Prohibitionists Don’t Read The Papers
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:06:56 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Say what you will about prohibitionists — and I say plenty — but, if nothing else, they are consistent.
Pot Is More Mainstream Than Ever, So Why Is Legalization Still Taboo?
Obama’s drug czar has said “legalization” isn’t in his vocabulary. Here’s why it should be. By Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. Posted October 29, 2009. More members of Congress have publicly questioned
Pot Arrests Responsible For Majority Of Marijuana Treatment Referrals
Arlington, VA: Nearly six out of ten individuals enrolled in drug treatment for marijuana were referred there by the criminal justice system, according to a new report issued by the
Gallup: U.S. Support for Legalizing Marijuana Reaches New High
Majority in the West favors taxing marijuana sales to boost state revenues by Lydia Saad – October 19, 2009 PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup’s October Crime poll finds 44% of Americans
Breaking News: President Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Guidelines
October 19th, 2009 By: Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director In what can only be described as major departure in the so-called ‘war on drugs’, the Obama Administration is issuing
Texas Monthly October Feature Article – Texas High Ways: Why the unlikeliest of states—ours—should legalize marijuana.
by William Martin Read entire article at Texas Monthly online here: http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-10-01/feature4-1.php IN THE EARLY YEARS of the twentieth century, as they poured across the border into Texas, Mexican immigrants
WAR ON DRUGS CONFERENCE: LEGALIZE MARIJUANA, PARTICIPANTS SAY
By Ramon Bracamontes / El Paso Times Posted: 09/23/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT EL PASO — Legalizing marijuana in the United States would weaken Mexico’s powerful drug cartels, panelists at a
Pot Arrests For Year 2008 Second Highest Total Ever Reported
September 17, 2009 – Washington, DC, USA Washington, DC: Police arrested 847,864 persons for marijuana violations in 2008, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s annual Uniform Crime report, released
Mark Stepnoski, 5 Time NFL Pro-Bowl selection from Dallas Cowboys, Former Texas NORML President, and Current National NORML Advisory Board Member, to Address National NORML Conference
NORML’s 38th Annual Conference – Profiles In Cannabis: Mark Stepnoski NORML (and Texas NORML) is proud to confirm that Mark Stepnoski will be speaking at the 2009 NORML National Conference
NORML SHOW LIVE from Portland Hempstalk this Saturday
National NORML has a new, LIVE, online radio hosted by “Radical” Russ Belville (also host of NORML’s daily Audiostash). September 10th, 2009 By: Russ Belville, NORML Outreach Coordinator You can
Marijuana Use By The Numbers
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:54:11 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director FYI: Feel free to also comment on this commentary (and digg it) at the Huffington Post here and at
Waco NORML in the news: Waco man teams with NORML in push for medical marijuana to alleviate suffering
Not just blowing smoke, Waco man fighting to legalize medicinal marijuana Waco Tribune-Herald Online By J.B. Smith Tribune-Herald staff writer: jbsmith@wacotrib.com Tuesday, September 08, 2009 Alan Caruthers, of Waco, says
Canadian Broadcasting Corp: “Doubt Cast on Cannabis, Schizophrenia Link”
September 2nd, 2009 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Well, better late than never. Doubt cast on cannabis, schizophrenia link via CBC A British study has cast doubt on the
Seattle Hempfest ’09: The Biggest And Best Of All Time
Seattle Hempfest is a beacon, and shining example, of what the Texas Cannabis Crusade should be! August 20th, 2009 By: Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director, and George Rohrbacher, NORML
LET’S DISPENSE WITH THE MYTHS ABOUT HIGH TIMES IN AMERICA
by Ryan Grim, Source:Austin American-Statesman, August 17, 2009 Texas ——- Americans have historical amnesia of a general variety, but the blackout is particularly acute when it comes to what our