Steve DeAngelo is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on June 12, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
DeAngelo is Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Harborside Inc., a publicly-traded company on the Canadian Securities Exchange. The vertically integrated California cannabis company has dispensary locations in Oakland, San Jose, San Leandro and Desert Hot Spring-only the second dispensary in California to feature a drive-thru. Harborside Health Center, was founded in 2006 as a non-profit medical cannabis dispensary and had more than 300,000 registered medical patients. Rooted in DeAngelo’s belief that cannabis use should be wellness-centric, Harborside was one of the first in the nation to support comprehensive cannabis education for seniors, veterans, and families with severely ill children. In 2016, the company rebranded as Harborside Inc. in preparation for the new legal adult use market in California. Featured in numerous high-profile media pieces and winning multiple awards, including Best Dispensary in California (2017), Harborside continues to set the industry gold standard and is a leading advocate for diversity, environmental sustainability, and economic justice in the cannabis sector.
DeAngelo’s great success and persevering advocacy draw top tier national media attention. In 2009 he was the subject of a NY Times cover, the first-ever by the publication to include a feature story on legal cannabis. He has appeared nationally on all major media outlets, including FOX, CBS, CNN, NBC, CNBC, and extensively in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. DeAngelo and Harborside were also featured on the premiere episode of CNN’s Inside Man with Morgan Spurlock. Special feature media projects include a starring role in Weed Wars, the first cannabis-oriented reality T.V. show (Discovery Channel), Ask Steve DeAngelo weekly web series by Green Flower Media, and development of entertainment works under DeAngelo Bros. Productions, a company founded by DeAngelo DeAngelo and brother Andrew DeAngelo. Appearing before audiences around the world is a natural progression of DeAngelo’s life work. As a prime advocate of diversity, sustainability, and social justice, he carries his message to help build a world that lives by the same values cannabis can teach.
