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Richard Lee (activist)

Richard Seib Lee was an American marijuana rights activist who ran various medical marijuana programs throughout downtown Oakland, California. Lee was regarded as a central figure in Northern California's medical marijuana movement. He also operated a coffee shop. He was active in working to end cannabis prohibition from 1992.

California Proposition 19
Lee 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. The initiative failed to pass, with 54% of California voters voting "No", and 46% voting "Yes". ==Oaksterdam University==
Oaksterdam University
In 2007, Lee founded Oaksterdam University, the United States' first cannabis college. The educational facility offers classes on science, politics, and legal issues related to the cannabis plant including horticulture, business management, extractions, budtending, regulatory licensing and entrepreneurship. Lee led the organization until 2012, when it was raided by federal authorities and reopened under new leadership. ==Personal life and death==
Personal life and death
Lee was born in Houston, Texas in 1962, the son of Robert and Anne ( Edwards) Lee. == See also ==
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