Links to Other Sites: Recommended Organizations

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
1001 Connecticut Ave. Ste. 710, Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202-483-5500 Fax: 202-483-0057.
norml.org

For live information on drug testing or other subjects, or just to show your support, call their support line at 1-900-97NORML. ($2.95 per minute)   

As I have said, I make no pretense of objectivity and this is especially true of NORML. It is run by its founder Keith Stroup and by Allen St. Pierre. I am proud to call them my friends. While some Washington types work to get their pictures taken, Allen works quietly to get the truth told. There are very few worthwhile stories in the media that did not depend on Allen for facts and figures. Paul Armentano, the NORML staff writer does an excellent job explaining complex issues in the weekly press release. For this week's edition, click NORML News. The NORML web site has a great data base.   

For those concerned about marijuana law reform, a tax deductible contribution to the NORML Foundation is the most efficient way to show your support. NORML is a low overhead operation and does not get the credit that it deserves.

The organizations listed below deal with the full range of drug policy reform issues, not just cannabis. However, all of them make a significant contribution  to improving the understanding of marijuana law reform.

The Drug Policy Foundation dpf.org 

As its name implies, the DPF deals with the full range of drug policy issues and serves as the de facto umbrella organization for the anti-prohibitionist movement. Sher Horosko, its new Executive Director, made a very favorable impression on everyone at the DPF's 1997 New Orleans conference. While George Soros is the DPF's principle funder, it is seeking to broaden its support.

For More Info E mail dpaction@dpf.org

4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite B-500
Washington, DC 20008-2302
Phone: (202) 537-5005
Fax: (202) 537-3007

Drug Policy Forum of Texas
P. O. Box 22499
Houston, TX 77227-2499
Houston (713) 784-3196
Dallas (214) 827-1514
Contact: G Alan Robison, PhD (galan@prodigy.net)

Seeking to establish a forum where policy alternatives to the war on drugs can be discussed by academicians, policy analysts, public office holders and other interested citizens. Serving the public by providing information and expert opinion about legal and illegal drugs and the issues surrounding them.

The Media Awareness Project mapinc.org

Mark Greer has created one of the most useful anti-prohibitionist sites on the Internet. He has a small army of people sending him articles from newspapers around the world. He also teaches people how to write effective letters to the editor. His efforts demonstrate better than almost any other, the potential use of the Internet to influence public policy.

The Partnership for Responsible Drug Information prdi.org

Professor Thomas Haines has assembled an extraordinary group of backers in a new approach to challenging the prohibitionist orthodoxy. The web site is weak, but check out the who's who on the boards. This organization and its affiliates could offer an important alternative to the Soros funded organizations.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums famm.org

Technically speaking, this organization has nothing to do with the marijuana laws, but it was started as the result of its founder's brother being sent to prison for growing marijuana. The self-proclaimed champions of "family values" and other pseudo-religious hucksters who support mandatory minimums have caused the destruction of thousands of families. FAMM works to end this great tragedy.

Forfeiture Endangers American Rights website at: http://www.fear.org/ . The new FEAR office in Washington is run by FEAR's acting Executive Director and former NORML volunteer intern, Tom Gordon. A very bright fellow.)

Other organizations and resource links will be added soon.