Ellen Komp

Ellen has been a hemp/marijuana activist and author since 1991. She was a volunteer petitioner for the California Hemp Initiative (1993, 1994) and Proposition 215 (1995). She worked at HempWorld magazine, the first trade journal for the hemp industry, and co-founded The 215 Reporter, the first journal covering California’s medical marijuana law and its aftermath. Since 2008, she has been Deputy Director of California NORML, working on legislation, policy, outreach and communications. She is the author of “Tokin’ Women: A 4,000-Year Herstory.”