Peter McWilliams, a best selling author who suffered from both AIDS and cancer, passed away in his home in Los Angeles on June 14th. He was 50 years old.
McWilliams, who was an out-spoken advocate for the medical use of marijuana, was arrested along with Todd McCormick in 1998 in a high profile case for cultivating marijuana in a Bel Air, CA, mansion. Both men said the marijuana was intended to supply “buyers’ cooperatives” that serve patients in California. At the time of his death, McWilliams was awaiting sentencing on those charges. His story was featured last Friday by John Stossel on the ABC-TV news program 20/20.
He is survived by his mother and brother. No details are yet available regarding the funeral.
