John Sinclair, Michigan poet and cannabis activist, dies at 82

John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82.

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Rolling StoneLeft· 911d ago

John Sinclair, Poet, MC5 Manager, and Activist, Dead at 82

Detroit Metro TimesLeft· 911d ago

RIP John Sinclair, dead at 82

Ran by 8 outlets across the spectrum· Seattle Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Seattle TimesLean Left· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

Minneapolis Star TribuneLean Left· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

Portland Press HeraldLean Left· 911d ago

John Sinclair, marijuana activist immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

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Ran by 8 outlets across the spectrum· KOB 4, WFMZ Allentown, +1 more
KOB 4Center· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

WFMZ AllentownCenter· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

UPICenter· 911d ago

Detroit's longtime marijuana, counterculture activist John Sinclair dies at 82

CBS NewsCenter· 911d ago

John Sinclair, Michigan poet and cannabis activist, dies at 82

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MyNorthwestLean Right· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

Fox NewsRight· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

Bowling Green Daily NewsLean Right· 911d ago

John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82

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VarietyLean Left· 911d ago

John Sinclair, Former MC5 Manager and Counterculture Activist, Dies at 82

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