Mary Jane Rathbun (1922 - April 10, 1999) popularly known as Brownie Mary, was an American medical cannabis activist. Brownie Mary was famous for baking and distributing Alice B. Toklas brownies and volunteering in the AIDS ward of San Francisco General Hospital. She also helped Dennis Peron establish the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, and worked on Proposition "P" and California Proposition 215. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Cannabis sativa extract. ... An Alice B. Toklas brownie, also known as an Alice B. Tokin brownie or more colloquially as a bud brownie, magic brownie, or special brownie, is a type of hash cookie (a cake containing cannabis). ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused... Proposition 215 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 5, 1996 ballot. ...

In 1986, SFGH's Ward 86 honored Brownie Mary with a "Volunteer of The Year" award. In 1992, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared August 25 "Brownie Mary Day". She was named a "Living Saint" in 1994 at the San Francisco Saints Alive Benefit. San Francisco skyline. ...

Brownie Mary died of a heart attack at a Laguna Honda nursing home for the poor at age 77.

Books

• (1996). Brownie Mary's Marijuana Cookbook, Dennis Peron's Recipe for Social Change . Trail of Smoke Publishing Co. ISBN 0963989200

References

• Saxon, Wolfgang. (1999). "Mary Jane Rathbun, 77, Baker Known for Marijuana Brownies". The New York Times. Obituary. April 14.
• Goldberg, Carey. (1996) "Brownie Mary Fights to Legalize Marijuana". The New York Times. July 6.