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New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Protests

1960 Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In

10/31/2009 By Rhys Williams

New Hampshire is becoming overwhelmed by civil disobedience. Apparently, the people of New Hampshire have had enough of these tyrannical drug laws and have taken to the streets. At one protest, the people were actually smoking weed in a police station lobby. No one was arrested because [...]

HIGH TIMES At Rutgers

Kicking off a citywide initiative the right way

10/30/09 By Evan Nison

Ballot Initiative Coordinator

Monday October 19th, 2009 was the official kickoff to NORML New Jersey’s ballot initiative in New Brunswick.

As NORML NJ’s Ballot Initiative Coordinator this was particularly exciting since it is the first municipality besides my hometown where we will be canvassing for signatures.

These petitions will put an initiative  [...]

NEWS: NJ Senators Ask For Pardon on Medical Marijuana

Chris Goldstein, John Wilson and Ken Wolski

10/27/2009 by Chris Goldstein

In a major development in New Jersey today, two of the state Senators sponsoring The Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act asked for  Governor Corzine to pardon John Ray Wilson.

John faces 15 years in state prison for being caught with 17 marijuana plants that [...]

Editorials: Support for NJ Medical Cannabis Grows

Jim Miller remembers his wife Cheryl

10/24/09 by Chris Goldstein

Two local newspapers offered new editorials this week favoring medical marijuana in  the wake of the new Department of Justice memo issued Monday.

The General Assembly is expected to see The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act in a floor vote this fall.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Easing Their [...]

Mainstream Media Get Serious About Legalizing Pot

by Chris Goldstein

Intense. That’s the only word to describe the recent focus of the national mainstream media on issues related to cannabis. Last week alone there are 3 Newsweek articles and an investigative piece  on PBS Newshour. Several of the recent items feature Richard Lee and Oaksterdam.

How Oakland Is Leading Marijuana Legalization

Ethan Nadelmann’s Fight to [...]

NORML-NJ Asks Jay Leno for Apology

Georgine DiMaria speaks at the NORML Freedom Forum 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NORML-NJ
www.normlnj.org
Working to reform Marijuana Laws in the Garden State

WHAT:  Jay Leno vs. Miss New Jersey 2006 Georgine DiMaria on Medical Marijuana
CONTACT: Chris Goldstein  director (at) normlnj.org

NORML-NJ Asks Jay Leno for Apology

On the Oct 22 episode of the Jay Leno Show the iconic [...]