Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021

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Another iconic representative of the cannabis community, Charles Edward “Eddy” Lepp, has passed away after a battle with cancer. At the time, it was considered to be one of the largest cannabis operations of its time, serving up to 1,000 medical cannabis patients. Lepp was a respected member of our community, a friend to medical cannabis patients everywhere, a creator and overall an inspiration who will be sorely missed. Eddy Lepp: A True Cannabis Crusader Lepp was one of the industry’s greatest advocates, leaving his mark as one of many who suffered in prison as a result of trying to cultivate medical cannabis and help patients get access. According to an article High Times wrote in our October/November 2004 issue, Lepp was growing cannabis under the support of Proposition 215, which was passed by California voters in November 1996.

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Another iconic representative of the cannabis community, Charles Edward “Eddy” Lepp, has passed away after a battle with cancer.

Lepp’s wife, Sandra Castaneda, posted on Facebook about the tragic news on August 16. “This morning at 2:00am my husband Charles EdwardLepp aka OG Eddy Lepp passed away in his sleep.”

On June 6, Eddy posted one of his last updates on Instagram at @OG_EddyLepp...

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