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NORML's 1996 Weekly Media Releases

December 19, 1996

• Latest High School Senior Survey Data Fuels Anti-Drug Rhetoric: NORML Responds To Calls To Escalate Drug War

December 12, 1996

• Drug Reform Measure Signed Into Law In Arizona
• (Meanwhile) Drug Czar, Secretary Of Transportation Reaffirm Federal Drug Testing Laws
• Dennis Peron, Others To Appear In Court Next Week

December 3, 1996

• Rhetoric Mounts Over Medical Marijuana Issue

November 26, 1996

• U.S. Senate To Hold Hearing Regarding Medical Marijuana Initiatives

November 21, 1996

• Office Of National Drug Control Policy Restates Opposition To Medical Marijuana Initiatives
• (Meanwhile) Drug Czar's Office Refuses NORML Meeting
• Supreme Court Overturns Ohio Traffic Stop Decision
• German State Plans To Sell Marijuana Over The Counter

November 14, 1996

• Drug Czar Holds Meeting With California Law Enforcement To Discuss New State Medical Marijuana Law
• Medical Marijuana Supporters Plan 'Effective, Responsible' Procedures, Legislation To Implement Proposition 215
• Arizona Governor May Veto Voter Approved Initiative
• Buyers' Club Activists Plead 'Morally Not Guilty' At Arraignment
• CBS MORNING NEWS WILL AIR A COMPREHENSIVE FEATURE ON STATE MARIJUANA REFORM EFFORTS THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, AT 8:10 AM (EDT)

November 6, 1996

• California, Arizona Voters Approve Initiatives In Favor Of Medical Marijuana

October 30, 1996

• Making The Case For Medical Marijuana

October 23, 1996

• American Nurses Association Reviews Medical Marijuana
• Iowa Man Faces Prison Term For Using Marijuana To Ease Pain
• Clinton Proposes Drug Testing Teenage Applicants For Driver's Licenses
• California Man Fired From Job After Charged With Growing Marijuana

October 17, 1996

• DEA Herbicide Under Fire From Hawaii Residents; Locals Complain Of Nausea, Other Ailments Due To Spraying
• Drug Tax Ruled Unconstitutional By Texas Appeals Court
• Drug Enforcement Administration Attacks California Medical Marijuana Measure

October 17, 1996

• Marijuana Arrests For 1995 Most Ever; FBI Data Confirm Clinton's Marijuana War To Be Toughest Yet

October 10, 1996

• Multiple Sclerosis Patient To Travel To Washington For Medical Marijuana; Husband To Push Wheelchair For 250-Mile Walk
• NORML Chapter Challenges Harassment Of Students With Hemp Jewelry
• Dole Aide Reportedly Used Pot In College
• Oregon Cannabis Tax Act Aims For 1998 Election

October 3, 1996

• Political Cartoonist Supports Proposition 215, Angers State Attorney General
• Supreme Court To Rule On Drug Testing Of Political Candidates
• Ohio High School Cracks Down On Hemp

September 26, 1996

• Government Marijuana Researcher Speaks Favorably About Marijuana's Medical Utility
• House Holds Hearing On Adolescent Drug Use
• Marijuana Medicine And Hemp Exposition To Take Place This Weekend
• Mass/Cann NORML Rally Draws At Least 50,000

September 19, 1996

• Los Angeles Cannabis Buyers' Club Busted; Third Raid Since August Sparks Outrage Among Cannabis Community
• (Meanwhile) Alternative Therapies Group Distributes Medical Marijuana To San Francisco's Sick
• Washington State Supreme Court To Tackle Medical Marijuana Issue
• California Polls Show Voters Strongly Favor Medical Marijuana Initiative
• Los Angeles County AIDS Commission Rebukes U.S. Drug Czar, Endorses Proposition 215
• Sheriff May Have Violated Election Laws While Opposing NORML Ballot Initiative
• Mass/Cann NORML Rally Expected To Draw More Than 50,000

September 12, 1996

• Califano Attacks Attitudes Of Baby-Boomer Parents Regarding Adolescent Mariiuana Use
• Libertarian Presidential Candidate Attacks Dole Proposals To Increase Drug War
• Virginia County To Force Convicted Drug Offenders To Name Their Suppliers
• Anti-Drug Group Returns Donation After NORML Chapter Files Complaint Alleging Campaign Finance Violations
• Case Of Medical Marijuana Activist To Be Heard September 30

September 5, 1996

• Drug Czar Says He Welcomes NORML's Participation In Drug Debate
• Senate Holds Special Hearing On Teen Drug Use
• California Re-Enacts Temporary Smoke A Joint, Lose Your License Bill
• Marijuana Activists Arrested On Trespassing Charges After Being Banned From Attending Public Rally
• Juror Held In Contempt After Refusing To Convict Drug Offender

August 29, 1996

• State Looks Into Filing Tax Violations Against Marijuana Club Proprietors
• Governor Signs Law Reinvigorating State Medical Marijuana Research Program
• Cincinnati Buyers' Club Founder Pleads Guilty To Reduced Marijuana Charges
• NORML Chapter Files Complaint After Voters Strike Down Ballot Proposal To Decriminalize Marijuana
• Dutch Cities Get Into The Marijuana Business
• Dole Calls For Larger Military Presence In Drug War
• America's Prison Population More Than Doubles In A Decade

August 21, 1996

• Latest Edition Of Household Survey Fuels Election Year Fodder; NORML Responds To Calls To Escalate The Drug War
• Study To Determine Whether Marijuana Helps Individuals Suffering From AIDS Wasting Syndrome Rejected By National Institutes of Health
• Swiss State To Legalize Marijuana
• Board Strikes Down Proposal To Declare Medical Marijuana 'Emergency' For San Francisco's Sick
• (Meanwhile) San Francisco Church Sponsors Medical Marijuana Giveaway

August 15, 1996

• Law Enforcement Bust Cannabis Buyers' Club In Key West, Florida; Founder, One Other Arrested On Felony Marijuana Charges
• Two State Medical Associations Endorse Proposition 215
• (Meanwhile) Judge Orders Changes in Misleading Ballot Argument Against Proposition 215
• Michigan City Residents Vote No To Local Measure To Decriminalize Marijuana
• Scottish Senior Judge Says Cannabis Decriminalization Should Be Considered
• Small Town Mayor Indicted On Marijuana Charges After Allegedly Growing Marijuana For Educational Purposes

August 8, 1996

• San Francisco Buyers' Club Raided, Closed By State Authorities
• Buyers' Club Raid Spurs Resolution To Declare Medical Marijuana Emergency; Issue To Be Examined At August 15 Hearing
• (Meanwhile) Oakland City Council Passes Resolution To Ensure Local Law Enforcement Do Not Arrest Medical Marijuana Users

August 1, 1996

• Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Research Program May Breathe New Life From Assembly Measure
• Update: Welfare Reform Bill Amendment Altered To Deny Federal Benefits To Those Convicted On Felony Drug Charges Only
• California Law Enforcement Must Procure A Warrant Before Using Heat Scanning Devices
• Update: Partnership For A Drug Free America Agrees To Modify Ad Criticized As Patently Homophobic

July 25, 1996

• Conservative California Readership Strongly Supports Medical Marijuana Initiative
• Welfare Reform Bill Amended To Deny Convicted Drug Users Federal Benefits
• Thousands Expected To Gather On Washington State Capitol In Support Of Marijuana Legalization
• Anti-Drug Ad Called Homophobic By Gay Watchdog Group

July 18, 1996

• USA Today Endorses Access To Medical Marijuana
• NORML Chapter Places Advertising Billboards On Buses
• Man Sentenced To Probation After Killing Individual He Suspected Sold His Son Marijuana
• Law That Allows Citizens To Sue Drug Dealers For Damages Moves Forward In California
• PBS Special To Focus On Human Rights Violations And The Drug War

July 11, 1996

• Update: Teacher Under Fire For Hemp Presentation
• High Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Rulings Requiring 'Exigent Circumstances' To Justify Warrantless Searches Of Automobiles
• Washington Activists Gear Up For November Election

July 3, 1996

• License Suspension In Drug Cases Upheld By Ohio Supreme Court
• American Farm Bureau Pens Article In Support Of Hemp
• California Congressman Signs On To Federal Medical Marijuana Bill
• Religious Organization Endorses California Medical Marijuana Proposal

June 27, 1996

• American Medical Association Shelves Report Drafted By NORML Board Member; 'Harm Reduction' Placed On Back Burner For Now
• Canadian Marijuana Reform Debate Yields Few Results
• Supreme Court Upholds Civil Forfeiture In Drug Cases
• Federal Government Unveils New Plan To Target Drug Use Among Adolescents
• California High Court Rules That Judges Are Not Mandated To Impose 'Three Strikes' Law
• Florida To Adopt Standards Regarding Hair Testing
• Canadians Nationwide Set To Celebrate Cannabis Day On July 1

June 20, 1996

• University Of Mississippi Denies Assertion Of California Narcotics Officers; Researcher Calls Claim Of Over 10,000 Studies Documenting TheHarmful Effects Of Marijuana Groundless
• DEA Agent Specializes In Stopping Medical Marijuana Efforts
• Conference Gathers Experts To Explore Marijuana's Medicinal Value
• Legal Medical Marijuana Patients, Proponents Speak Before American Nurses Association

June 13, 1996

• Medical Marijuana Initiative Qualifies For November Ballot
• Victorian Politicians Reject Marijuana Decriminalization
• Environmentalists Voice Concern Over State's Decision To Spray Marijuana With Pesticides
• Medical Marijuana User, Activist To Be Arraigned On Felony Marijuana Charge
• Supreme Court Rules On Traffic Stops
• Chicago Bulls Coach Attributes Team's Success To Hemp

June 6, 1996

• Cheers Star Plants Hemp In Kentucky
• And Pays The Price Harrelson Hopes To Challenge Federal Law By Act Of Civil Disobedience
• Majority Of Police Chiefs Admit That War On Drugs Is Unsuccessful
• Small Town Mayor Claims She Was Unaware That Growing Marijuana Was Illegal
• Charges Dropped Against California Medical Marijuana User

May 30, 1996

• Marijuana Reform Debate In Full Force In Canadian Federal Government
• Black Motorists Subject To Stops And Searches On I-95 More Often Than Whites
• Repeat Felony Marijuana Possession Penalties Reduced In Missouri
• Dennis Peron Leaves Cannabis Buyers Club
• City Commission Urges Citizens To Just say No To NORML Ballot Proposal

May 23, 1996

• Federal Representative Continues Probe Into Potential Misuse Of Federal Power At Anti-NORML Demonstration
• Modified Hemp Measure Becomes Law In Vermont
• South Australia's Director Of Public Prosecutions Recommends The State Grow Cannabis

May 16, 1996

• Hawaii State Legislature Passes Hemp Resolution
• California Secretary Of State Issues Raw Count For Medical Marijuana Petition
• Oregon Marijuana Initiative Approaches Required Number Of Signatures To Be Placed On Ballot
• Railroad Accident Data Shows Few Benefits From Random Drug Testing
• Drug Czar Critical Of Amount Of Money Spent Fighting Drugs: Calls Record Setting FY 1997 Budget Lean
• Dealers Caught Close To Churches To Face Stiffer Penalties

May 9, 1996

• Federal Judge Speaks Out Against Drug WarEndorses Program To Stop Arresting Marijuana Consumers
• Federal Medical Marijuana Bill Attracts Additional Sponsors
• Navajo Hemp Crop Under Fire From Feds
• Drug Czar Admits Most People Who Experiment With Drugs 'Walk Away' Without Problems

May 2, 1996

• White House Unveils New Drug Strategy
• Update: Judge Suspends Sentence Against Quadriplegic Who Used Marijuana As Medicine
• NORML Chapter's Marijuana Measure To Be Placed On City Ballot
• Update: Cincinnati Buyers Club Founder Pleads Not Guilty To Felony Pot Charges

April 25, 1996

• Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads For California Ballot
• Vermont Senate Approves Hemp Legislation:However, State Still A Long Ways Away From Cultivation
• $250 Million Appropriation Request From New Drug Czar Stresses Source Reduction, Interdiction
• Cincinnati Buyers Club Founder To Face Felony Drug Charges
• Woody Harrelson Withholds Taxes To Protest Industrial Hemp Prohibition

April 18, 1996

• DEAth In ColoradoHemp Cultivation Killed By House Agriculture Committee
• Medical Marijuana Initiative Enters Final WeekActivists Expect To Have Necessary Number Of Signatures
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Civil Forfeiture
• Cincinnati Buyers Club Founder To Face Grand Jury
• California Assembly Committee Votes For Tougher Pot Penalties
• Assemblyman Vasconcellos Introduces Medical Marijuana Bill For Second Year In A Row

April 11, 1996

• Missouri Hemp Bill Heard Before Senate Agriculture Committee
• Vermont Hemp Bill Meets Unexpected Opposition In Senate
• Tax Stamp Legislation Under Fire In Arizona
• Teacher To Sue After Losing His Job Over 20 Year Old Pot Charge
• Health Committee's Recommendations To Decriminalize Marijuana Scrapped After Political Backlash

April 4, 1996

• Colorado Senate Gives Green Light To Domestic Hemp Cultivation
• District Attorney To Take No Further Action In Medical Marijuana Distribution Case
• California Reports Record Numbers Of Marijuana Prisoners
• Prosecutors Seek To Seize Frequent-Flier Miles Of Man Convicted Of Marijuana Trafficking
• USA WEEKEND QuickPoll Indicates Majority Of Americans Favor Marijuana Decriminalization

March 28, 1996

• Federal Medical Marijuana Attracts Bi-Partisan Support; First Two Republicans Sign On To Bill
• Funding For Study On Medical Marijuana Allocated In Washington State Budget
• Domestic Hemp Cultivation Bill Heads To Colorado Senate
• Washington State Medical Marijuana User Found Guilty Of Drug Possession And Manufacture Charges
• Rally For Medical Marijuana To Be Held This Saturday

March 22, 1996

• Correction

March 21, 1996

• Industrial Hemp Planted On American Indian Soil...DC NORML, Virginia Activists Thwart Prohibitionist Movement In Virginia
• Court TV To Televise Medical Marijuana Trial
• Update: Charges Dismissed Against North Carolina Medical Marijuana User
• Medical Marijuana User, Quadriplegic Found Guilty Of Trafficking Charges

March 14, 1996

• Oakland City Council Issues Resolution Supporting Medical Marijuana
• Twice As Many Defendants Imprisoned For Marijuana Possession Under Tough Three Strikes Law Than For Violent Crimes, Study Indicates
• Vocal Medical Marijuana Activist, User Busted Following Television Appearance
• Washington State Activists File 1996 Hemp Initiative
• Bill To Eliminate Arizona Tax Stamp Legislation Pulled For Time Being

March 7, 1996

• NORML Testifies Before Congress; Executive Director Keith Stroup Tells Subcommittee That Far More Harm Is Caused By Marijuana Prohibition Than By Marijuana Itself
• New Drug Czar Sworn In; Clinton Proposes Massive Expansion Of White House Anti-Drug Efforts

February 29, 1996

• NORML Issues Principles Of Responsible Cannabis Use
• Vermont House Of Representatives Approves Hemp Cultivation Legislation
• Hemp To Be Planted On American Indian Soil
• Illinois Supreme Court Finds Cannabis Tax Stamps Unconstitutional
• California Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads Toward November State Ballot
• Cincinnati Buyers Club Founder Takes Offensive Following Police Raid

February 22, 1996

• Law Enforcement Raids Cincinnati Buyers Club
• Missouri Medical Marijuana Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Public Health Committee
• Hemp Businessman Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Prison
• America Online Poll Reports That 91 Percent Of Americans Favor Marijuana Decriminalization
• Man Held In Texas Jail Begins Hunger Strike To Protest Incarceration For Marijuana Possession
• Marin County Police Chief Supports Medical Marijuana Initiative
• Marijuana Reformers Demonstrate In New Zealand

February 15, 1996

• Update: Judge Drops Charges Against Medical Marijuana User Todd McCormick
• Medical Marijuana Sentence Reduction Bill Introduced in California
• Hemp Legislation Gathers Steam With Vermont Legislators
• Wait Till Next Year: Hawaii House Agriculture Committee Postpones Voting On Hemp Cultivation Bill Until 1997

February 8, 1996

• Actor Woody Harrelson Endorses Industrial Hemp; Hearings For Colorado Cultivation Bill Begin Today
• Circuit Court Ruling Allows For Religious Defense In Marijuana Cases
• Iowa Supreme Court Just Says No To Controversial License Suspension Law
• Medical Marijuana Patients To Rally On State Capitol Steps

February 1, 1996

• NORML Targets Republican Task Force: Urges Panel To Lift Ban On Medical Cannabis, Reconsider Decriminalization Of Marijuana
• Washington State Senators Introduce Legislation To Allow Research Of Medical Marijuana
• Pot Charges Against Legal Marijuana User Dismissed
• Trial Date Set In Johann Moore Case
• Washington Human Rights Group Criticizes Incoming Drug Czar
• CNN Marijuana Special Slated To Air On February 11

January 25, 1996

• Circuit Judge's Dissent In Urinalysis Case Could Spur Supreme Court Review
• Activists Intending To Sell Marijuana At The Super Bowl Gain National Exposure
• Defense Fund Established To Aid Man Charged With Marijuana Trafficking
• NORML Deputy Director To Publicly Debate Lee Brown, Finally!
• National Review Advocates Legalizing Drugs
• NORML Chapter Debuts Hemp Store: Grand Opening To Take Place This Week
• USA Today Sunday Supplement To Feature Story On Marijuana

January 18, 1996

• U.S. Supreme Court To Review Double Jeopardy Case
• Exiting Drug Czar Takes Pot Shot At New Hemp Shoe
• Florida Schools To Consider Drug Testing Students
• Clinton Administration Close To Naming New Drug Czar
• San Francisco D.A. Refuses To Charge Drug Offenses Under The Three Strikes Law
• NORML Chapter To Run Month Long Hemp Exhibit

January 11, 1996

• Canadian Hemp Activist, Businessman Busted By Vancouver Police
• American Farm Bureau Supports Industrial Hemp Research
• U.S. Representative Criticizes Hempilation Protest Rally
• College Freshman Survey Shows Renewed Support For Marijuana Legalization
• Bipartisan Committee Set To Analyze Violent Crime In America; Issues First Report

January 4, 1996

• Marijuana Activists Sue Prosecutors: Hemp Proponents Claim Unlawful, Selective Prosecution In Hemp Seed Case
• Canada Set To Lessen Pot Penalties
• NORML Establishes Amicus Curiae Committee
• Indiana Supreme Court Rules On Constitutionality Of Illegal Drug Excise Tax
• Despite Colorful Side Effects, FDA Panel Gives Thumbs Up To New Anti-Glaucoma Drug