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What is NORML?
Mission Statement
Tulsa NORML's mission is to move public opinion to support the repeal of marijuana prohibition so that the responsible use of cannabis by adults is no longer subject to penalty.
About NORML
Since its founding in 1970, NORML has provided a voice in the public policy debate for those Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition and favor an end to the practice of arresting marijuana smokers. A nonprofit public-interest advocacy group, NORML represents the interests of the tens of millions of Americans who smoke marijuana responsibly.
Because NORML lobbies state and federal legislators, donations to NORML are not tax deductible. During the 1970s, NORML led the successful efforts to decriminalize minor marijuana offenses in 11 states and significantly lower marijuana penalties in all others.
Today NORML continues to lead the fight to reform state and federal marijuana laws, whether by voter initiative or through the elected legislatures. NORML serves as an informational resource to the national media on marijuana-related stories, providing a perspective to offset the anti-marijuana propaganda from the government; lobbies state and federal legislators in support of reform legislation; publishes a regular newsletter; hosts, along with the NORML Foundation, an informative web site and an annual conference; and serves as the umbrella group for a national network of citizen-activists committed to ending marijuana prohibition and legalizing marijuana.
The oldest and largest marijuana legalization organization in the country, NORML maintains a professional staff in Washington, DC, headed by Executive Director Allen St. Pierre, and a network of volunteer state and local NORML Chapters across the country.
Updates
Recent Additions
According to new poll, majority of Americans support marijuana legalization
December 10th, 2009 By: Russ Belville, NORML Outreach Coordinator
53% support for marijuana legalization! This...
Will Foster is Free! He Walked Out of Prison in Oklahoma Today
November 25th, 2009 By: Phillip Smith, Chronicle Blog
Medical marijuana patient Will Foster is a free man. According to a phone call I just received from his partner, Susan Mueller, Foster was released...
Recommendation of Release by Will Foster's Judge
November 12th, 2009 By: Garret Overstreet, Tulsa NORML
The judge in Will Foster's case recommended Wednesday that Will Foster be released and not sent back to prison. This came as a surprise Wednesday...
BREAKING NEWS: California Lawmakers To Debate Marijuana Legalization Tomorrow!
October 27th, 2009: By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
California state lawmakers arescheduled to hear testimony tomorrow in support of taxing and regulating the commercial production and distribution of marijuana for adults age 21 and...
Four Prohibition Pragmatists And A Drug War Whore
October 25th, 2009: By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director
A quick review from this week's avalanche of cannabis-related news, comes a stark contrast that reveals: Four Prohibition Pragmatists And A Drug War Whore
Prohibition Pragmaticism
Wisconsin - When...
