Tag Archives: NORML

MORE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR CANNABIS POSSESSION THAN ALL VIOLENT CRIMES PUT TOGETHER IN THE US LAST YEAR

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By John Vibes Source: Waking Times With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states, it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over. However, cannabis users still represent … Continue reading →

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The Growing Acceptance of Marijuana Smoking in Society

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Luther Blissett

By Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel Source: NORML Blog We are at a tipping point in this country regarding the legalization of marijuana, and it is exhilarating to experience the ending of prohibition and the start of legalization. Even as … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Reefer Madness the Movie Musical

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Luther Blissett

The earliest version of Reefer Madness was released in 1936. It was financed by a church group who intended it to be a morality tale warning parents of supposed dangers of cannabis use and helped prime the public for prohibitionist … Continue reading →

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Afroman Remakes “Because I Got High” to Support Legalization

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Luther Blissett

By Sabrina Fendrick Source: Norml Nearly fifteen years after the release of “Because I Got High”- a song well known for poking fun at overzealous reefer madness rhetoric – Afroman is ready to jump headfirst back into the marijuana limelight. … Continue reading →

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