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Michael Hess has applied to start a chapter of ALABAMA NORML.
You can contact Mr. Hess at:
123 Holiday Dr.
Titus, AL 36080
(205) 567-9051
(205) 567-9310 (BBS News BBS)
Email: [email protected]
See ONLINE, above, for a description of Mr. Hess's project to educate our elected officials.
F.A.M.M.
Shirley Wilson
P.O. Box 55
Stapleton, AL 36578
(205) 937-3362
F.E.A.R.
Michael Seibert, Esq. 4802
Westwood Dr. Huntsville, AL 35810
(205) 852-3592 (office)
(205) 859-0002 (fax)
(205) 720-2668
F.E.A.R.
Jack Keane
2152 Dawson St.
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 279-5208
Anchorage NORML.
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
Arizona's Initiative for Marijuana and Hemp Industries (AIMHI) needs 105,000 signatures by July 7th inorder to get on the state's 1994 ballot. For information, contact AZ4 NORML in Phoenix, at (602) 491-1139.
OTHER GROUPS:
F.A.M.M. Ellen Sax (federal) Marilyn Krausch (state) P.O. Box 18313 4129 San Patricio Place Tucson, AZ 85731 Tucson, AZ 85705 (602) 885-3443 (602) 887-0907
F.E.A.R.
Rosanne Marie Sbrocca
3703 E. Indian School
Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 957-0089
N.A.U. NORML, Flagstaff, AZ (provisional or newly forming)
A.S.U. NORML, Tempe, AZ (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Judy Glasco
23435 Col. Glenn Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72210
(501) 821-5310
Little Rock NORML
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
The bulk of this information was provided by:
California NORML
Dale Gieringer
State Coordinator
2215-R Market St. #278
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 563-5858 (310) 652-8654 (LA)
Email: [email protected]
SMOKE A JOINT, LOSE YOUR LICENSE
Say NO to Gov. Wilson's Ripoff - Stop A.B.79x / S.B. 2006
Gov. Pete Wilson is asking the California legislature to pass a "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License " law, requiring a mandatory six-month driver's license suspension for ALL drug offenses, regardless of whether they are driving -- related -- including personal possession of pot in your home, purse or pocket. Federal law requires the state to either pass OR reject a "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License" law or else lose $50 million in federal highway funds. Two years ago, the legislature voted unanimously to opt out of Smoke a Joint, but Gov. Wilson vetoed the bill.
"Smoke a Joint Lose Your License" is an attack on California's successful marijuana decriminalization law, which has saved taxpayers $100 million per year in unnecessary enforcement costs. "Smoke a Joint" would undo these benefits by clogging our courts with minor offenders seeking to save their licenses. "Smoke a Joint" would send the wrong message by punishing harmless, off-the-road drug use more harshly than speeding, reckless driving, or driving with open liquor bottles. 28 states have voted to opt out of "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License."
NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP. The Assembly is considering a "Smoke a Joint" bill, AB 79x, which was passed by the Transportation Committee and is now headed for the Ways and Means Committee. In the State Senate, the Judiciary Committee has blocked a "Smoke a Joint" bill, SB 2006, but is expected to reconsider the issue this session.
WRITE OR PHONE the legislature now:
Tell them to oppose "Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License" (SB 2006/AB
79x) and pass an "opt-out" resolution instead.
WHOM TO CONTACT:
Your Assemblymember and State Senator:
State Capitol
Sacramento CA 95814
Assembly Speaker Willie Brown (S.F.)
Assemblyman John Vasconcellos (San Jose)
Chairman, Ways and Means Committee
(916) 445-4253
Sen. David Roberti* (Van Nuys)
Chairman, State Senate Judiciary Committee
(916) 445-5957
(818) 901-5588
Senate President Pro Tem Bill Lockyer* (Hayward)
(510) 582-8800.
Key legislators - Senate: Art Torres (San Gabriel) (213) 620-2529 Charles Calderon (Whittier-Norwalk) (213) 724-6175 Diane Watson (Venice) (213) 295-6655 Assembly: Juanita McDonald (Carson) (310) 518-3324 Valerie Brown (Santa Rosa) (707) 546-4500 Deidre Alpert (San Diego) (619) 234-7878 Robert Campbell (Martinez) (510) 372-7990 Jim Costa (Fresno) (209) 264-3078 Martha Escutia (Huntington Park) (213) 582-7774 Bob Epple (Long Beach) (310) 984-0779 Barbara Friedman (Sherman Oaks) (818) 783-1976 Tom Hannigan (Fairfield) (707) 429-7383 Jack O'Connell (Santa Barbara) (805) 966-2296 Andrea Seastrand (San Luis Obispo) (805) 549-3381 Richard Polanco (L.A.) (213) 255-7111 Charles Quackenbush (Campbell) (408) 369-8170 Tom Umberg (Garden Grove) (714) 971-1757.
THANKS for opposing Smoke a Joint, Lose Your License to: Sen. Roberti, Sen. Lockyer, Sen. Milton Marks (S.F.), Sen. Nick Petris (Oakland); Assemblyman Dan Hauser (Arcata); Assemblywoman Barbara Lee (Oakland).
NO THANKS TO
Gov. Pete Wilson
State Capitol
Sacramento CA 95814
FAX (916) 445-4633
Sen. Tim Leslie (Roseville - sponsor of SB 2006)
(916) 445-5788
Ass. Robert Frazee (Carlsbad - sponsor of AB 79x)
(619) 438-6620
OTHER LEGISLATION
California's forfeiture sunset last 12/31, forcing prosecutors to resort to Federal law. The following new bills are being considered in a conference committee:
AB 114 Assembly John Burton (D-S.F.), reforms some aspects of state's forfeiture law,
though a conviction is still not required.
SB 1158 Senator Ken Maddy (R-Fresno), Attorney General Lungren's bill to make
the forfeiture law even worse.
Write to the following conference committee members: Assemblymembers Bob Epple (D-Long Beach), Paula Boland (R-Granada Hills), and John Burton (D-S.F.); State Senators Ken Maddy (R-Fresno), Nick Petris (D-Oakland) and Gary Hart (D-Santa Barbara). Address to: State Capitol, Sacramento 95814.
SB 1364 State Senators Milton Marks (S.F.) and Nick Petris (Oakland), would reclassify
marijuana as a Schedule II prescription drug in CA. Productionof medical
marijuana would still be illegal under federal law. Bill is a follow-up to last
year's non-binding medical marijuana resolution, SB 8, by State Sen. Henry Mello.
SB 1364 has been endorsed by the California Medical Association.
AB 2948 Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, would set up a drug and alcohol abuse task force
to study the state's drug policy. A similar bill last year was vetoed
by Gov. Wilson.
Address letters to: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814.
CANDIDATES:
LA NORML director Bruce Margolin, Democratic primary for State Assembly in District 42, including Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Westwood.
In West Los Angeles, John Rappoport, running against Rep. Henry Waxman in the 29th U.S. Congressional District.
In Santa Cruz, Ed Frey, opponent of marijuana prohibition, running against Art Danner for district attorney.
In Berkeley, drug reformers are backing Municipal Judge Jennie Rhine for deputy DA, over Ronda Theisen, who is aggressively prosecuting needle exchange activists.
In Monterey Countey, probation officer Carl Cieslikowski, a drug reform supporter, is running for Board of Supervisors.
Call the Kathleen Brown Campaign: Tell her what you think about her support for forfeiture and mandatory jail time for first-time drug offenders. Brown for Govenor -- (310) 207-7600 or (415) 626-5100.
CALIFORNIA HEMP INITIATIVE 1994
This initiative would decriminalize hemp/marijuana possession, distribution and cultivation for people 21 years of age and older. Signature gatherers needed. To volunteer call (800) 425-HEMP in Northern California or (818) 988-6210 in Southern California (email: "[email protected]").
OTHER GROUPS:
F.A.M.M.
Virginia Resner
P.O. Box 170375
San Francisco, CA 94117
F.E.A.R. Bill Panzer Brenda Grantland 370 Grand Ave., Suite 3 265 Miller Ave. Oakland, CA 94610 Mill Valley, CA 94941 (510) 834-1892 (office) (415) 380-9208 (fax)
California NORML:
(415) 563-5858 Meetings in SF 1st Friday of each month
California Drug Policy Reform Coalition:
(510) 653-5173 (East Bay), or (415) 369-0330 (peninsula)
LA NORML:
(310) 652-8654
8749 Holloway Dr., West Hollywood 90069
San Diego NORML:
(619) 571-0088
Santa Cruz Hemp Council:
(408) 425-3235
Hayward NORML:
(510-JET-WEED)
Bakersfield NORML (Doug McAfee):
(805) 397-0766
Marin Hemp Renaissance (Lynette Shaw):
(415) 721-1936
San Luis Obispo (Alan McAfee):
(805) 546-9242
Orange County Hemp Council:
(714) 760-7828
Civil Liberties Monitoring Project, Humboldt County (Ed Denson):
(707) 926-5312
Cannabis Action Network:
(510) 486-8083
442 Haight St., San Francisco
Californians for Medical Marijuana (Dennis Peron):
(415) 864-1961
Southern California ACLU ad hoc drug policy committee (Bob Shafer):
(213) 977-9500
The Colorado Hemp Initiative Project is leading the petition drive to get their Hemp and Cannabis Re-legalization Amendment on the state ballot this November. Help is urgently needed to collect the 80,000 more signatures that are needed by July 16th. To volunteer, call:
Boulder (303) 784-5632 Denver (303) 575-1318 Colorado Springs (719) 389-8053
or stop by one of COHIP's petitioning headquarter:
Hemp Haven (303) 429-7985 7253 Lowell Blvd. Westminster, CO 80030 (Denver area)
Alternative Access (303) 786-7287 1731 15th St. (across from Liquor Mart) Boulder, CO 80302
(or email "[email protected]")
Donations may be sent to:
The Colorado Hemp Initiative Project
P.O. Box 729
Nederland, CO 80466
Other groups:
F.A.M.M.
Nancy Richardson
21990 WCR 62
Greeley, CO 80631
(303) 353-3062
Denver NORML, Denver, CO
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
CANDIDATES:
Jack Woehr, Democrat for Congress, Colorado 6th District. Opposes the
War on Drugs and supports H.R. 3100 calling for a National Drug Policy
Commission.
For more information, contact:
Jack Woehr for Congress
P.O. Box 51
Golden, CO 80402-0051
(303) 277-9574
Email: [email protected]
F.A.M.M.
Mary Taylor
97 Head Meadow Rd.
Newtown, CT 06470
(203) 426-0787
D.C. Metro NORML
Washington, DC
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Denise Jimenez Leah Rodriguez Martha Bugella (new chapter)
P.O. Box 374 300 NW 128th Ave. 13161 McGregor Blvd., Suite C
Marathon, FL 33050 Miami, FL 33182 Ft. Meyers, FL 33919
(305) 552-5239 (813) 481-1852
Mildred Reese Tena Aiello Regina Davenport 207 N. Jefferson Dr. P.O. Box 22561 9008 Larkerwoods Rd. Coral Gables, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335 Navarre Beach, FL 32566 (305) 446-6570 (305) 527-4903 (904) 939-9038
F.E.A.R.
Savanah Wims
1709 N.E. 15th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32609
(904) 372-7307
Florida Legalization Organization (FLO) -- works for marijuana legalization
P.O. Box 350
LaCrosse, FL 32658-0350
OPPOSE H.B. 1338 -- This bill, introduced by state Representative Roy Barnes, would impose a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence and $100,000 fine on any Georgian convicted of growing 25 or more marijuana plants (including seedlings). Georgian NORML under the direction of Theresa Yarbrough, is conducting a petition and letter writing campaign in hopes of defeating the bill.
F.A.M.M. Juanita Henson Marie Stewart P.O. Box 1081 P.O. Box 52599 Ellijay, GA 30540 Atlanta, GA 30355 (706) 276-7717 (404) 767-8910
Georgia NORML, Rockmart, GA
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
Dr. Joseph McNamara, former police commissioner and currently with Stanford's Hoover Institution, will making several presentations in Hawaii during the week of June 13, under the auspices of the Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group. He will speak at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on June 16 on "New Strategies on the War on Drugs" and "The Drug War Hysteria: Is There a Better Way?" While in Honolulu, he will be meeting with the Law Enforcement Coalition. And on Saturday June 18, Dr. McNamara will be speaking at the University of Hawaii at Hilo on the topic "Why We Should Call Off the War on Drugs".
The Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group sponsored a resolution to form a task force to study Hawaii's drug policies, which was recently passed by the state's legislature. Work on that should begin in late May or early June. The Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group is a roughly 100 member "town-gown" group formed about a year ago by Don Topping, Director of the Social Science Research Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In addition to their resolution, Dr. Topping's group has held a number of meetings and public fora, and will be holding a state-wide conference on Harm Reduction this October.
To contact the Hawaii Drug Policy Options Group, write to:
Don Topping
Director, Social Science Research Institute
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2424 Maile Way, Porteus Hall 704
Honolulu, HI 96822
Other Groups:
F.A.M.M.
Gloria Silva
Integrated Travel
33 S. King St. #517
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 524-7724
See lead article "Nightmare in Idaho", for information on the Daniel Billingsly case and how to help. Write to your legislators and the media about this case; tell them that "Drug-Free-School-Zones" don't keep drugs out of schools and that they punish the wrong people, too severely. Ask your legislators to work on repealing the "Drug-Free-School-Zones" legislation.
The Idaho state ACLU is staging a drug policy forum as part of it's
statewide conference on the weekend of July 16 and 17th in Moscow, Idaho.
Drug Policy Foundation President Arnold Trebach is an invited speaker (attendance
unconfirmed at this printing); the forum will include the defense attorneys
of some of the more prominent drug cases, including Billingsly counsel
Timothy Gresback, as well as Dr. Rebert, a prominent anti-prohibitionist
medical authority.
Contact the Idaho ACLU for more information:
P.O. Box 1897
Boise, ID 83701
(208) 344-5243
GROUPS:
F.E.A.R.
Robert Nuckols
P.O. Box 279
Riggins, ID 83549
(208) 628-3503
DRCNet CHAPTER STARTING:
Gale Stafford, a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is founding the first local chapter of the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet). You too can get in on the ground floor of this new organization! Contact:
Gale Stafford
806 S. Lincoln #1
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 384-0013
Email: [email protected]
The city of Chicago is considering an ordinance which would limit penalties for possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana to a maximum $250 fine and no prison record. Write the Chicago City Council and Illinois media to support this step.
GROUPS:
The Quad City Hemp Coalition is working for passage of Don Edwards' H.R. 3100 and sponsors the following petition:
We, the undersigned, require our elected representatives to charge the General Accounting Office (GAO) with the task of producing a thorough, accurate and public cost analysis of the War On Drugs. This cost analysis shall consider the costs of the War On Drugs incurred by all levels of government.
Return signed petitions to:
Quad City Hemp Coalition
P.O. Box 3592
Rock Island, IL 61021
Other Groups:
F.A.M.M. Marilyn Lopez Jayme Taylor 1643 Estate Circle 700 Bacon Naperville, IL 60565 Pekin, IL 61554 (708) 416-9602 (309) 353-3828
S.I.U.C. NORML, Carbondale, IL
Normal NORML, Normal, IL (provisional or newly forming)
Rockford NORML, Rockford, IL
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
CANDIDATES:
Robert Moldenhauer, of the Quad City Hemp Coalition, is running for
Illinois' Lt. Gubernatorial office on the Libertarian Party ticket. Moldenhauer
opposes the Drug War and criminalization of consensual acts; he is a member
of the ACLU, Freedom from Religion Foundation, and Americans United for
Separation of Church & State.
For more information call (309) 786-1550.
Contributions may be mailed to 2725 6 Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201.
F.A.M.M. Andrea Strong Tillie Delak (state) 496 San Carlos Dr. 867 N. Estate Route 49 Greenwood, IN 46142 Chesterton, IN 46304 (317) 888-6612 (219) 926-7448
Indiana NORML, Bloomington, IN (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
The bulk of the information for this section was provided by Carl Olsen of Iowa NORML. Mr. Olsen is also the director of Iowans for Medical Marijuana, and is the Iowa Libertarian Partycndiate for Governor of Iowa in 1994. Mr. Olsen has a petition to reschedule marijuana pending before the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Last December, the United States Court of Appeals ordered the DEA to respond to his petition within 90 days of the ruling on the rescheduling case involving the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics, and the Drug Policy Foundation (that ruling was made on February 18, 1994). The DEA ruled on his petition, negatively, this May 16.
Iowa NORML publishes a quarterly 20-page newsletter, and can provide you with information on the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church and on Judge Young's decision in NORML v. DEA, DEA Docket No. 86-22, Sept. 6, 1988. For more information, contact:
Iowa NORML
P.O. Box 4091
Des Moines, IA 50333
515-243-7351
515-243-7351 (fax - call first)
Compuserve: 73043,414 ([email protected]
from internet)
LEGISLATION:
The Iowa Legislature will not be in session until January of 1995. Old
bills which failed to pass during the 1993-1994 session are dead. New bills
will have to be introduced during the 1995 session. We are supporting resolutions
calling upon the federal government to allow access to marijuana for medical
purposes. In 1994, these resolutions were H.J.R. 2004 and S.J.R. 2001.
Persons interested in lobbying for these resolutions should write or call:
Brent Siegrist (Republican)
House Majority Leader
714 Grace Street
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503
(712) 323-1098 (Home)
(712) 642-4149 (Office)
Wally E. Horn (Democrat)
Senate Majority Leader
116 2nd Street, S.W.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
(319) 366-4949 (Home)
(319) 398-2331 (Office)
For more information, contact:
Carl E. Olsen
Iowans for Medical Marijuana
Post Office Box 4091
Des Moines, Iowa 50333
(515) 243-7351
RALLY! Support the Iowa Medical Marijuana Resolutions -- High Noon, August 6th, on the West Steps of the Capitol Building. Iowans for Medical Marijuana hope to have at least three of the eight patients who are receiving marijuana legally attending (they had two at the last rally in April, which attracted fairly widespread media attention).
CANDIDATES:
The Iowa Grassroots Party will be fielding candidates for U.S. Congress in the 2nd (Al Schoeman), 3rd (Derrick Grimmer), and 4th (William Oviatt) districts this year.
Carl E. Olsen, who was the Iowa Grassroots Party candidate for U.S. Senator in 1992, will be running as the Iowa Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Iowa in 1994. (Schoeman also may run as a Libertarian). 1,500 signatures are needed on nomination petitions to place Olsen's name on the ballot for the office of governor. 300 signatures are needed on nomination petitions to place candidates' names on the ballot for the U.S. Congressional seats.
State Representative Ed Fallon (Democrat), who worked very hard in lobbying for the medical marijuana resolution, is our outstanding favorite candidate for re-election this year. Fallon is a peace activist. He calls himself a socialist (economics) and a libertarian (civil liberties). Persons interested in contributing to Fallon's re-election campaign may send donations (no more than $100 per individual) to Ed Fallon for Citizens Committee, 1321 8th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50314. Fallon can be reached at 515-243-8828.
The sponsors of the medical marijuana resolution, Rep. Tom Miller (Republican) and Sen. Linn Fuhrman (Republican), will not be running for re-election. The resolution was cosponsored by four Republicans and five Democrats in the Iowa Senate, and was approved on February 1, 1994, by a vote of 13-0 in the House Committee on Human Resources.
OTHER GROUPS:
F.A.M.M.
Linda Jones
134 Miller Ave., SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 366-0914
University of Iowa NORML (Mike Hamm)
219 S. Riverside Court
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 354-8749
Ames NORML (Tom Collison)
Room 37, Student Memorial Union Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50010
(515) 296-4248
Iowa Grassroots Party (Derrick Grimmer)
Post Office Box 1136
Ames, IA 50014
(515) 233-6081
Northern Iowans for Cannabis Education (Craig Howard)
P.O. Box 1912
Mason City, Iowa 50402
(515) 696-5755
Students to Legalize Hemp (Joel Pargot)
Grinnell College
Box 9-87
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
(515) 269-3412
F.A.M.M.
Dan & Julie Martin
5460 Taylor's View Rd.
Manhattan, KS 66502
(913) 537-0283
Southcentral NORML, Andover, KS Lawrence NORML, Lawrence, KS (provisional
or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.E.A.R.
Cameron Totten
6440 S. Claiborne Ave., Apt. 415
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 866-3980
Cannabis Action Network
4428 S. Carrollton
New Orleans, LA 70119
F.E.A.R.
Rose McDermott
19 Roosevelt Trail
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-8911
F.E.A.R.
Tammie Johnston
19038 Partridge Wood Drive
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 540-7661
Baltimore NORML Baltimore, MD (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
LEGISLATION
The address for all state Representatives, Senators, and the Governor, is:
The State House
Boston, MA 02133
For Senate telephone numbers, call 722-1276
For House telephone numbers, call 722-2356
Governor Weld: 727-3600
H. 3911 Hutchins Medical Necessity Defense Act -- named after U.S. veteran
Joe Hutchins, would make medical necessity a valid reason for acquittal
in marijuana growing and possession cases.
H. 3936 Bertonazzi Medical Marijuana Extension Act -- Extends the Bertonazzi
Medical Marijuana Act passed in 1992 to apply to more medical conditions.
H. 4493 Forfeiture Protection Act -- Requires that asset forfeiture
take place only after the property owner has been convicted of the corresponding
crime.
H. 3453 Forfeiture Reporting Act -- Requires agencies conducting civil
forfeitures to report the total value of all property seized and give a
detail accounting of how they spend the money.
H. 4106 Limiting Drug Testing in the Workplace. To support, call or
write House and Senate Commerce & Labor Committee Chairs, Rep. Daniel
Bosley (722-2030) and Senator Lois Pines (722-1639), and your own state
reps and senators.
H. ____, S. 471 Legalizes clean needle purchase by prescription.
H. 2987, S. 472 Authorizes the Department of Public Health (DPH) to
create clean needle exchange programs. Currently, only two programs exist,
in Boston and Cambridge, on a trial basis.
ACT UP/Boston has been instrumental in working for passage of needle- exchange legislation, and is currently participating in the implementation of needle exchange in the Commonwealth under contract from DPH. For more information, contact:
ACT UP I.V. League
P.O. Box 483
Kendall Square Station
Boston, MA 02142
GROUPS:
The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASSCAN) is a marijuana legalization group with ties to NORML and the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. MASSCAN published a bi-monthly newsletter, Mass Grass, and maintains a "rapid action network" phone tree. MASSCAN was a sponsor of the Harvard Drug Conference/Debate this May 21st, featuring U.S. "Drug Czar" Lee Brown. Annual MASSCAN dues are $15, or $6 for subscription only. Contact:
MASSCAN
One Homestead Rd.
Marblehead, MA 01945
(617) 944-CANN
Those in western Mass. might want to get in touch with the:
U-Mass Cannabis Reform Coalition
S.A.O. Box #2
415 Student Union Building
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
OTHER GROUPS:
F.A.M.M.
Dominica Piscitelli
29 Abruzzi St.
Revere, MA 02151
(617) 286-3959
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Drug Policy Task Force, John Holmes, Chairman
99 Chauncy St., Suite 310 Boston, MA 02111
(617) 482-3170
Metro West NORML, Framingham, MA
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
The Michigan Hemp Coalition is leading the petition drive to get the 1994 Michigan Voters Initiative to Legalize Cannabis on the ballot. Several organizations have been working hard in Detroit, Lansing, Flint, Ann Arbor, and Battle Creek to gather valid signatures, of which 250,000 are needed by July in order to make the Nov. 94 ballot. For information on volunteering for the petition drive, contact Tom Ness (Jam Rag & MI Hemp Coalition) at (810) 542-8090 or (810) 542-9826 (fax), or email "[email protected]".
Beginning this May, the Michigan Hemp Coalition is sponsoring the Michigan Cannabis Crusade, a two month tour consisting of a Medical Marijuana presentation, a Dramatic Performance, and a Musical Performance. This tentative itinerary for the MI Cannabis Crusade has been set:
MAY: 18-22 DETROIT 23-24 PORT HURON 25-27 FLINT (LAPEER) 28-6/3 MIDLAND, BAY CITY, SAGINAW, (OWOSSO, ALMA) JUNE: 4 LANSING 5 MT. PLEASANT 6 CADILLAC 7 TRAVERSE CITY, (MANISTEE, LUDINGTON) 8 BIG RAPIDS 9-11 GRAND RAPIDS, (IONIA) 12-13 MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN 14 HOLLAND 15 BENTON HARBOR, ST. JOSEPH, (NILES) 16-19 KALAMAZOO, (THREE RIVERS, STURGIS) 20-21 BATTLE CREEK, (ALBION, MARSHALL, COLDWATER, HILLSDALE) 22-25 LANSING 26-27 JACKSON 28 ADRIAN 29 MONROE 30-7/3 ANN ARBOR, YPSILANTI, (HOWELL, BRIGHTON) JULY: 4-10 DETROIT 11 LANSING (TURN IN PETITIONS TO STATE)
TELEPHONE CONTACTS for the MI Hemp Coalition:
DETROIT METRO AREA: (810) 542.8090 TOM NESS-JAM RAG
(313) 563.3192 BRUCE CAIN-NEW AGE PATRIOT
FLINT: PAGER (810) 812.8779 AMY HEDDY-FLINT HEMP SOCIETY
WEST MICHIGAN: (616) 327.7395 KCAN
[email protected]
(616) 968.2550 BATTLE CREEK H.E.A.
LANSING: (517) 333.3617 H.E.A./The P.A.A.!
[email protected]
NORTHERN MICHIGAN (616) 922.0933 NORTHERN MICH. NORML
LEGISLATION:
The Michigan House of Representatives is currently considering passing Senate bill 234 to drastically increase cannabis penalties in the state. Some new/increased penalties of SB 234 include:
The Lansing, MI based PROGRESSIVE ACTION ALLIANCE! has given testimony at several state legislature hearings on SB 234. The majority of the legislature as totally ignored the call for rational cannabis policy in Michigan. Please write to members of the legislature to voice your opposition to SB 234.
GROUPS:
The PROGRESSIVE ACTION ALLIANCE!
POB 6032
East Lansing
Michigan 48826-6032
(517) 372-168
F.A.M.M. Marilyn Genoa (federal) Sandy Youngblood (state) P.O. Box 423 P.O. Box 715 Royal Oak, MI 48068 Royal Oak, MI 48068 (313) 547-2014 (313) 541-1267
F.E.A.R.
Tom Flook
7935 Coyle Rd.
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
(313) 449-2831
G.V.S.U. NORML Allendale, MI
Traverse City NORML Traverse City, MI (provisional or newly forming)
GROUPS:
F.E.A.R.
Rose & David Hanson
6040 Wentworth Ave.
South Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 861-4901
The Institute for Hemp
P.O. Box 65130
St. Paul, MB 55165
(612) 222-2628 (voice/fax)
Email: [email protected]
Works for re-establishing cannabis hemp as a commercial crop for a source
of raw materials in the production of consumer products. Sells hemp products
and educational materials, and will send you hemp-related flyers for free.
Ask for a free catalog.
Grassroots Party of Minnesota -- has candidates on the ballot,
P.O. Box 8011 will send list upon request.
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 822-3396
Minnesota NORML
P.O. Box 80522
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 822-3396
Mankato NORML Mankato, MN (provisional or newly forming)
U. of Minn. NORML Minneapolis, MN
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
Call GRASSNET (612) 773-9682, for all the latest information and updates on marijuana/hemp activism and events, including forfeiture information.
F.A.M.M.
Lisa Hale
Rt. 3, Box 393 B
Datesville, MS 38606
(601) 563-1610
S.C.R. 14 A resolution which calls on the federal government to make
marijuana medically available, was passed unanimously by the state Senate
in March. It now needs to pass the Missouri House of Representatives in
order to become law.
S.B. 493 Would establish the "medical necessity defense" as
legitimate grounds for acquittal of marijuana possession charges in Missouri.
F.A.M.M. Carol Smith Pat Gustin RR8, Box 1085 603 Noeleen Place Lebanon, MO 65536 Lees Summit, MO 64063 (417) 532-7406 (816) 246-4615
F.E.A.R.
Michelle Monahan
3800 Cooper #11
Columbia, MO 65201
(214) 449-0471
Missouri NORML Columbia, MO
S.M.S.U. NORML Springfield , MO
St. Louis NORML St. Louis, MO
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Jo Mae Drake
46 East Nicklaus
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-0816
Kalispell NORML Kalispell, MT
Missoula NORML Missoula, MT (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
U.N.L. NORML Lincoln, NE
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Phil Copeland
P.O. Box 3053
Reno, NV 89505
(702) 677-8466
F.E.A.R.
Karon Munnerlyn
4500 Cinderella Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89102
(702) 876-8064
(702) 876-3835
Las Vegas NORML Las Vegas, NV (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Nancy Brown
333 Bartlett St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-7861
LEGISLATION
A-627 Requires state to convict as a necessary prerequisite to forfeiture.
Copy of bill for free from: Office of Legislative Services, Bill Room,
CN 068, Trenton, NJ 08625. Contact NJ legislators and ask them to cosponsor
this legislation.
GROUPS
F.A.M.M.
Cassandra Savoy
141 S. Harrison St.
East Orange, NJ 07018
(201) 678-1515
F.E.A.R.
John T. Paff
P.O. Box 5424
Somerset, NJ 08875-5424
(908) 873-1251
Email: [email protected]
New Jersey NORML Navesink, NJ (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
CANDIDATES:
The following candidates have all pledged to abolish or strictly limit asset forfeiture:
Ben Grindlinger
Candidate for U.S. Senate
(609) 585-0165
Herb Roselle
Candidate for U.S. Congress
NJ 2nd District
(609) 825-0510
Email: [email protected]
Roger Bacon
Candidate for U.S. Congress
NJ 5th District
(908) 454-1083
F.E.A.R.
Ken Brown
P.O. Box 13634
Albuquerque, NM 87192
(505) 298-9310
LEGISLATION:
State Senator Joseph Galiber, board member of the Drug Policy Foundation, has several decriminalization bills in the state Senate, S. 411, S. 1461, S. 1471, S. 1474, and S. 2059. Contact Albany NORML for further description of these bills; however, you can support them by writing to your state Senators and the following committe chairs:
Senator Roy Goodman
Committee on Inv., Tax, and Gov. Operations
Legislative Office Building, Rm. 913
Albany, NY 12223
(518) 455-2211
Senator Dale Volker
Committee on Codes
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12223
(518) 455-3471
Senator James Wright
Committee on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12223
GROUPS:
Albany NORML The Hemp Coalition P.O. Box 2124 P.O. Box 2382 Albany, NY 12220 Albany, NY 12220
Publishes 'Almost a Newsletter' four times a year free.
Organizer Tim Case should have both phone and fax numbers for both these organizations in the near future. Mr. Case would appreciate newspaper clippings on marijuana or court related material.
March on the Capitol! June 5, 1994, from 12 - 6. Info from either of the above organizations.
F.E.A.R.
Steven Susser, Esq.
450 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4128
SUNY-Bing. NORML Binghamton, NY (provisional or newly forming)
Buffalo NORML Buffalo, NY
NORML in Schoharie Howes Cave, NY
NYC NORML New York, NY (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Laura Hight
Rt. 3, Box 245
Louisburgh, NC 27549
(919) 496-3849
H.B. 628 is a mixed bag -- this bill would decrease marijuana cultivation penalties but increasing penalties for "dispensing", and act which would include sharing marijuana with a friend. Ohio NORML is opposed to the bill in its current form; contact Ohio NORML for info.
F.A.M.M.
Melissa Whaley
P.O. Box 946
Athens, OH 45701
(614) 592-2234
Ohio University NORML Athens, OH
Cincinnati NORML Cincinnati, OH (provisional or newly forming)
Northcoast NORML Cleveland, OH
Miami Valley NORML Dayton, OH (provisional or newly forming)
Sandusky Cty. NORML Fremont, OH
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Connie Myort
1213 Plonka Ave.
Enid, OK 73703
(405) 234-3362
Univ. of OK NORML Norman, OK
OK NORML Oklahoma City, OK
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Lorraine Heller
8600 SW Leahy
Road Portland, OR 97225
(503) 292-5364
F.E.A.R.
Bill Vosburgh
P.O. Box 219115
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 291-7439
F.A.M.M.
Stacey Allen
107 Dudley Ave
Narberth, PA 19072
(215) 660-0376
F.E.A.R.
Roy Timpe
366 Blandon Meadows Pkwy
Blandon, PA 19510
(215) 939-3517 (work)
(215) 926-5989 (home)
Erie PA NORML Erie, PA
Pittsburgh NORML Pittsburgh, PA
Penn State NORML University Park, PA
York NORML York, PA (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
Pat Fallon, a gubernatorial candidate in the state of Pennsylvania,
has pledged to abolish or strictly limit asset forfeiture.
Call (717) 629-0693
Email: [email protected]
F.A.M.M.
Sandra Feeney
10 Cooke St.
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 272-8269
F.E.A.R.
Marian Zinker
P.O. Box 643
Hill City, SD 57745
(605) 574-4289
(605) 343-6711
F.A.M.M.
Paula Poe
P.O. Box 161117
Memphis, TN 38186
(901) 345-0326
F.E.A.R.
Mark A. Nestman
Box 246 Brentwood, TN 37027
(702) 885-2509 (messages)
Nashville NORML Nashville, TN (provisional or newly forming)
Houston NORML Bellaire, TX
Dallas NORML Frisco, TX (provisional or newly forming)
Call the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Pamela McCue Beryl Baker
P.O. Box 4057 5703 Miami Court
Austin, TX 78765 El Paso, TX 79924
(512) 452-1303 (915) 751-3390
Email: [email protected]
Bill Boman
P.O. Box 75123
Houston, TX 77234
(713) 944-4700
F.E.A.R.
Jim Spurlock
Building N-23 Meacham
Field Fort Worth, TX 76106
(817) 624-8433 (office)
(817) 294-2728 (home)
F.E.A.R.
Peter Budnick
P.O. Box 1741
Park City, UT 84060
(801) 649-3910
Vermont Vocals
19 Bay St.
Newport, VT 05855
Vermont Vocals is coordinating the National March Your Capitol Day event at the Vermont State House, Sunday, June 5th from 12:30 - 3:00 PM. Memberships in Vermont Vocals available soon for $20/year.
Vermont Grassroots Party
P.O. Box 537
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Vermont Civil Coalition Against Prohibition
63 George St.
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-7107
F.E.A.R.
Dennis Lane
P.O. Box 537
Waitsfield, VT 05673
(802) 496-2387
Virginia Tech NORML, a student organization at the largest university
in Virginia, is working for drug policy reform through education. NORML
tries to be visible in the community, through info-tables and petition
drives, and has an "adopt-a-spot" site on Giles Road in Blacksburg.
NORML writes letters to local, state, and federal representatives, and
presents them with petitions, some with as many as 3,000 signatures.
Contact:
NORML at VPI & SU
P.O. Box 654
Blacksburg, VA 24063
(703) 953-9189
F.A.M.M.
John Bowes
5253 Ashby St.
Norfolk, VA 23502
(804) 853-4862
1. Initiative 622 -- This voter initiative would legalize personal-use
sized quantities of cannabis as well as all medical and industrial applications
of cannabis. The Washington state "Cannabis Movement" needs to
gather about 200 signatures a day until June 28th. To find out how to help,
call the Initiative 622 Hotline (206) 548-8043
(or email "legal-hemp-
[email protected]"). Donations can be sent to:
The Cannabis Movement
P.O. Box 1217
Olympia, WA 98507
2. A number of activists from the Cannabis Movement are forming WHEN (Washington Hemp Education Network), to educate groups that are not traditionally legalization supporters. If interested in further information about WHEN, call (206) 589-0635.
3. State Senator Linda Smith of the 18th Legislative District has introduced a measure which would declare the state's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution and demand that the federal government cease and desist mandates that are beyond the scope of constitutionally delegated powers.
Other Groups:
F.A.M.M. Susan Moss Nora Callahan 4038 41st Ave., South 795 South Cedar Seattle, WA 98118 Colville, WA 99114 (206) 723-7549 (509) 684-5929
F.E.A.R.
Norm Kroening
4417 South 376th St.
Auburn, WA 98001
(206) 838-8623
W.W.U. NORML Bellingham, WA
Contact the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
F.A.M.M.
Kay Francis
Meade 600 Benoni Ave.
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 366-6447
F.E.A.R.
Robert Gould
Rt. 2 - Box 78
Greenville, WV
24945 (304) 832-6414
Jack Frazier publishes the Hemp Paper Report and works for legalization of low-THC hemp as an agricultural product for commercial use. Mr. Frazier has authored the following petition:
A PETITION FOR A 1990s UNITED STATES HEMP FIBER AND OIL INDUSTRY
WE THE PEOPLE do hereby petition the governor of our state and our elected officials to begin importing low-THC Cannabis hemp seed so that our family farmers can begin competing with the hemp farmers of Europe, Africa, and Asia, where hemp farming is encouraged by law and subsidies.
NAME ADDRESS
Return signred copies of the petition to the governor of your state and any other officials you feel should take action to begin importing hemp seed. Send the original copy to:
Jack Frazier, Editor
The Solar Age
Hemp Paper Report
Box 610
Peterstown, WV 24963
GROUPS:
Green Bay NORML Green Bay, WI
Milwaukee NORML Milwaukee, WI (provisional or newly forming)
Contact the national NORML office at (202) 483-5500 for contact info.
