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NORML
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NORML 2020 Conference Honors The Late Dr. Lester Grinspoon
Dr. Lester Grinspoon posthumously received the Michael J. Kennedy Social Justice Award this month.
October 29, 2020
NORML Publishes Open Letter To Presidential Candidates To Pledge Marijuana Reform
The leading cannabis advocacy group, NORML, is urging both presidential candidates to commit to legalization.
July 16, 2020
Acclaimed Cannabis Advocate Dr. Lester Grinspoon Dies At 92
Dr. Lester Grinspoon was a longtime advocate for the legalization of cannabis.
June 26, 2020
NORML Writes Open Letter Condemning Cannabis Prohibition As Public Health Crisis
NORML's executive director and deputy director are pleading for an end to federal prohibition.
June 9, 2020
Activist Bernardine Dohrn Receives Michael Kennedy Social Justice Award
The award was established by NORML.
September 20, 2019
Voter’s Guide: Three Senate Candidates Who Could Affect Marijuana Legalization
Nothing else matters. Do your research and VOTE
November 2, 2018
Voter’s Guide: Three House Candidates Who Could Affect Marijuana Legalization
Take note before you vote!
November 2, 2018
Court: Iowa State University Wrong to Block Pot T-Shirt
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University has lost a second appeal of a federal free speech…
June 14, 2017
Erasing Hate in Texas
This weekend I flew to Fort Worth, Texas, to participate in my fifth North Texas Marijuana March, coinciding…
May 9, 2017
New Coalition Wants to Protect Workers From Being Fired Over Marijuana
Over half the nation has now legalized the leaf for medicinal and/or recreational purposes, putting millions of working…
February 14, 2017
Iowa State University Loses Appeal in Marijuana T-Shirt Case
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State University has lost an appeal in a federal free speech lawsuit…
February 13, 2017
Founder of NORML Talks to HIGH TIMES about Past, Present and Future
Keith Stroup said that under normal circumstances after an election that enabled eight states to legalize either medical…
November 15, 2016
NORML Blog: Latest Studies Largely Fail To Support Past Claims About Marijuana And Brain Health
Two new studies published online last week in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Psychiatry provide little support for…
September 1, 2015
NORML’s Entire Wakeboard Team Arrested at Cliff Diving Competition
Last week, all five members of NORML’s Wake Board Team were arrested for possession of marijuana as they…
June 5, 2015
NORML Blog: Congress to Vote on Amendment That Would Protect States’ Marijuana Laws
Members of the United States House of Representatives are anticipated to vote this week on a series of…
June 4, 2015
Nashville Referendum Could Protect Pot Offenders
Although the state of Tennessee has not made a lot of noise in recent years with regard to…
January 22, 2015
BOBBY BLACK SMOKES THE VOTE IN DENVER AND CHICAGO
NEW YORK, NY (May 8, 2008) – In an effort to raise money and awareness for the National…
January 2, 2015
BOBBY BLACK WITHDRAWS FROM PRESIDENTIAL RACE, ENDORSES OBAMA
Well, the time has finally come—Election Day. Since declaring my candidacy back in March, I have made every…
January 2, 2015
BOBBY BLACK SMOKES THE VOTE IN DENVER AND CHICAGO
NEW YORK, NY (May 8, 2008) – In an effort to raise money and awareness for the National…
January 2, 2015
Smoke on the Water
After my cross-country tour, the next stop on my “Smoke the Vote” campaign would be Washington—State, that is.…
January 2, 2015