UPDATE April 30 – After over 3,400 letters and emails were sent from NORML supporters in opposition to this bill, it was pulled from consideration this year. April 23 – Dale Gieringer of California NORML spoke today at a rally in Sacramento against a bill that would make any amount of marijuana or drugs in …
Over 300 people attended California NORML’s conference marking the 100th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California, held January 26 & 27 at Ft. Mason Conference Center in San Francisco. The conference began with presentations on the history of cannabis prohibition and the resistance to it. The Board of Pharmacy pushed for a law in 1913 …
Update April 30, 2013 – The Senate Public Safety Committee refused to pass the Correa DUI bill, but it may be re-introduced. March 26, 2013 – Despite growing public support for marijuana legalization, drug warriors are seeking to tighten the screws on consumers by imposing new and tougher drug testing rules that have nothing to …
UPDATE April 30 – After over 3,400 letters and emails were sent from NORML supporters in opposition to this bill, it was pulled from consideration this year. UPDATE April 18 – Over 2,000 letters and emails have been sent in opposition to Correa DUI Bill SB289 Please send your email today Head radio spot to …
Kudos to Rep. Eric Swalwell, the southern East Bay’s new Congress member, for co-sponsoring the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act, the States’ Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, and other marijuana reform bills. Thanks too to our local activists and supporters who helped bring this issue to Rep. Swalwell’s attention. – Dale Gieringer, Cal NORML Former …
CaNORML 2012 Accomplishments and Plans for 2013 In 2012, CalNORML fought off bad bills in Sacramento, advanced good ones, protested federal involvement, and continued to work at local levels on policy. We will kick off 2013 with a conference to mark the 100th anniversary of cannabis prohibition in California and plan for the end of …
February 5 – The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center, a case determining whether or not a county may ban medical marijuana dispensaries within its borders. The justices, appearing at a special session at the hundredth anniversary of the UCSF law school, were equally hard …
LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO FILES OF THE CONFERENCE, HOSTED BY KMUD RADIO Hear Ann Lee’s speech. Hear John Gilmore’s speech. Read more about the conference. Michael Aldrich: Cannabis Pioneer CalNORML Director Dale Gieringer speaks on the Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California Author Mike Gray on how the country went Drug Crazy. Graham Boyd …
UPDATE January 29, 2014 – The Board voted in an outdoor ban, to take effect in 30 days, overriding the Planning Commission’s recommendation to allow outdoor grows on larger parcels. Read more. UPDATE January 16, 2013 – The Shasta Board has established a medical marijuana advisory committee, and expects to take up the issue again …
January 3, 2013 – For years, law enforcement officials have been blaming Mexican “cartels” for illegal marijuana growing in California’s national forests. For years, Cal NORML has told the press that there is no evidence of any organized “cartel” involvement in domestic MJ production. Rather, production is highly disorganized, with many teams of Mexicans – …