Stony Awards presented a posthumous award to what American cannabis rights activist and the author of "The Emperor Wears No Clothes",
Stony Awards The "High Times" Stony Awards (a.k.a. the Stonys), sponsored by "High Times" magazine, celebrate the "highest and stoniest" movies and of the year. The "High Times" Stonys began as an annual article in "High Times" magazine conceived by Senior Editor Steve Bloom. Editor-in-Chief Steven Hager then suggested they hold an event in New York and invite the public to attend. Three "High Times" Stony Awards were held in New York City. In 2007, the "High Times" Stonys were moved to Los Angeles. Occasionally, the Stonys appears only as an article in "High Times", but most years the event is staged. In 2010, Special Stony Achievement Awards were presented to the documentary film "What if Cannabis Cured Cancer" by Len Richmond, truTV's "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura", as well as a posthumous award to Jack Herer, which was accepted by his son, Dan Herer.
Byllye Avery Byllye Yvonne Avery (born October 20, 1937) is an American health care activist, who has worked to improve the welfare of African-American women by creating the National Black Women's Health Project in 1981. She has received the MacArthur Foundation's Fellowship for Social Contribution and the Gustav O. Lienhard Award for the Advancement of Health Care from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, among other awards.