History of NORML Awards <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="150"> <tbody><tr> <td> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="150"> <tbody><tr> <td></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table align="right" border="1" bordercolor="#cccc99" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td>Photos </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws presents awards at NORML events, legal seminars and conferences in recognition of extraordinary activism, academic study or political and cultural leadership in the field of marijuana and marijuana policy reform. The awards are named in honor of the lifetime work of their namesake. Lester Grinspoon Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="12%">2000</td> <td valign="top">Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D and John Morgan, M.D.</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2001</td> <td valign="top">Ira Glasser, Director, ACLU </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2002</td> <td valign="top">Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D, Drug Policy Alliance</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2003</td> <td valign="top">Nadine Strossen, Esq., President, ACLU and Woody Harrelson</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2004</td> <td valign="top">Melanie Dreher, Ph.D., R.N., Dean, University of Iowa School of Nursing</td></tr></tbody> </table> NORML's Lifetime Achievement Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="12%">2001</td> <td>Richard Cowan, www.marijuananews.com</td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>Jack Herer, author, Emperor Wears No Clothes</td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>Paul Kuhn, NORML Board of Directors</td></tr></tbody> </table> NORML's Media And Culture Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="12%">2001</td> <td>Ronn Mann, Director, Grass: The Movie</td></tr> <tr> <td width="12%">2004</td> <td>Steve Bloom, Editor, High Times Magazine</td></tr></tbody> </table> NORML's Outstanding Cannabis Advocate Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="12%">2003</td> <td>Elvy Musikka, Federal Medical Marijuana Patient</td></tr> <tr> <td width="12%">2004</td> <td>Chris Conrad, court qualified cannabis expert, and Mikki Norris, Cannabis Consumers Campaign</td></tr></tbody> </table> Peter McWilliams Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="12%">2001</td> <td valign="top">Terence Hallinan, District Attorney, San Francisco</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2002</td> <td valign="top">State Rep. Chris Giunchigliani, (D-NV), and State Sen. Mark Leno, (D-CA)</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2003</td> <td valign="top">Cheryl/Jim Miller & Mike/Valerie Corral</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2004</td> <td valign="top">Irv Rosenfeld, Federal Medical Marijuana Patient</td></tr></tbody> </table> Rufus King Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="12%">1999</td> <td valign="top">Doug Mickelsen</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2001</td> <td valign="top">Gov. Gary Johnson, (R-NM)</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%">2002</td> <td valign="top">State Sen. John Vasconcellos, (D-CA)</td></tr></tbody> </table> NORML's Student Activism Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="12%">2003</td> <td>Shawn Heller, Students for Sensible Drug Policy</td></tr> <tr> <td width="12%">2004</td> <td>Richard Bradford, Florida State University NORML</td></tr></tbody> </table> Pauline Sabine Award <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr><td width="12%">2004</td> <td>Mary Lynn Mathre, R.N., Patients Out Of Time</td></tr></tbody> </table> Link to article: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5925