[In response to the June 17th Associated Press article “Easing of Pot Laws Poses Challenge for Parents”]
Tag: mothers
Mothers from around the country will join with law enforcement and students at the National Press Club on May 2nd in honor of Mother’s Day. The press conference will launch a new coalition of national organizations that will represent mothers, police and students that seek to finally end the disastrous drug war.
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can…
[Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from next week’s forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To…
It has been a very busy, yet exciting new year for the NORML Women’s Alliance. Over the winter, we have continued to develop the program by pushing forward with outreach events, local activism, filling leadership roles and generating media coverage.
At 8am on the morning of September 29, 2011, the Butte Interagency Narcotic Task Force (BINTF) forced entry into the home of Daisy Bram and her husband Jayme Walsh. Law enforcement officers arrested the couple and working jointly with Child Protective Services, seized their children — including their 3-week-old suckling newborn, Zeus, who was violently ripped from his mother’s arms.
In national polls, women statistically are more resistant to the idea of legalization than men.…
By Diane Fornbacher Vice Chair of the NORML Women’s Alliance and writer for Freedom is Green…
I am a Latina, a forty-year cannabis consumer, a medical cannabis patient and a single mother who has had to use public assistance more than once. In 2011, Oregon and three other states have introduced bills that would require drug testing for people receiving public assistance. I am writing to present my unique perspective on this issue, and why individuals should oppose any type of legislation that would require drug testing for all applicants looking to receive state services such as food stamps or unemployment benefits.