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She was named a "Living Saint" in 1994 at the San Francisco Saints Alive Benefit. In 1997 the [[Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]] dubbed her "Saint Brownie Fucking Mary" at Mary's request as she was a lifelong [[atheist]]. Mary was also included in the Sisters' [[Nuns of the Above]] [[NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt|AIDS Memorial Quilt]] for her work with and advocating for [[people with AIDS]]. |
She was named a "Living Saint" in 1994 at the San Francisco Saints Alive Benefit. In 1997 the [[Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]] dubbed her "Saint Brownie Fucking Mary" at Mary's request as she was a lifelong [[atheist]]. Mary was also included in the Sisters' [[Nuns of the Above]] [[NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt|AIDS Memorial Quilt]] for her work with and advocating for [[people with AIDS]]. |
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Brownie Mary died of a heart attack at a [[Laguna Honda, San Francisco, California|Laguna Honda]] nursing home for the poor at age |
Brownie Mary died of a heart attack at a [[Laguna Honda, San Francisco, California|Laguna Honda]] nursing home for the poor at age 76. |
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| Born | Mary Jane Rathbun December 23, 1922 |
| Died | April 10, 1999 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Hospital volunteer Cannabis activist |
Mary Jane Rathbun (December 22, 1923, - April 10, 1999), popularly known as Brownie Mary, was an American hospital volunteer who became internationally known as a medical cannabis activist. Brownie Mary was famous for baking and distributing "Alice B. Toklas brownies" and volunteering in the AIDS ward of San Francisco General Hospital.[1] She was active in efforts to legalize cannabis use for people with AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, and other diseases,[2] and helped work on Proposition P and California Proposition 215. She also helped Dennis Peron establish the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, a medical cannabis dispensary.
In 1986, SFGH's Ward 86 honored Brownie Mary with a "Volunteer of The Year" award. In 1992, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared August 25 "Brownie Mary Day".[2][3]
"My kids [people with AIDS and cancer] need this and I'm ready to go to jail for my principles...I'm not going to cut any deals with them. If I go to jail, I go to jail. "
Brownie Mary[3]
She was named a "Living Saint" in 1994 at the San Francisco Saints Alive Benefit. In 1997 the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence dubbed her "Saint Brownie Fucking Mary" at Mary's request as she was a lifelong atheist. Mary was also included in the Sisters' Nuns of the Above AIDS Memorial Quilt for her work with and advocating for people with AIDS.
Brownie Mary died of a heart attack at a Laguna Honda nursing home for the poor at age 76.
References
- ^ Gumbel, Andrew (1999-04-15). "Brownie Mary". Obituary. The Independent. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Goldberg, Carey (1996-07-06). "'Brownie Mary' Fights to Legalize Marijuana". The New York Times.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b For more information about the events that took place in 1992 see: Russo, Ethan (2001). Cannabis Therapeutics in HIV/AIDS. The Haworth Press, Inc. pp. 27–28. ISBN 0-7890-1698-2. Brownie Mary's quote is quoted by Russo from: Hatfield, L.D. (1992-07-23). "Brownie Mary arrested again". San Francisco Examiner. pp. A6.
Bibliography
- (1996). Brownie Mary's Marijuana Cookbook, Dennis Peron's Recipe for Social Change . Trail of Smoke Publishing Co. ISBN 0-9639892-0-0
Further reading
- Potter, Beverly. (1998) The Healing Magic of Cannabis. Ronin Publishing. ISBN 1579510019
- Saxon, Wolfgang. (1999). "Mary Jane Rathbun, 77, Baker Known for Marijuana Brownies". The New York Times. Obituary. April 14.
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