This long slow trudge to overcome the misinformation and exaggerated fears about marijuana smoking, and to convert citizens from prohibitionists to legalizers, did not happen on its own. It was the result of the effective public advocacy and lobbying efforts of hundreds of dedicated individuals who made this issue a priority in their lives and refused to accept the status quo, even in a difficult political environment.
NORML regrets the passing of Prof. Mark A. R. Kleiman, an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization.
At a meeting with drug reform advocates in San Francisco, former Mexican President Fox expressed…
Analysis by California NORML coordinator Dale Gieringer, Ph.D An interesting new study of the California…
At Least 1 – 1.5 Million Americans are Legal Medical Marijuana Patients Market for these…
Redding Record Searchlight September 12, 2010 by Dale Gieringer (Dale Gieringer is director of California…
Our California NORML Coordinator, Dale Gieringer, has penned an informative viewpoint for the Sacramento Bee,…
However, special testing techniques have been developed that make it possible to distinguish the two by testing for non-standard cannabinoids that appear in marijuana but not Marinol.