From Wikipedia: "Steven "Steve" Wynn Kubby (born December 28, 1946) is a Libertarian Party activist who played a key role in the drafting and passage of California Proposition 215. The proposition was a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana which was approved by voters in 1996. Kubby himself is well-known as a cancer patient who relies on medical cannabis. He has authored two books on drug policy reform: The Politics of Consciousness,[3] and Why Marijuana Should Be Legal.[4] He was the Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of California in 1998 and has declared his candidacy for the Libertarian Party's 2008 presidential nomination."