Supervisor Jeff Sheehy called Peron "the father of medical cannabis". On January 27, 2018, aged 72, Peron died of lung cancer at the Veteran's Administration Health Center in San Francisco.
Jeff Sheehy, the supervisor, described Peron as the pioneer of medical cannabis. Peron died on January 27, 2018, at the age of 72, due to lung cancer, at the Veteran's Administration Health Center in San Francisco.