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'''George McMahon''' (born 1950) is an American [[cannabis rights]] activist. McMahon is one of four surviving patients enrolled in the federal [[Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program]], and getting marijuana from the government. He lives with extreme pain caused by a rare genetic condition called [[nail-patella syndrome]] and uses cannabis to treat its symptoms.<ref name="Net">{{cite web | url=http://www.alternet.org/story/12068/a_history_of_medical_marijuana | title=A History of Medical Marijuana: Lamar Alexander, Al Gore and Steve Cohen have been on one side - the law is on the other. A brief history of the fight for medical marijuana. | work=[[AlterNet]] | date=December 11, 2001 | author=Largen, Christopher}}</ref><ref name="Chronicle">{{cite web | url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2003-06-20/164587/ | title=A Quarter Ounce a Day: Texas man lives by - and fights for - medical marijuana | work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] | date=June 20, 2003 | author=Slaton, Andrew}}</ref><ref name="CBS">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/free-pot-federal-program-ships-marijuana-to-four/9/ | title=Free pot? Federal program ships marijuana to four | work=CBS News | date=2006 | author=Aldrich, Michael }}</ref><ref name="Signals">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XE-AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA288&lpg=PA288&dq=george+mcmahon+marijuana&source=bl&ots=ZGozeGlp4r&sig=2gXPLXYhzkzG5L76SQogNSMmkFI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcqfbI_o7TAhXKxYMKHfrHAJM4ChDoAQhHMAk#v=onepage&q=george%20mcmahon%20marijuana&f=false | title=Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific, p. 288 | work=[[Simon & Schuster]] | date=2012 | author=Lee, Martin A.}}</ref><ref name="Chronic">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/30844/iowas-only-two-medical-marijuana-recipients-may-lose-access/ | title=Iowa’s Only Two Medical Marijuana Recipients May Lose Access | work=The Daily Chronic | date=April 25, 2014 | author= }}</ref>
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'''George McMahon''' (1950–2019) was an American [[cannabis rights]] activist.
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McMahon was the [[Grassroots Party]] candidate for [[Vice-president of the United States|Vice-president]] in 1996 and 2012.<ref name="Nation">{{cite web | url=http://cnation.jigsy.com/george-mcmahon | title=George McMahon - Author - Advocate - VP Candidate "Grassroots Party" - Patient of Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program | work=Cannabis Nation News | date=June 14, 2013 | author=}}</ref>


== Life and activism ==
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McMahon, who lives in Iowa, travels widely for speaking engagements. He is co-author ''Prescription Pot''. And he serves on the board of the group [[Patients Out of Time]].<ref name="Signals"/><ref name="Observer">{{cite web | url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/joint-effort-6392736 | title=Joint Effort | work=[[Dallas Observer]] | date=March 22, 2001 | accessdate= | author=Donald, Mark|quote=}}</ref><ref name="BlackBook">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9FE6RvH4pEC&pg=PA71&lpg=PA71&dq=george+mcmahon+marijuana&source=bl&ots=iMdKp7TdQj&sig=UwY-_zdDzxofbl3NcLJguiKF9tc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7_YnWgo_TAhVM6YMKHREwBmo4ChDoAQg9MAc#v=onepage&q=george%20mcmahon%20marijuana&f=false | title=The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis, p. 71 | work=Peter Pauper Press | date=2011 | author=Elliott, Steve}}</ref>
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George McMahon was one of the last surviving patients enrolled in the federal [[Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program]] that began providing cannabis to patients in 1978. He lived with extreme pain caused by a rare genetic condition called [[nail-patella syndrome]] and used cannabis to treat its symptoms.<ref name="Net">{{cite web | url=http://www.alternet.org/story/12068/a_history_of_medical_marijuana | title=A History of Medical Marijuana: Lamar Alexander, Al Gore and Steve Cohen have been on one side - the law is on the other. A brief history of the fight for medical marijuana. | work=[[AlterNet]] | date=December 11, 2001 | author=Largen, Christopher}}</ref><ref name="Chronicle">{{cite web | url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2003-06-20/164587/ | title=A Quarter Ounce a Day: Texas man lives by - and fights for - medical marijuana | work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] | date=June 20, 2003 | author=Slaton, Andrew}}</ref><ref name="CBS">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/free-pot-federal-program-ships-marijuana-to-four/9/ | title=Free pot? Federal program ships marijuana to four | work=CBS News | date=2006 | author=Aldrich, Michael }}</ref><ref name="Signals">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XE-AAAAQBAJ&q=george+mcmahon+marijuana&pg=PA288 | title=Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific, p. 288 | date=2012 | author=Lee, Martin A.| publisher=Simon and Schuster | isbn=9781439102619 }}</ref><ref name="Chronic">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/30844/iowas-only-two-medical-marijuana-recipients-may-lose-access/ | title=Iowa's Only Two Medical Marijuana Recipients May Lose Access | work=The Daily Chronic | date=April 25, 2014 | author= }}</ref>


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McMahon, who lived in Iowa, traveled widely for speaking engagements. He served on the board of the group [[Patients Out of Time]].<ref name="Signals"/><ref name="Observer">{{cite web | url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/joint-effort-6392736 | title=Joint Effort | work=[[Dallas Observer]] | date=March 22, 2001 | accessdate= | author=Donald, Mark|quote=}}</ref><ref name="BlackBook">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V9FE6RvH4pEC&q=george+mcmahon+marijuana&pg=PA71 | title=The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis, p. 71 | date=2011 | author=Elliott, Steve| publisher=Peter Pauper Press | isbn=9781441307262 }}</ref>
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==References==

McMahon died on November 30, 2019, at the age of 69.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Devine |first1=Jimi |title=George McMahon, Who Got Medical Pot from the Feds for Decades, Passes Away |url=https://cannabisnow.com/george-mcmahon-passes-away/ |accessdate=December 11, 2019 |work=Cannabis Now |date=December 3, 2019}}</ref>

== Political candidacy ==
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McMahon was the [[Independent Grassroots Party]] candidate for [[Vice-president of the United States]] in 1996, and the [[Grassroots Party]] candidate for Vice-president in 2012.<ref name="Nation">{{cite web | url=http://cnation.jigsy.com/george-mcmahon | title=George McMahon - Author - Advocate - VP Candidate "Grassroots Party" - Patient of Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program | work=Cannabis Nation News | date=June 14, 2013 | author=}}</ref>

== Writings ==
McMahon co-authored the book ''Prescription Pot: A Leading Advocate's Heroic Battle to Legalize Medical Marijuana''.

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Latest revision as of 05:17, 16 November 2024

This article is about the writer. For other people with similar names, see George McMahon.
George McMahon
Born1950 (1950)
DiedNovember 30, 2019(2019-11-30) (aged 69)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationWriter
Known forMedical marijuana patients’ rights
Notable workPrescription Pot: A Leading Advocate's Heroic Battle to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Political partyGrassroots

George McMahon (1950–2019) was an American cannabis rights activist.

Life and activism

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George McMahon was one of the last surviving patients enrolled in the federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program that began providing cannabis to patients in 1978. He lived with extreme pain caused by a rare genetic condition called nail-patella syndrome and used cannabis to treat its symptoms.[1][2][3][4][5]

McMahon, who lived in Iowa, traveled widely for speaking engagements. He served on the board of the group Patients Out of Time.[4][6][7]

McMahon died on November 30, 2019, at the age of 69.[8]

Political candidacy

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McMahon was the Independent Grassroots Party candidate for Vice-president of the United States in 1996, and the Grassroots Party candidate for Vice-president in 2012.[9]

Writings

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McMahon co-authored the book Prescription Pot: A Leading Advocate's Heroic Battle to Legalize Medical Marijuana.

References

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  1. ^ Largen, Christopher (December 11, 2001). "A History of Medical Marijuana: Lamar Alexander, Al Gore and Steve Cohen have been on one side - the law is on the other. A brief history of the fight for medical marijuana". AlterNet.
  2. ^ Slaton, Andrew (June 20, 2003). "A Quarter Ounce a Day: Texas man lives by - and fights for - medical marijuana". The Austin Chronicle.
  3. ^ Aldrich, Michael (2006). "Free pot? Federal program ships marijuana to four". CBS News.
  4. ^ a b Lee, Martin A. (2012). Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational, and Scientific, p. 288. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439102619.
  5. ^ "Iowa's Only Two Medical Marijuana Recipients May Lose Access". The Daily Chronic. April 25, 2014.
  6. ^ Donald, Mark (March 22, 2001). "Joint Effort". Dallas Observer.
  7. ^ Elliott, Steve (2011). The Little Black Book of Marijuana: The Essential Guide to the World of Cannabis, p. 71. Peter Pauper Press. ISBN 9781441307262.
  8. ^ Devine, Jimi (December 3, 2019). "George McMahon, Who Got Medical Pot from the Feds for Decades, Passes Away". Cannabis Now. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "George McMahon - Author - Advocate - VP Candidate "Grassroots Party" - Patient of Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program". Cannabis Nation News. June 14, 2013.


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