John Sinclair, legendary Detroit marijuana activist and writer, dies at 82
John Sinclair, a well known activist, writer and marijuana advocate in Detroit, died at the age of 82, 7 Action News confirmed.
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John Sinclair, a well known activist, writer and marijuana advocate in Detroit, died at the age of 82, 7 Action News confirmed.
Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving Hospital of congestive heart failure following an illness, his publicist Matt Lee said.
Legendary counterculture figure John Sinclair died today at the age of 82. In addition to his many accomplishments listed elsewhere, he was a major fixture at WWOZ for many years.
John Sinclair — the counterculture icon, poet, and political activist who advocated for cannabis, and MC5 manager — died on Tuesday at the age of 82.
Sinclair drew a 9 1/2-to-10-year prison sentence in 1969 for giving two joints to undercover officers.