Word: norml
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...have done research on the physiological effects of marijuana, and psychiatrists, teachers, and parents whose daily exposure to children who use the drug makes them experts on the psychological effects of marijuana. In your article, you quote a spokeswoman from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), who thought the parents and teachers were not qualified to testify at the hearings. In light of the evidence presented that indicates that the use of marijuana causes an "amotivational syndrome," I thought it appropriate for parents and teachers to testify on the effects of marijuana use on behavior...
...National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) was not invited to testify for the hearings because "the purpose of the hearings was to bring out the medical and biological effects, not to discuss decriminalization," Charlie Borden, a Mathias aide, said yesterday...
Parents and school officials should, therefore, not have been allowed to testify, Alice O'Leary, coordinator of medical and health information for NORML, said yesterday...