NORML's 2000 Weekly Media Releases

December 28, 2000

• FCC Rules In Favor Of NORML
• Canadian Government Pays Saskatoon Company $5.75 Million To Grow Marijuana
• Kubby Trial Ends In Mistrial; 11 Jurors Accept Prop. 215 Defense

December 26, 2000

• U.S. Drug War Refugee Seeks Support From Fellow Americans

December 21, 2000

• NM Governor Gary Johnson Heads Speaker List For NORML 2001 Conference
• Who, Other Than The Government, Funds America's 'War On Some Drugs?'
• DEA Proposes New Regulations To Limit Hemp Industry

December 14, 2000

• Alberta Judge Rules Parliament Must Create Medical Marijuana Source Or Cultivation Will Be Legal In the Providence
• Nevada Judicial Commission Urges State Leaders To Reduce Marijuana Possession From A Felony To A Citation Misdemeanor
• Religious Leaders Call On Clinton To Release Federal Non-Violent Drug Offenders

December 7, 2000

• President Clinton States Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized
• CA Attorney General Rules Against Non-Consensual Student Searches
• Drug Unit Fights Oregon Forfeiture Law

November 28, 2000

• U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Medical Necessity Case
• San Mateo County Receives DEA Approval For HIV/AIDS Trials
• U.S. Supreme Court Declares Drug Roadblocks Unconstitutional

November 16, 2000

• Ontario Tories Seek Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients
• Criminal Defense Lawyers Demand End To Drug War
• California Governor Belatedly Appoints State 'Drug Czar'
• Catholic Bishops Support Treatment In Lieu Of Prison For Drug Offenders

November 9, 2000

• Medical Marijuana Initiatives Pass In Colorado and Nevada

November 3, 2000

• Alaska's Marijuana Legalization Highlights List Of Reform Initiatives

November 2, 2000

• New Study Reveals Blacks Arrested For Marijuana At More Than Twice The Rate For Whites

October 26, 2000

• Report Deems Oregon Medical Marijuana Patient Directory Successful
• CA Law Enforcement Claims Record Marijuana Haul During 2000 Harvest
• Calaveras Co., CA Establishes Amount Of Marijuana Patients Can Possess
• ONDCP And Lycos Team Up For 'theantidrug.com' Campaign

October 19, 2000

• NIDA Monkey Study Claims Marijuana Is Addictive
• McCaffrey Surrenders ONDCP Position, Effective January 6, 2001
• Marijuana Arrests Hit Record Levels
• Memo Instructs U.S. Forest Police In California To Target Hispanics For Marijuana Interrogations

October 12, 2000

• California Leads Nation In Drug Offenders In Prison
• Bush, Gore Begin To Outline Anti-Drug Programs
• Department Of Transportation Calls For Drug Testing Lab Investigation
• California Party On Saturday To Benefit NORML

October 5, 2000

• Canadian Government Will Legalize Medical Use
• Swiss To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
• VoteHemp.com Releases Hemp Friendly Voter Guide
• Marijuana Use Drops Among Dutch Youth

September 28, 2000

• Maine Medical Marijuana Task Force Recommends State Distribution Center
• Supreme Court To Decide On Thermal Imaging Devices
• Public Policy Question Supporting Marijuana Decriminalization To Appear On Essex County, MA Ballot

September 21, 2000

• Ohio Supreme Court Says Marijuana's Aroma Gives Police Justification To Conduct Warrantless Automobile Searches
• Journey For Justice In Texas
• Libertarian Presidential Candidate Calls For Marijuana Legalization
• California Party To Benefit NORML

September 14, 2000

• Federal Court Rules Doctors Cannot Be Penalized Over Marijuana Recommendations
• Green Party Candidate Nader Supports Marijuana Legalization
• Marijuana 'Freedom Rally' Set For Saturday In Boston
• Drug Czar Wants to 'Check' Chess Players For Drug Use

September 7, 2000

• SAMHSA Introduces Protocols For Marijuana Treatment Programs
• State Funded Cannabis Research Center Established At UC-San Diego
• Hawaii County Returns DEA Marijuana Eradication Grant Of $265,000

August 31, 2000

• U.S. Supreme Court Halts Marijuana Distribution By Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
• Drug Czar Lied To Congress, Secretly Taped Phone Calls
• Annual Report Shows 2.3 Million Tried Marijuana For First Time In 1998
• Woody Harrelson Acquitted Of Marijuana Possession Charges

August 24, 2000

• Random Student Drug Testing Policies Overturned, Questioned
• Maryland School District Repeals Student Drug Testing Policy
• Three New Jersey Students File Suit Against Random Drug Testing

August 17, 2000

• Appeals Court Denies Government's Request For Emergency Order Halting Oakland Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative From Distributing Marijuana
• Ann Arbor Libertarians Attempt To Get Medical Marijuana Initiative Placed On City Ballot
• Seattle Hempfest 2000 Set For This Weekend
• Amsterdam Internet Site Promises 30-Minute Marijuana Deliveries

August 10, 2000

• NORML Foundation Receives $1 Million Matching Grant
• Drug War Failure Takes Center Stage At Los Angeles Shadow Convention
• Trial For Former Gubernatorial Candidate To Resume Next Week

August 3, 2000

• Ontario High Court Calls Canadian Marijuana Law Unconstitutional
• U.S. Justice Department Petitions Supreme Court To Overturn OCBC Ruling
• .9th Circuit Says Immigrants Cannot Be Deported For Expunged Drug Offenses

July 27, 2000

• Committee Removes Constitutionally Questionable Provisions of 'Anti-Meth' Bill
• New Zealand Moving Towards A Legal Hemp Industry
• New Mexico Legislators Urged To Update Medical Marijuana Law

July 20, 2000

• Medical Marijuana Clubs In California Can Legally Distribute To Some Patients
• Research Demonstrates Marijuana Is Safe For HIV Patients
• San Francisco Issues Medical Marijuana ID Cards

July 13, 2000

• Portuguese Parliament Decriminalizes Marijuana
• Drug Czar Seeks Deal With Hollywood To Include Anti-Drug Messages In Films
• DC City Council Toughens Marijuana Distribution Law
• Colleges Given OK to Contact Parents Of Students Caught With Marijuana

July 6, 2000

• Indiana Congressman Introduces Legislation To Override State Medical Marijuana Laws
• Scottish Parliament Considers 'Dutch Coffee House' Legalization
• Naturally Occurring Cannabinoids Trigger Feeding In New Born Mice
• Libertarian Presidential Candidate Pledges To Pardon All Non-Violent Drug Offenders

June 29, 2000

• House Committee To Hold July 11 Hearing On ONDCP Payola Scandal
• Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling That Louisiana Drug Testing Law Is Unconstitutional
• Oregon and Washington Add Ailments To Approved List For Medical Marijuana
• Dutch Parliament Approves Resolution To Allow Regulated Marijuana Cultivation

June 28, 2000

• Risk Of Marijuana Arrest Varies Greatly From State To State, County To County

June 22, 2000

• Report Declares ONDCP 'A Troubled Bureaucracy'
• ONDCP Websites Secretly Track Visitors
• ONDCP Denies NORML Freedom Of Information Act Request

June 15, 2000

• Medical Marijuana Advocate, Libertarian Author Peter McWilliams Dies
• Washington State Democrats Add Marijuana Legalization To Platform
• Governor Signs Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law
• Arizona Voter Initiative Would Decriminalize Marijuana, Reform Asset Forfeiture and Strengthen The Medical Marijuana Law

June 8, 2000

• Washington Voter Initiative Would Decriminalize Marijuana
• Canadian Court Upholds Marijuana Law
• Anti-Ecstasy Bill Would Make It Illegal To Distribute Marijuana Information

June 1, 2000

• House Committee Approves Amendments To Higher Education Act
• U.S. Customs Urges Congress To Allow Searches Of Out-Of-Country Mail
• Dueling Court Orders Shut Down Annual Weedstock Festival

May 25, 2000

• Michigan Lawmakers Proposes A Public Drug Offender Directory
• Researcher Finds No Link Between Marijuana And Head, Neck or Lung Cancer
• Maryland Governor Signs Industrial Hemp Bill; Study Can Begin In July
• San Francisco To Implement Medical Marijuana ID Cards To Protect Patients

May 18, 2000

• Gov. Keating Denies Foster's Parole, Frees Two Violent Offenders
• Gore Changes His Stance On Medical Marijuana Again, and Again
• Patients Entitled To Raise Medical Use As Fundamental Right

May 11, 2000

• Health Canada Is Accepting Bids For Marijuana Supplier
• Green Harvest Eradication Program Denied Funding In Hawaii
• Court Of Appeals Rules That Marijuana Does Not Have A Distinct Sound

May 4, 2000

• Reno Orders End To Hemp Seed Embargo
• New York 'Grass' Premier To Benefit NORML
• 'Spitfire' Concert In Los Angeles To Raise Money For Imprisoned Medical Marijuana Patient
• Activists and Smokers Come Out For Millennium Marijuana March This Saturday

April 27, 2000

• Hawaiian Legislature Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
• Patients and Activists Rally In Washington, DC For Millennium Medical Marijuana March
• CA Governor Pushes Assembly To Introduce Law Revoking Licenses For Drug Convictions

April 20, 2000

• FCC Sends Formal Inquiries To Five Television Networks Allegedly Involved In ONDCP Payola Scandal
• California Initiative Would Eliminate Incarceration For Drug Possession Offenses
• Canadian Police Release Marijuana Figures For 1999, Seizures Decline

April 13, 2000

• South Dakota NORML Offers $1,000 Scholarship
• NORML's Complaint Against ONDCP Is Under Review By FCC
• New Regional NORML Affiliates Established In Five States
• Gov. Gary Johnson Cuts Budget Provision That Would Limit Marijuana Talk

April 6, 2000

• Willie Nelson Records NORML Public Service Announcement
• Maryland House and Senate Pass Industrial Hemp Bill
• Britain's Drug Authority OKs Full-Scale Patient Cannabis Trials
• Teenager Sentenced To Life In Prison For Marijuana Possession In Malaysia

March 30, 2000

• Blair Agrees To Allow For Medical Marijuana -- If Human Trials Are Successful
• Amherst Voters Approve Referendum To "Deprioritize" Marijuana
• Santa Cruz City Council Strengthens Medical Marijuana Laws

March 23, 2000

• Drug Conviction Question Left Blank On 13 Percent Of Student Aid Forms
• Woody Harrelson To Face Marijuana Possession Charges In Kentucky
• Decriminalization Initiative In Mendocino County Likely To Appear On Ballot
• Medical Marijuana Patients Begin 'Journey For Justice'

March 16, 2000

• Federal Marijuana Sentences Decline
• Industrial Hemp Study Approved By Kentucky House
• NORML Builds Case Against ONDCP For Violating Anti-Payola Laws

March 9, 2000

• Researchers Link Marijuana And The Suppression Of Multiple Sclerosis
• Hawaii House and Senate Pass Separate Medical Marijuana Bills
• Industrial Hemp Legislation Introduced In Kentucky
• NORML Launches Radio Ad Campaign In New Mexico

March 2, 2000

• Study Indicates THC May Eradicate Brain Tumors...Illinois Senate Approves Industrial Hemp Study
• Industrial Hemp Bill Introduced In Maryland House Of Delegates
• Judge Orders Narcotics Officers To Replace Patient's Marijuana

February 24, 2000

• Marijuana Legalization Initiative To Appear On Alaska Ballot
• Water Agency In Oregon To Allow Use Of Medical Marijuana For Registered Patients
• Former Congressmen Arrested By Wal-Mart Manager For Protesting The Store Where A Decriminalization Petitioner Was Arrested Days Before
• Paraplegic Handed Seven Year Sentence For Selling Marijuana

February 17, 2000

• Hemp Bills In South Dakota and New Hampshire Fall Short
• NH Bill Sent For Further Study, Will Likely Not Return This Year
• Woman With No Arms Or Legs Sentenced To Year In Prison
• Public Housing Tenants Must Remain Drug-Free Or Face Eviction

February 10, 2000

• BC Supreme Court Orders Boje Surrendered For Extradition
• Iowa Legislator Introduces Medical Marijuana Bill In State Senate
• Hamilton County Court Reduces Fine For Small Marijuana Possession

January 27, 2000

• Hemp Industry Questioned In Government Report
• Federal Court Strikes Down Trespassing Law As Unconstitutional For Citizens Arrested On Drug Charges
• Medical Marijuana Bill To Be Introduced In Maryland Assembly This Week
• Two-Thirds Of Jamaica's Population Support Marijuana Decriminalization

January 20, 2000

• Drug Czar's Media Anti-Drug Campaign Under Fire
• Decriminalization Efforts Gain Strength In England
• Northcoast NORML Receives Mayor's Reluctant Approval For Store

January 13, 2000

• U.S. Drug Czar Commands Customs To Seize All Hemp Seed Imports That Contain Any THC
• Hepatitis C Patient Can Now Legally Smoke Marijuana Following Two Day
• CA Anti-Marijuana Legislation Killed In Committee
• NORML 2000 Conference Update

January 6, 2000

• Infrared Thermal Imaging Deemed Unconstitutional Search By PA State Supreme Court
• Industrial Hemp Given Initial Approval By NH House
• OK Governor Calls For Harsher Penalties, Random Student Drug Testing