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The Drug Czar Knows Even Less About Hemp Than He Knows About Marijuana

April 30, 2012 | 3 views | No Comments

America’s top drug cop is clearly not an expert in agriculture. So why is Obama’s Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske claiming to be one? Drug Czar Reiterates Government’s Opposition To Domestic Hemp Production via NORML’s weekly news Washington, DC: The federal government continues to oppose allowing licensed farmers the opportunity to cultivate industrial hemp for fiber and other agricultural purposes, according to statements posted last week by Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske on the whitehouse.gov website. Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa that contains only minute (typically [...]

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This Week in Weed: April 22nd-28th

April 27, 2012 | 2 views | No Comments

Click here to subscribe to NORMLtv and receive alerts whenever new content is added. The latest installment of “This Week in Weed” is now streaming on NORMLtv. A week of federal officials with their heads buried in the sand. President Obama clarifies his stance on medical marijuana and the drug czar reiterates the administration’s opposition to industrial hemp. Be sure to tune in to NORMLtv every week to catch up on the latest marijuana news. Subscribe to NORMLtv or follow us on Twitter to be notified as soon as new [...]

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Pot, a President And President’s Day

February 20, 2012 | 1 views | No Comments

By George Rohrbacher, NORML Board member Originally published April 22, 2010, ‘Abraham Lincoln Was A Hempster’ Update: National Public Radio reports that more books have been written about Abraham Lincoln than any other human who has ever lived–second only to Jesus Christ. More than 15,000 books have been penned about ol’ Abe. An impressive 35-foot high tower representing these numerous literary works is found at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. When Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, first strode onto the public stage in 1832 and stepped into American History, he [...]

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NORML Remembers Gatewood Galbraith

January 4, 2012 | 0 views | No Comments

Gatewood Galbraith – a prominent Kentucky attorney, longtime cannabis activist, and perennial candidate for various state and federal offices – died in his sleep Tuesday evening as a result of complications from asthma and chronic emphysema. He was 64 years old. Galbraith was widely known as an outspoken advocate for legalizing cannabis, particularly the non-psychoactive variety of the plant. While campaigning for public office, Galbraith typically wore suits made from hemp fiber and sometimes traveled in a station wagon fueled by hemp oil. He also formerly served on NORML’s Board [...]

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Oakland Pot Expo Sets-up in Front of City Hall

September 5, 2011 | 5 views | No Comments

Oakland Pot Expo Sets-up in Front of City Hall

Organizers of the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo set up a designated toking area, for medical marijuana users, in front city hall in Oakland, California. The marijuna street festival featured ever…

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Hemp Vs Pot

July 18, 2011 | 2 views | No Comments

A new law would allow once-banned hemp grows just miles outside downtown Sacramento. So why are cannabis cultivators opposed to hemp’s big breakthrough? California’s cannabis growers are on a collision course with legalized hemp. A new bi…

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