Al Byrne spent 24 years in the Navy, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant commander.

Vietnam veteran with specialty concentrated in the special warfare/Seabee Al Byrne is the son of a cancer patient who used Cannabis in 1966 to relieve the negative aspects of cancer chemotherapy, he has maintained activism in reforming cannabis laws since that time. He served on the Board of Directors of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) from 1989 to 1994 acting as Managing Director of the organization during 1991 and 1992 and as the National Secretary 1992 to 1994. Mr. Byrne has co-produced the award winning video “Marijuana as Medicine” and consulted on other documentary projects to Warner Bros., “Bullshit”, Len Richmond Films, Jed Riffe Films and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.