2009: Yes We Cannabis!

NORML's 2009 Conference in San Francisco, California

Yes We Cannabis!

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This year's conference was covered by large and small media outlets. Here is a listing of some of this year's press coverage.

2009 Conference Headlines

September 28, 2009:

California dreaming of full marijuana legalisation, Times Online.
Willie Brown: California Likely to Legalize Marijuana, Newsmax.com.

September 27, 2009:

NORML tackles crime and money, Times-Standard.
Artist lends her talents for NORML conference, Times-Standard.

September 26, 2009:

Pot advocates think legalization is nearer, SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle.
Marijuana advocates discuss growing public support for legalization, Times-Standard.

September 25, 2009:

Measure to legalize pot kicks off campaign, KGO-TV.
Want to Legalize Pot? Sign Here, Please, NBC Bay Area.
Pot Talk is NORML in San Francisco, NBC LA.
Activists mobilize in San Francisco to legalize marijuana in Calif., KFMB 760AM.
NORML talks pot, Times-Standard.
Puff, Puff, Pass: Assemblyman Tom Ammiano Receives Hero's Welcome at San Francisco Pot Conference, SF Weekly.
Media Blitz Greets California Cannabis Tax Effort, East Bay Express.
Pot legalization ballot measure hits the streets, Contra Costa Times.

September 24, 2009:

Suits and Ties Meet Ponytails and Dreadlocks at Day One of S.F. Pot Conference, SF Weekly.
Perata backs legalized pot, SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle.

The 2009 NORML Conference was held Thursday, September 24 through Saturday, September 26 at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, CA. NORML's staff and Board of Directors – and over 500 policy activists, medical patients, cultivators, doctors, politicians, and clinical investigators – congregated and celebrated in one of America's most 'cannabis friendly' cities.

NORML's 38th Annual National Conference - Yes We Cannabis!

Panel Topics for this year's conference included:

The Zeitgeist of Legalization: Why and How Did This Happen?
Pot Politics 2009 and Beyond
Has Support For Legalization Reached The Tipping Point?
What Impact Would Legalization/Regulation Have On Use Rates
Cannabis' Law Reforms Missing Link: Law Enforcement
Putting The Mexican Cartels Out Of Business
Marijuana Legalization as a Local, State and Federal Revenue Stream
Pot, Parenting and Legalization
Cannabis and Athleticism

Medical Cannabis-only day

Thursday, September 24

Panels and lectures on the health effects of medical cannabis;
examinations and discussions led by expert lawyers focusing on emerging medical cannabis distribution models;
taxation;
zoning and business license issues and criminal defense representation.