Claim: Peron, an American activist and businessman born on April 8, 1945, sold cannabis from storefronts in the Castro and advocated for medical cannabis, as he saw how patients with AIDS benefited from it; while his partner, Jonathan West, whom he met in San Francisco, died of AIDS in 1990.
Evidence: Dennis Robert Peron (April 8, 1945 – January 27, 2018) was an American activist and businessman who became a leader in the movement for the legalization of cannabis throughout the 1990s. His partner, Jonathan West, whom he met in San Francisco, died of AIDS in 1990. Peron sold cannabis from storefronts in the Castro and advocated for medical cannabis, as he saw how patients with AIDS benefited from it.