▁was ▁an ▁American ▁can nab is ▁rights ▁activ ist . ▁Mc M ah on ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁patients ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁Com pass ion ate ▁Investig ational ▁New ▁D rug ▁Program ▁that ▁began ▁providing ▁can nab is ▁to ▁patients ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁lived ▁with ▁extreme ▁pain ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁rare ▁gen etic ▁condition ▁called ▁n ail - pat ella ▁synd rome ▁and ▁used ▁can nab is ▁to ▁treat ▁its ▁sympt oms . ▁ ▁Mc M ah on ▁was ▁the ▁Gr ass ro ots ▁Party ▁candidate ▁for ▁Vice - pres ident ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Mc M ah on , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Iowa , ▁tra ve led ▁widely ▁for ▁speaking ▁engag ements . ▁He ▁co - author ed ▁the ▁book ▁Pres cription ▁Pot : ▁A ▁Le ading ▁Adv oc ate ' s ▁Hero ic ▁Battle ▁to ▁Leg al ize ▁Medical ▁Mar iju ana . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁Pat ients ▁Out ▁of ▁Time . ▁ ▁Mc M ah on ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁can nab is ▁activ ists ▁Category : American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : C ann ab is ▁political ▁party ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Reb ord ain