The 25th New York Harvest Festival & Freedom Fair

Seth Ferranti:

Seth Ferranti is an ex-con filmmaker who did 21 years in federal prison for a first-time, nonviolent LSD/cannabis offense. While on the run, he made the US Marshal's Top 15 Most Wanted List. He earned three college degrees in prison, including a master's, wrote 22 books on gangsters, drug lords, and prison gangs, founded a publishing house and website, Gorilla Convict, and started a career as a journalist writing for VICE, Penthouse, and others. After being released he started making films. He wrote and produced WHITE BOY. He has numerous projects in production and development.

 www.gorillaconvict.com/about/ 

Timothy Tyler:
Timothy Leonard Tyler is an American who was sentenced to life in prison for possession and distribution of LSD (or "acid") under the federal three-strikes law. In August 2016, after serving 24 years and 27 days behind bars, Tyler was granted clemency by President Barack Obama.
www.businessinsider.com/timothy-tylers-mandatory-minimum-sentence--life-in-prison-2013-7

Rhoney Stanley DDS, MPH:
Rhoney Stanley lived & worked side by side with Owsley Stanley, one of the pioneers of the psychedelic revolution of the sixties. During their time together, he produced 1.25 million doses of LSD. Together, they raised a son, Starfinder. She is a Columbia University graduate, as well as a holistic orthodontist in Woodstock, NY and author of the book: “Owsley and Me – My LSD Family”.
www.banyen.com/contributors/rhoney-gissen-stanley

Dana Beal:
Dana is an American social and political activist, best known for his efforts to legalize marijuana and to promote the benefits of Ibogaine as an addiction treatment. He is the founder of the Global Marijuana March and the NYC Pot Parade. He is a long-term activist in the Youth International Party (Yippies). He founded the Yipster Times in 1972. The newspaper, which was later renamed Overthrow in 1978, ended publication in 1989.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Beal

www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/nyregion/dana-beal-marijuana-activist.html

Mikey Galipeau MSW:
Michael is currently serving as the national Cannabis Liaison for the Urban Survivors Union and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Coalition for Drug Legalization. He has served time in prison for growing cannabis, selling cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms and recently received a total pardon from the state of Connecticut, after years of tireless advocacy to end the drug war. He was involved in the recent efforts to legalize cannabis in New York State, and was a panelist on the DPA town hall advocating for home grow provisions, gifting laws, patient protections, and public consumption in the recent Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act. He was the author of legislation that legalized and launched the first statewide drug checking program in United States history. The political action system he helped to build would later pass the first safe consumption center bill in US history. Data from the drug checking programs he helped to create led to federal funding approval from SAMHSA in 2021. Michael has been an outspoken activist fighting for drug user human rights and drug legalization in many states across the country.

www.facebook.com/MichaelGalipeauConsulting

www.druguservoice.org

Rob Robinson:
He's become known as a freedom & cannabis activist, festival & events producer, spoken word & public speaker, a DeadHead, and much more! Co-founder & co-director of the NY Cannabis Alliance, Rob has been hosting and producing his own fund-raising events & festivals strongly rooted in cultural activism & cannabis law reform. Former director of NY NORML, Rob will be celebrating his 27th year of hosting and producing the longest running Cannabis Cup in America at his NY Harvest Festival & Freedom Fair in October 2022 under his DAMN SAM company moniker. As two-time High Times Freedom Fighter, he also serves as Senior Activist for NY Cannabis Action Network. Rob has worked relentlessly with multiple organizations and hosted countless other events and rallies, doing his part as an active supporter of social & environmental law reform for over 30 years.
 (3) Rob Robinson | Facebook