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01-07-2005, 12:43 PM
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Save The Date: NORML Announces 2005 National Conference In San Francisco
January 6, 2005 - Washington, DC, USA
Washington, DC: NORML is pleased to announce that the 2005 National NORML Conference will take place March 31-April 2 at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Featured speakers at this year's event will include new NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre, best selling travel author, television host and NORML Advisory Board member Rick Steves, Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann; as well as physicians, nurses and healthcare specialists, medical cannabis patients and activists, legal experts, hemp industry leaders, High Times Magazine's editors, cultivation experts, authors, members of NORML's board of directors and many others. According to NORML's new executive director Allen St. Pierre, "This year's conference marks NORML's return to the Bay area, which was host to NORML's highly successful 2002 and 2003 annual gatherings, and will offer attendees a unique opportunity to network with other marijuana law reformers." "This year's reduced hotel room rate, coupled with free parking for hotel patrons in one of the most 'cannabis-friendly' cities in America sounds like a prescription to me for fun and education. If a person is serious about changing America's misguided cannabis laws, the annual NORML conference is the gathering place for medical cannabis patients, cannabis consumers and concerned citizens." Lodging at the Cathedral Hill Hotel for conference attendees is available at a specially reduced rate by calling 1-800-622-0855 or by visiting www.cathedralhillhotel.com and referring to the code 'NORML'. Complete conference information - including a full listing of speakers, panel discussions, and after-hour events - will be available shortly on the NORML website. Link to article: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6399     
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01-07-2005, 12:45 PM
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I'd really like to make the trip out there for this. I've been wanting to hear Ethan Nadelmann speak, and wouldn't mind hearing Allen St. Pierre either. Though I will miss Keith Stroup.
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02-17-2005, 05:47 AM
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2005 Conference
 Get Up, Stand Up! Stand Up For Your Rights! San Francisco, CA Where do freedom-loving citizens like YOU gather annually? March 31 - April 2, 2005 Answer: The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law's annual conference!
Where: Cathedral Hill Hotel  Join special guests and very important smokers like:
"This year's reduced hotel room rate, coupled with free parking for hotel patrons in one of the most 'NORML-friendly' cities in America sounds like a prescription to me for fun and education. If a person is serious about changing America's misguided cannabis laws, the annual NORML conference is the gathering place for medical cannabis patients, cannabis consumers and concerned citizens." Complete conference information - including this year's conference agenda and guide to after-hour events - will be available shortly.  Link to article: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6437
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02-17-2005, 06:08 AM
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The annual NORML conference brings together grassroots supporters and political activists to analyze strategy and review developments over the past year; plan strategy for the coming year, and hear from leaders in the drug law reform movement. They're also a great place to network with drug law reform advocates from across the country.  Last edited by IndianaToker : 02-17-2005 at 06:08 AM. Reason: Grammer.
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02-28-2005, 02:38 PM
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2005 Speakers
Join special guests, very important smokers, and supporters of decriminalization like:
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Agenda
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Stand Up! Stand Up For Your Rights! Cathedral Hill Hotel San Francisco, California
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03-04-2005, 06:47 AM
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Registration
If you have questions, please contact NORML by phone at 888-67-NORML or e-mail norml@norml.org.
Link to Registration: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6439
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03-31-2005, 06:20 PM
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Cutting Through The Haze
By Chris Durant The Times-Standard
Source: Times-Standard The 2005 National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws conference begins today in San Francisco and, this being Humboldt County, issues discussed in presentations and focus groups there will be of great interest to many people, on both sides of the issue, here. Over the next three days, people in the forefront of advocating for the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana will offer their views and strategies on the topic. Those highlights and core points will be reported in a series of Times-Standard stories. But there are definitely many sides to the issue. Below, Humboldt County law enforcement officials offer their thoughts on the issue of legalizing marijuana. Paul Gallegos, Humboldt County District Attorney "I think it should be decriminalized," Gallegos said. "The criminalization of marijuana is leading to the deaths of too many people over a drug that, in and of itself, is not dangerous. We must re-evaluate our position on this. There are too many other more serious issues facing our communities than marijuana and our continued efforts in this regard divert us from the important tasks at hand." Gallegos said the marijuana cases aren't an "overwhelming burden," but office time and resources could be better spent on other issues. "There are better ways to regulate it than making it illegal," Gallegos said. "Ultimately, that's for the Legislature to decide." Gallegos said the fact that marijuana goes for $4,000 to $5,000 a pound is a big incentive for someone to rob, hurt or kill others. "It's a very profitable substance because it's illegal," Gallegos said. "If it became legal, I certainly think it would reduce some crime." He referred to several recent Humboldt County homicide cases where marijuana was involved. "I know many disagree with me on this issue," Gallegos said. "I know that many will claim that this position is a result of permissiveness. It is not. I know the costs of marijuana use. I have seen it and I see it every day. My position is based on clear understanding that we will protect our youth and our citizens better by decriminalizing it and regulating than we do by outlawing it." Sgt. Wayne Hanson, Head of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department's Drug Enforcement Unit His department is paid and required to enforce the laws made in Sacramento, Hanson said. "And since it's illegal, it's illegal," he said of marijuana. "If it became legal, we'd cease." Hanson did offer some of his own personal views on the prohibition of marijuana. "Society can't handle the alcoholism, with domestic violence and drunken driving," Hanson said. "So if you legalize another drug..." Hanson also mentioned the current economic impact marijuana cultivation has on the entire county, with the sales of real estate, vehicles and supplies. "If you legalize marijuana, who knows what would happen to the economy of the county," Hanson said. "But that's not a reason to change any laws." Randy Mendosa, Arcata Police Chief Mendosa prefers to stay out of the politics of the issue. "Both of their arguments have valid points," Mendosa said. "But my job is to enforce the laws. I leave the politics up to the legislative branch of government." Mendosa said that marijuana is a "significant" part of cases his department deals with, especially in the downtown area and the parks. "It generates a lot of citizen complaints," Mendosa said. Articles covering the NORML conference will appear in the Times-Standard over the next three days. Complete Title: Cutting Through The Haze: Local Law Enforcement Comment on Pot Legalization Issues Source: Times-Standard (CA) Author: Chris Durant The Times-Standard Published: Thursday, March 31, 2005 Copyright: 2005 MediaNews Group, Inc. Contact: editor@times-standard.com Website: http://www.times-standard.com/ Link to article: http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread20431.shtml
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04-02-2005, 03:51 AM
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First Day of NORML Conference
By Chris Durant, The Times-Standard Source: Times-Standard San Francisco, California -- One panel member at the 2005 National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws conference said the event was like preaching to the choir. If that's the case then the choir was fully attentive during the first day of the conference here Thursday. NORML's Executive Director, Allen St. Pierre, addressed the crowd of about 200 at the Cathedral Hill Hotel. "I don't see a bright and endearing future," St. Pierre said. He said that a majority of the responsible adults who smoke marijuana are unorganized and not connected. "We're very frustrated being too white middle class and male oriented," St. Pierre said. San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi welcomed the crowd to the city saying that he learned of NORML from his mother in the '70s. He also said the local and state initiatives were a way to show the "misguided federal government" that people were "responsible enough." Mirkarimi said medical marijuana wasn't a police issue but a public health department issue. The first panel discussion was a rundown of how state and local initiatives from around the country fared in the recent elections. Moderator Dominic Holden of the Washington NORML chapter said when reports of the initiatives and efforts show up in the media even if they're defeated it's still helpful. "It means our movement always has momentum," Holden said. Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project said 17 out of 18 local initiatives passed in the last election and one out of three statewide efforts won. "Last year was a banner year for initiatives," Kampia said. But Kampia also said the time for initiatives may be ending. "The best states have been taken," Kampia said. The future of legalization efforts may take place in state capital buildings. "Push hard in the legislature and whip up the people," Kampia said. He said state legislation is cheaper than the initiative process. Kampia referred to an upcoming initiative that will appear on the November 2006 ballot in Nevada that will "wipe out prohibition entirely." The details of the initiative include no penalties for someone who's 21 or older to have up to an ounce of marijuana and the opportunity to buy it legally. The penalties for driving under the influence of marijuana and selling pot to a minor would stiffen and taxation of marijuana are also part of the initiative. Panelists also gave tips to those aspiring to start efforts in their areas. "Have a thick skin because the rejection is constant," said Steve Epstein with the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition. Alaskan attorney Ken Jacobes of Alaskans for Marijuana Regulation and Control described what the movement is up against. "We're fighting decades of misinformation," Jacobes said. John Sajo with Voter Power in Oregon, who recently was behind a losing marijuana ballot initiative in his state, told the crowd, "We are winning." "Throughout history people have been winning wars by losing battles," Sajo said. Dan Viets, a NORML board member and Missouri attorney recently behind successful initiatives in that state, said statistics favor high voter turnout for marijuana ballot measures. "We do better when more people are voting," Viets said. | |
