Ben Masel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1954
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States
Date of Death: 30-Apr-2011
Profession: peace activist
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Ben Masel
- Bennett A.
- "Ben" Masel (October 17, 1954 – April 30, 2011) was an American writer, publisher, cannabis rights and free speech activist, expert witness for marijuana defendants, and frequent candidate for public office.
- A skilled chess player, Masel was director of Wisconsin NORML, and organizer of Weedstock and the annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival which has been held in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol every autumn since 1971.Masel, who was known for his Yippie theatrics and anti-war and pro-labor activism, was born in the Bronx, grew up in New Jersey, and in 1971 relocated to Madison, where he became a fixture of the Wisconsin political scene for 40 years.
- He died after battling cancer, in 2011.
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