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...Chiefs of Police Association opposed Question 2 (due of the enforcement challenges that it presents), these very organizations could make their own—and citizens’—lives much easier by supporting movements such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which seek to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act Schedule I list. This list, which claims to include and does include drugs (1) with a high potential for addiction, (2) no medical use and (3) a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug under medical supervision. Schedule...
...raised in River Vale, New Jersey • Father was a radio newscaster and editor at NBC News. Mother was a nurse. • Studied literature at Cornell University • Notorious night owl and self-described control freak • Is a proud pot smoker and is on the advisory board of NORML, an organization that promotes legalization of marijuana • Has never married and says he is a "committed bachelor" • In 2004, former girlfriend Coco Johnsen sued him for $9 million, saying he promised to marry and support her. The lawsuit was thrown out by a California judge. • Loves dogs...
...jail and $1,000 fine. Nevada sends its pot users - possessing any amount - into rehab or treatment and imposes a $600 fee. Federal law calls for a year in jail and $1,000 for anyone caught with any amount. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) says there are 65,000-85,000 people incarcerated in this country for cannabis-related reasons...
...NORML spokesman Allen St. Pierre points out that the law is growing increasingly lenient in many other places. In Alaska, there's no jail or fine for holders of an ounce or less in their homes. In Nebraska, possession of less than an ounce is simply a civil citation. In Ohio, no criminal record is kept of a minor misdemeanor, that is, possession of less than 100 grams. Since the 1970s, the home-rule cities of Ann Arbor and Madison - who are allowed by their states to let city regulations supersede state laws for the most part - have simply imposed...
10/18/03—Upon returning from a day outing of the Boston chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) to the Pink Floyd Laser Light Show, I was greeted by a pair of tutors in he Quincy courtyard. Again, I did not return the hello but I did expound, at length, on my theory of universal origins...