Check In

Building a Successful NORML Chapter

• Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director

Communications Breakout (each 25 minutes, run twice)

1. How to Talk to the Media - Press releases, pitching stories, talking to reporters, and understanding sound bytes.
   Trainer: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
2. Face to Face Meetings - Personal story development, elevator pitches, and other communications tactics.
   Trainer: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
3. Communications - How to build a communications calendar, Newsletter, Action Network, Social Media.
   Trainer: Jenn Michelle Pedini, NORML Development Director

Help Us, Help You

1. Leveraging NORML's network to amplify your efforts
2. Tracking state level legislation with action alerts and driving citizen support
3. Semi-weekly leadership calls and how to teach your trades

Check In

2018 Marijuana Midterms

• Erik Altieri, NORML Executive Director

Marijuana as a Social, Racial, and Gender Justice Issue

• Nelson Guerrero, CannaCulturual NORML
• Claire Guthrie Gastanaga, ACLU of Virginia Executive Director
• Edie Moore, Chicago NORML
• Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University Law Professor, NORML Board of Directors
• Moderator: Kyndra Miller, NORML Board of Directors

Opioids and Medical Marijuana

• Rachel DiGrazia, Maryland NORML
• Patricia C Frye, MD
• Chanda Macias, PhD
• Moderator: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Michael J. Kennedy Social Justice Award

• Recipient: Michael E. Tigar
• Introductory Video: Eleanora Kennedy
• Introductory Comments: Prior award winner, Gerald H. Goldstein

Lunch

How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Anyway: A Look at Pending Federal Policy and Politics

• Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director

Legalization 2018: On the Ballot and in the Statehouse

• Dan Viets, Missouri NORML, NORML Board of Directors
• Brad Forrester, Michigan NORML
• Cyn Ferguson, Delaware NORML
• Evan Nison, New Jersey NORML, NORML Board of Directors
• Moderator: Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director

Break

US Attorneys: The Most Important Players in Reform No One Knows About

• Barry Grissom, former US Attorney, Kansas
• Bill Nettles, former US Attorney, South Carolina
• Moderator: Keith Stroup, NORML Founder and Legal Counsel

The Influence of Cannabis on Driving Performance and Accident Risk

• Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Marijuana, Trump, and Republicans

• Darin Gardner, Jochum Shore & Trossevin PC
• John Hudak, Brookings Institute
• Jeff Vanderslice, former staff for Representative Rohrabacher, CATO Institute
• Moderator: Jenn Michelle Pedini, NORML Development Director

Break

NORML Lobby Day Launch

• Remarks from supportive members of Congress.
• Location provided to registered attendees.