National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Abbreviation | NORML |
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Established | 1970 (54 years ago) |
Founders | Keith Stroup |
Legal status | 501(c)(4) organization |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Website | www |
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML
History
NORML was founded in 1970 by
By the middle of the 1970s, Playboy owner Hugh Hefner's financial support through the Playboy Foundation set NORML apart from its predecessors, making it the premier decriminalization advocacy group. At one point, Hefner was donating $100,000 a year to NORML.[6]
The organization has a large grassroots network with 135 chapters and over 550 lawyers. NORML holds annual conferences and
In 1989,
Media and activism
In the
In early 2009, a petition to President
Also in early 2009, when the
On February 15, 2010, a 15-second flash animation from NORML discussing the potential economic and financial benefit of legalized marijuana was deemed by CBS to be "too political" to display on billboards in New York City's Times Square. This drew criticism in the blogosphere and accusations of hypocrisy on Twitter, since CBS had recently aired an anti-abortion television spot during the 2010 Super Bowl.[14] CBS reversed its decision and the ad was debuted on the CBS Times Square Superscreen on April 20, 2010.[15]
Sub-organizations
NORML Foundation
The NORML Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization[16] that conducts educational and research activities. Examples of the NORML Foundation's advocacy work is a detailed 2006 report, Emerging Clinical Applications For Cannabis.[17] A comprehensive report with county-by-county marijuana arrest data, Crimes of Indiscretion: Marijuana Arrest in America, was published in 2005.[18]
In October 1998, NORML Foundation published the NORML Report on U.S. Domestic Marijuana Production that was widely cited in the mainstream media. The report methodically estimated the value and number of cannabis plants grown in 1997, finding that Drug Enforcement Administration, state and local law enforcement agencies seized 32% of domestic cannabis plants planted that year. According to the report, "Marijuana remains the fourth largest cash crop in America despite law enforcement spending an estimated $10 billion annually to pursue efforts to outlaw the plant."[19] Recent studies show that marijuana is larger than all other cash crops combined.[20]
In 2002, the organization used ads containing quotes by New York City mayor
State and local chapters
International chapters
NORML international chapters:[22]
- NORML Canada
- NORML France
- NORML Ireland
- NORML New Zealand
- NORML South Africa
- NORML UK
See also
References
- ^ "Adult-Use". NORML. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "About NORML". NORML. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Find a Chapter". NORML. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "International Chapters". NORML. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Joshua Clark Davis. (November 6, 2014). The Long Marijuana-Rights Movement. Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Joshua Clark Davis, The Business of Getting High: Head Shops, Countercultural Capitalism, and the Marijuana Legalization Movement, The Sixties: A Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, Summer 2015
- ^ Carlson, Peter (January 4, 2005). "Exhale, Stage Left". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "NORML Elects Budget Travel Guru Rick Steves as New Board President". MERRY JANE. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "NORML: Frequently Asked Questions". National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
- ^ Scott Eden (April 30, 2009). "Kellogg Beats Targets Despite Weaker Sales". TheStreet. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Kellogg - Reputation Scores". vanno.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ "Dumping Phelps Over Bong Rip Damages Kellogg's Brand Reputation". The Business Insider. February 23, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Graham, Nicholas (February 24, 2009). "Kellogg's Brand Damaged By Dumping Michael Phelps". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "CBS rejects NORML legalization billboard, but accepts "Black Children are an Endangered Species" anti-abortion billboard". NORML. February 15, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "Foundation To Launch Second NYC Times Square Billboard Campaign New Ad Debuts On April 20 On The CBS Super Screen". NORML. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "The Norml Foundation | Washington, DC | Cause IQ". www.causeiq.com.
- ^ "Recent Research on Medical Marijuana". National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. February 3, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ^ "Crimes of Indiscretion". National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. March 7, 2005. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ^ "NORML Report on U.S. Domestic Marijuana Production". National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. March 7, 2005. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- ^ Bailey, Eric (December 18, 2006). "Pot is called biggest cash crop". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Pot Use is NORML: Drugwar.com Archived June 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "International Chapters".
Further reading
- Davis, Joshua Clark (2015). "The business of getting high: head shops, countercultural capitalism, and the marijuana legalization movement". The Sixties. 8 (1): 27–49. S2CID 142795620.
External links
- Official website
- High in America -- The True Story Behind NORML and the Politics of Marijuana (by Patrick Anderson)