Mary Jane Rathbun or Brownie Mary, as she is more commonly known, was a volunteer at San Francisco General Hospital for those who had AIDS during the height of the epidemic. She used her cannabis brownies to help ease the pain of this disease and help patients with their loss of appetite.

She lobbied for the legalization of cannabis for compassionate medical use and she helped establish the Cannabis Buyers Club, the first medical cannabis dispensary in the United States.

She fought for the legalization of marijuana until the day she passed, paving the path for medical cannabis patients’ rights nationwide. We are so grateful for all of those beautiful women who paved the way for us!

Mary Jane Rathbun

Brownie Mary (1922-1999).

Mary Jane Rathbun or Brownie Mary, as she is more commonly known, was a volunteer at San Francisco General Hospital for those who had AIDS during the height of the epidemic. She used her cannabis brownies to help ease the pain of this disease and help patients with their loss of appetite.

She lobbied for the legalization of cannabis for compassionate medical use and she helped establish the Cannabis Buyers Club, the first medical cannabis dispensary in the United States.

She fought for the legalization of marijuana until the day she passed, paving the path for medical cannabis patients’ rights nationwide. We are so grateful for all of those beautiful women who paved the way for us!