contributed cannabis journalism to multiple platforms throughout the 2010s. Today Miguel serves as Co-Host and Editor at Cannabis Legalization News, one of the leading cannabis policy podcasts and YouTube channels in the United States, where he brings his boots-on-the-ground activist perspective to coverage of federal and state legalization developments. He is also the founder of TouchGrass / theweedvlog.com, a 21+ cannabis social community platform. Find him on X at @Miggy110100100, on Instagram @miggy420lives, and on YouTube @miggy420.

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