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President Obama Says Marijuana Should Be Treated Like Alcohol

  • by NORML
  • Posted on December 1, 2016June 28, 2022

In a just published “exit interview” with Rolling Stone Magazine, President Barack Obama opined that marijuana use should be treated as a public-health issue, not a criminal matter, and called the current patchwork of state and federal laws regarding the drug “untenable.”

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Marijuana Legalization
  • Activism

2014: The Year In Review — NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on December 30, 2014June 22, 2022

NORML reviews the top news stories of 2014.

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Marijuana Legalization
  • GOVERNMENT

Obama to Native Americans: Marijuana Legalization Is A-OK

  • by Allen St. Pierre, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on December 12, 2014June 22, 2022

Department of Justice memo allows Native American tribes to cultivate, process and sell marijuana.

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DC Marijuana Laws
  • GOVERNMENT

The White House Opposes Congressional Attempts to Hinder DC Marijuana Reform

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on July 14, 2014June 21, 2022

In a Statement of Administration Policy, released today, President Obama’s administration took a firm stance…

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NORML Action Alert
  • GOVERNMENT

US Senate To Vote Imminently On Budget Amendment to Defund Medical Marijuana Raids

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on June 19, 2014June 21, 2022

Senate members are expected to vote imminently in regard to language that seeks to bar the US Justice Department from interfering in activities that are compliant with state medical cannabis laws.

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White House
  • Activism

Founder’s Blog: The Gift from Obama

  • by Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel
  • Posted on June 10, 2014June 21, 2022

Many marijuana smokers were thrilled when Barack Obama became president since he’d previously “outed” himself…

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White House
  • Activism

18 Members of Congress Call on President Obama to Remove Marijuana from Schedule I

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on February 12, 2014June 21, 2022

Earlier today, 18 members of Congress signed onto a letter that was delivered to President…

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Gateway Alcohol
  • Activism

President Obama: Marijuana Less Dangerous Than Alcohol; Legalization in WA and CO “Important”

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on January 19, 2014June 21, 2022

In a profile published online over the weekend in New Yorker magazine, President Barack Obama…

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