Shane D. Williams
On July 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs”. The President said that drug abuse was “public enemy number one”.
That was over forty years ago. Since then, the levels of addiction, t…
New Jersey: NORML Lawyers File Constitutional Lawsuit Over State’s Failure To Implement Two-Year-Old Medical Cannabis Law
April 5, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments
Members of the NORML Legal Committee filed suit yesterday against the State of New Jersey over regulators failure to implement the Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act. First signed into law by former Gov. Jon Corzine on January 18, 2010, the law — which establishes the creation of up to six state-licensed ‘alternative treatment centers’ to provide medicinal cannabis to qualified patients — was initially scheduled to take effect in July 2010. Since that time state regulators, at the behest of present Gov. Chris Christie, have unduly delayed the law’s [...]
University of Colorado Officials Attempt To Sway Students Away From Campus’ Annual Pro-Marijuana Protest With Free Wyclef Jean Concert
April 4, 2012 | 4 views | No Comments
A number of CU students and employees have forwarded NORML the below email circulated on the campus regarding the state’s flagship university’s massive annual 4/20 protest, and the attempts this year by school officials to both 1) intimidate students from participating in the very popular political rally and 2) to try to tempt them from participating by instead attending a free concert by popular recording artist Wyclef Jean.* Hard to know what would make for the richer irony here: No one attending Wyclef’s free concert or huge numbers of students [...]
NORML PSA: Together We Will Win
April 4, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments
NORMLtv is now streaming a brand new PSA, entitled “Together We Will Win.” All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self evident. Join NORML in our fight to legalize marijuana today and put an end to the War on Drugs. Together we will win. Watch and Share! You can receive the latest updates direct from NORMLtv by following us on Twitter or subscribing to our Youtube channel.
Medical Marijuana Activists Puzzle Over Intent of Federal Raid
April 4, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments
Medical marijuana activists were puzzling Monday over a federal raid on one of the nation’s most prominent pot legalization advocates, suggesting it may be intended to send a signal that no one was safe as the Obama administration tries to crack down…
