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NORML’s 2012 4/20 Salutations And Celebrations

NORML’s 2012 4/20 Salutations And Celebrations

Dear NORML Supporters from far and wide, Despite nearly three quarters of a century of government-imposed Cannabis Prohibition, it is, again, that oh so magical day that cannabis consumers celebrate … and prohibitionists loathe: April 20 A day (and a time of day) that signifies the ever increasing cultural and commercial acceptance in America (and internationally) of millions of consumers’ and medical patients’ want and need for Cannabis Prohibition to end. As in the previous twenty years, there is a fast growing acknowledgement that on April 20 … all things [...]

Time To Get Off The Pot

Time To Get Off The Pot

I am what is commonly referred to as a Red Tory.  Which means that, while I am a card-carrying member of both the Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ( and a board member on both riding associations ), I don’t necessarily agree with everything that my two political parties [...]




Obama’s 2012 Drug Strategy: The Same Old Same Old [FEATURE]

The Obama administration released its 2012 National Drug Control Strategy and accompanying 2013 drug budget Tuesday, and while the administration touted it as a "drug policy for the 21st Century," it is …

Richard Lee’s Exclusive Interview After Raid

Richard Lee’s Exclusive Interview After Raid

When federal agents raided Oaksterdam University, Richard Lee’s downtown Oakland, Calif.-based trade school, earlier this month, it wasn’t simply a crackdown on a local pot business, it was one of the highest-profile moves in the Obama administration’s nationwide assault on medical marijuana. DEA and IRS agents hauled away computers, files and pot plants, leaving behind [...]

Oklahoma Mom Sentenced to 12 Years In Prison For $30 Worth Of Weed May Get Parole!

Oklahoma Mom Sentenced to 12 Years In Prison For $30 Worth Of Weed May Get Parole!

“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history” -Gandhi  Patricia Spottedcrow, a mother and first time offender from Oklahoma, was originally sentenced to 12 years behind bars for selling $30 worth of marijuana. For months, the NORML Women’s Alliance, and other organizations have been bringing attention to one of the most egregious cases of the war on drugs in recent history.  After several outreach campaigns to local law enforcement and elected officials, and especially a strong grassroots effort [...]

Supreme Court Makes It Even Worse To Be A Cannabis Consumer Under Prohibition

Supreme Court Makes It Even Worse To Be A Cannabis Consumer Under Prohibition

Supreme Court Authorizes Strip Searches for Any Criminal Offense By Kellen Russoniello, George Washington University Law School and  NORML legal intern If you are sent to jail, be prepared to get naked, squat, and cough. In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, a 5-4 decision drawn on party lines released on April 2, the Supreme Court upheld the practice of forcing detainees who would be entering the general jail population to undergo strip searches. The Court noted that they “must defer to the judgment of correctional officials unless the record [...]

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