The LGBTQ community was instrumental in creating California’s Proposition 215, making it the first state in the nation to legalize cannabis for medical use. #pridemonth #cannabislbtq Dennis Peron began to publicly advocate for medical cannabis in the early 1990s after seeing how it helped people with AIDS, including his late partner, cope with symptoms such as pain, nausea and wasting. Peron opened the first public cannabis dispensary in the United States, the San Francisco Cannabis Buyer’s Club, which aimed to provide a safe place for sick people to safely obtain and use medical marijuana. It also became a cultural hub and headquarters of the fight for medical cannabis in California. https://www.cancerhealth.com/blog/rip-medical-marijuana-pioneer-dennis-peron #coremuseum #socialjusticecannabismuseum #bostonmuseum #cannabismuseum