Daisy Bram’s Car Seized While in Family Court in Tehama County

January 30 – Daisy Bram, whose children were seized in Butte county last year because of a medical marijuana grow at her home, has now had her three children taken from her by Tehama county officials. When she arrived for an appearance in family court yesterday, officers blocked her car in the parking lot and told her they were seizing it because it had been purchased with drug proceeds. They have now left the young mother without transportation, by taking her 2002 Ford Explorer, while her children are in foster care.…

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Pictures and Videos from Cannabis in California: Ending the 100 Year War Conference

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Hear Ann Lee’s speech. Hear John Gilmore’s speech.

Read more about the conference.


Michael Aldrich: Cannabis Pioneer


CalNORML Director Dale Gieringer speaks on the Origins of Cannabis Prohibition in California


Author Mike Gray on how the country went Drug Crazy.


Graham Boyd presents poll numbers and what they mean for California in 2016.


Senator Mark Leno on his work for reform in Sacramento.


Daisy Bram and her attorney Michael Levinsohn on her fight for custody of her children.

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US District Court Rejects Marijuana Rescheduling Petition

January 22, 2013 – Jon Gettman, head of the Coalition to Reschedule Cannabis, reports that the US Court of Appeals has turned down our appeal of the DEA’s rejection of our cannabis rescheduling petition.

This means that advocates must go directly to Congress and the administration to reverse the DEA’s ongoing blockade against research and development of medical cannabis.

“Never underestimate the extent to which federal courts will grant supremacy to the government with regards to drug policy,” said CalNORML director Dale Gieringer.…

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Shasta County to Vote on Outdoor Medical Marijuana Ban

UPDATE January 29, 2014 – The Board voted in an outdoor ban, to take effect in 30 days, overriding the Planning Commission’s recommendation to allow outdoor grows on larger parcels. Read more.

UPDATE January 16, 2013 – The Shasta Board has established a medical marijuana advisory committee, and expects to take up the issue again sometime in mid-February.

January 15, 2013 – This morning at its Board of Supervisors meeting, Shasta county’s board will consider a resolution setting in motion a ban of outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana, as well as making violations of the ordinance a $1,000 misdemeanor fine instead of a $100 infraction.…

ONDCP ADMITS GROWING BY MEXICAN “CARTELS” IN CALIFORNIA A MYTH

January 3, 2013 – For years,  law enforcement officials have been blaming Mexican “cartels” for illegal marijuana growing in California’s national forests. For years, Cal NORML has told the press that there is no evidence of any organized “cartel” involvement  in domestic MJ production.  Rather, production is highly disorganized, with many teams of Mexicans – as well as non-Mexicans – working independently as hired growers for smaller scale, competitive, decentralized groups.

Finally, the Drug Czar’s office has acknowledged that the “cartel” narrative is a myth devised by law enforcement to help secure federal funding.…

ONDCP ADMITS GROWING BY MEXICAN “CARTELS” IN CALIFORNIA A MYTH

January 3, 2013 – For years,  law enforcement officials have been blaming Mexican “cartels” for illegal marijuana growing in California’s national forests. For years, Cal NORML has told the press that there is no evidence of any organized “cartel” involvement  in domestic MJ production.  Rather, production is highly disorganized, with many teams of Mexicans – as well as non-Mexicans – working independently as hired growers for smaller scale, competitive, decentralized groups.

Finally, the Drug Czar’s office has acknowledged that the “cartel” narrative is a myth devised by law enforcement to help secure federal funding.…

CMCR Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

January 3, 2013 – Yet another study from California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research shows cannabis to be effective for neuropathic pain. This one found that low doses of vaporized cannabis suffice.  

The evidence is now compelling that cannabis deserves serious consideration as a first-line treatment for chronic neuropathic pain.  Despite this, Cal NORML continues to receive complaints from pain patients who say clinics are denying them medical marijuana through abusive drug testing practices.

– D. Gieringer, Director California NORML

Also see: Marijuana Has Therapeutic Value, Reports California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research…

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New Year Marks Centennial of Marijuana Prohibition in California

Jan 1, 2013: This New Year marks the 100th anniversary of the war on cannabis in California. In 1913, the state Board of Pharmacy led the legislature to pass a bill outlawing possession of “Indian hemp.” The law was the opening shot in a century-long prohibitionist campaign that has cost the state millions of arrests and billions of dollars in enforcement costs even while cannabis has increased in popularity and public acceptance.

California NORML is holding a conference to mark the occasion, “Cannabis in California: Ending the 100-Year War” January 26th and 27th at the Ft.…

CalNORML Announces “Cannabis in California: Ending the 100 Year War” Conference Agenda

December 14, 2012 – California NORML has announced an agenda for its upcoming conference marking the 100th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California.

This two-day event, held January 26 & 27 at Ft. Mason Conference Center in San Francisco, will explore the history, causes and costs of the war on cannabis, and strategies for ending it.

Speakers at this historic conference will include leading experts on cannabis, reform movement leaders, public officials, attorneys, and industry pioneers.

Early bird registration for the conference will close on Saturday, December 15.…

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Reported Drop in CA Marijuana Arrests: Less Than Meets the Eye

California NORML Release — December 11, 2012

Reported marijuana arrests dropped sharply as California’s new decriminalization law took effect in 2011, but the apparent decline is deceptive because it doesn’t count thousands of minor possession offenses that are no longer reported under the new law.

Newly released data from the state Criminal Justice Statistics Center show that misdemeanor arrests for marijuana possession plummeted 86% from 54,849 in 2010 to 7,764 in 2011.

However, these figures don’t include citations for possession of less than one ounce, which used to be counted as misdemeanors up through 2010 but are no longer counted under the new law, because they have been downgraded to infractions.…

California Appeals Court Rules Marijuana Use Not Sufficient Reason to Make Child Dependent of Court

December 7 – A California Appellate Court has reversed a trial court decision declaring a child to be a dependent of the court, as well as an order that the father undergo drug testing and parenting courses because of his medical marijuana use.

In re Drake A. case# B236769, Division Three of the Second Appellate District ruled on 12/5/12 that, “Although father uses medical marijuana pursuant to a physician’s recommendation, there is nothing in the record to indicate that he has a substance abuse problem.”…

An Open Letter to Mendocino County’s Board of Supervisors: Please Stand Up to the Federal Subpoena and Protect Medical Marijuana

December 3, 2012

To: Mendocino County Board of Supervisors

I implore you to instruct your county counsel to challenge the subpoena from the federal government regarding the 9.3.1. program, or at least ask for more time to fully vet and consider the matter.

Our lawyers inform me that you are on good legal ground for a challenge: the state of Oregon won the right in court to protect the privacy of patients enrolled in their medical marijuana program, and other larger issues apply, such as the 5th amendment and medical privacy rights.…

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City of Sacramento Allows Greenhouse Grows, Sensible Limits

November 20 – The Emerald Growers Association (EGA) and California NORML endorsed the City of Sacramento’s sensible compromise personal use medical cannabis cultivation ordinance, which allows for secure greenhouses.

The ordinance, which passed 6-2 by city council, contains a reasonable square footage allowance for personal cultivation (400 square feet) and reasonable wattage for artificial light (3800 watts). On natural sunlight cultivation: alternative structures are acceptable if compliant and odor-free–all conditions met by a secure greenhouse system in place in the city of Yuba and Sutter county.…

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Marijuana Legalized in Two States: Will California Be Next?

UPDATED NOVEMBER 8, 2012

November 7 – Election day started strong for marijuana reformers when Massachusetts became the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana, with 63% in favor and just 37% opposed. Arkansas nearly passed its own medical marijuana law, in a surprisingly close race from a state that went to Romney.

As the polls closed in Colorado, all eyes were on that state as early returns indicated its adult use legalization measure would pass, 52-48%. And just as Obama clinched his re-election, the news came that Washington would be the second state to legalize marijuana for personal adult use, by a 56-44% margin.…

CMA Resolutions Support Rescheduling and Decriminalization of Marijuana

November 1 – The California Medical Association House of Delegates has passed measures supporting marijuana rescheduling and decriminalization, and is considering another regarding medical marijuana use in hospital settings.

Resolution 103-12 “Petition the Governor to Petition the DEA Reschedule Cannabis,” authored by Dr. Donald Abrams and Dr. Larry Bedard, passed unanimously at the 141st annual meeting of the Delegates, held October 14, 2012.

The resolution notes that “medical decisions should be based on science, not politics”; that the US ignored its own 1972 report recommending rescheduling, and that the governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont have petitioned the DEA and Administration for rescheduling.…

CaNORML 2012 Accomplishments and Plans for 2013

As 2012 began, no less than five different marijuana law reform measures were aiming for the November 2012 ballot. The plethora of proposals was due in part to the success of CalNORML’s “Next Steps” conference in early 2011. CalNORML was called on to navigate the public through the proposals. However, the funding ultimately went to Washington, Oregon and Colorado, states where initiative campaigns are much less costly than in California.

Things were busy in the legislature too, as SB129 (Leno), a bill to grant employment rights to medical marijuana users, and AB1017 (Ammiano) would reduce penalties on marijuana cultivation, made their way through committees.

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Pilottes Interviewed on Inland Empire Radio

Hal Pilotte and his wife Ann were raided by the DEA in their gated over-55 community Ocean Hills, after he was caught delivering baked goods to a collective he was a member of that was being surveilled by the DEA. The Pilottes were interviewed by host Lanny Swerdlow on KCAA 1050AM in Loma Linda on October 15.

Pilotte said when the raid happened he jumped out of bed and proceeded to walk out in the hallway in his underwear. “Hit the floor!”…

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U.S. Court of Appeals to Hear Challenge to DEA Rejection of Medical Marijuana Rescheduling – October 16, 2012

California NORML Release 

Washington DC, Oct 16th – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s rejection of a petition to remove marijuana from Schedule I, the most dangerous category of drugs for which no medical use is recognized.

The lawsuit, filed by Americans for Safe Access, stems from a rescheduling petition that was filed in 2002 by the Coalition to Reschedule Cannabis with participation from California NORML and NORML.…