National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Fayetteville Arkansas Chapter
FALL 2007 Meetings every WED at 7:00 PM in room AU504 in the Union Building
Meetings are open to the public
Please join us Wed Aug 29th for NORML UofA's first meeting of the semester.
Check out our NORML Table at the 3rd Annual Peace on Earth Music Festival
Facebook Event
OMNI UA Myspace
PRESS RELEASE - 4-2-07 READ FULL RESOLUTION LANGUAGE
Email your senators ASAP & tell them you support the Razorback SAFER Resolution.
Million Marijuana March
Greek Theater--Sat May 5th 1-4pm
Music by:
Fayetteville Funk Ensemble
Dark Suits
March begins @ 4:20 promptly, we will march to the federal building downtown (Mountain St)
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Wed March 14th 7pm Union Ballroom
Keith Stroup
Attorney & founder of NORML will speak at the Union Ballroom
University of Arkansas
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Upcoming Events:
4/20 Freedom Rally All Day Greek Theater
5/5/07 Million Marijuana March Concert & Protest
What can you do?
1) Write Your Representative frequently! (<-to the left)
2) Get Educated (Check out our literature section)
3) Join NORML & attend local NORML Meetings & Events
4) Help Collect signatures for initiatives (Fayetteville 2008)
5) Spread the word
NewAmericans for Safe Access Foundation - Advancing Legal Medical Marijuana
Therapeutics and Research
BREAKING NEWS
Eureka Springs Low Priority Initiative Passes
63%
37%
Eureka Springs "Low Priority" Marijuana Petition To Appear on Ballot
Members from NORML UofA have been circulating a petition in the City of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to make misdemeanor amounts of marijuana (1oz) the city's 'lowest law enforcement priority". NORML needed to 144 signatures to make the ballot, & were verified on Sept 15 by the City Clerk of Eureka Springs. The petition was then submitted to the Carroll County Election Commission, which verified that the initiative would appear on the ballot for the general election on November 7. This marks the first marijuana initiative to appear on the ballot in Arkansas state history.
News Coverage
40/29 The Home Town Channel - Video
NWA News Fayetteville
KY3 Springfield - Video
Carroll County News
Lovely Citizen Article
NWA News - Original Fayetteville Petitions
2006 Mid-Term Election Results Offer Mixed Bag For Marijuana Law Reform
November 8, 2006 - Washington, DC, USA
Washington, DC: The 2006 mid-term elections offered mixed results for marijuana law reformers, with voters rejecting three statewide liberalization efforts,
but approving numerous local measures to 'deprioritize' pot law enforcement.
FULL STORY
Cannabis, Mental Health and Context: The Case For Regulation
LEAP Speaker Thurs April 27 7pm
Science & Engineering Auditorium
Listen to a ex law-enforcement, customs official, and homeland security officer, speak on 'Why the War on Drugs' is a failure, and why All Drugs Should be Legalized!
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Terry Nelsons Biography
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Million Marijuana March Protest & Concert-Sunday May 7th
Protest in downtown Fayetteville, along w/ 180+ Cities worldwide, known as the Marijuana Liberation Day, Global Marijuana March & The Million Marijuana March. Show your opposition to America's unjust marijuana laws! Free Concert @ University of Arkansas's Greek Theater Sunday May 7th 2pm Joseph Israel
Jah Roots
Global Marijuana March
Million Marijuana March
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Fairness in Fayetteville Campaign: Fayetteville City Council
Allow Fayetteville Physcians to recommend the use of marijuana for 'ill people'. Stop the arrest of sick people possesing marijuana for medical uses, if recommended by a Fayetteville physcian.
Smart Sentencing: Stop the loss of federal funding for Fayetteville students, under the HEA Drug Provision (Higher Education Act).
Decriminalize 1 ounze of marijuana (as defined by Arkansas Code), Decriminalize paraphernalia, Make small marijuana arrests the 'lowest possible police priority in Fayetteville.
Death raises concern at police tactics
The recent killing of an unarmed Virginia doctor has raised concerns about what some say is an explosion in the use of military-style police Swat teams in the United States.
Armed with assault rifles, stun grenades - even armoured personnel carriers - units once used only in highly volatile situations are increasingly being deployed on more routine police missions.
BBC News
Cincinnati Toughens Pot Laws!
Starting today, getting caught with a little pot could mean a little jail time - for at least the next year.
The ordinance would increase the penalty for possessing less than 100 grams of marijuana - even a single joint - from a written citation and a $100 fine to arrest and a possible 30 days in jail.
Cincinnati.com
Supreme Court Rules Unnanimously in UDV Case.
American adherents of a Brazilian religious sect have won their battle to use hallucinogenic tea in their worship services.
In a unanimous ruling with major implications for minority religious groups in America, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right of religious organizations to claim exemption from certain laws that undercut their ability to practice their faith.
At issue was a clash between US drug laws - which ban the hallucinogenic substance in the sect's sacred tea - and a 1993 religious freedom law that requires the government to grant religious exemptions when possible.
Although the central issue in the case was the religious use of a banned drug, Tuesday's ruling has broader significance. It paves the way for others to win exemptions from generally applicable laws that impede their ability to worship.
Christian Science Monitor
Drug Policy Alliance
First Church Of the Magi: Documents
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2005
1. Contact their Member of Congress and urge them to co-sponsor the legislation.
If you do not know who your Member of Congress is, please go to the U.S. House of Representatives web site and type in your zip code at the top left of the page. Your message whether by phone, email (through their web site) or in person should be brief and to the point:
* They should co-sponsor H.R. 3037, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act.
* Allowing industrial hemp cultivation in the United States is good for agriculture, industry and commerce.
* Over 30 industrial democracies allow, if not promote, the cultivation of industrial hemp.
* Six states (Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia) have removed barriers to its production or research. All would, if Congress would act.
* Industrial hemp is a close to marijuana as poppy seeds are to opium.
Votehemp.org
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CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON CHANGING U.S. DRUG POLICY - Columbia, MO
George McMahon walked into MU's Arts and Sciences building Saturday and dumped a can of "marijuana cigarettes" on the floor just to make a point.
He is one of many speakers who came to MU for the 2006 Midwest Drug Policy Conference, a three-day event sponsored by the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws and Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
The conference features student activism workshops, books, merchandise and guest speakers from Columbia and around the country.
Student Group Drums up Opposition to the Drug War
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RECENT NEWS
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"Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. In strict medical terms, marijuana is safer than many foods we commonly consume."
DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young
"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself, and where they are they should be changed." Jimmy Carter - Former U.S. President
"It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics dope and all of that stuff. It is a thousand times better than whiskey. It is an assistant and a friend." Louis Armstrong
“Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.” William F. Buckley, Jr.
"Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere." George Washington
Students Rights & Privacy (SSDP)
norml.org
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Allliance
Drug Policy Education Group
Drugwarfacts.com
Drugwarmyths.com
Drug Policy Alliance
Stopthedrugwar.org
LEAP
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
MPP
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