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NORML Attempts to Change Georgia Law

By Conaway and Strickler

According to a 2007 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study, more than 62 million Americans said that they have used marijuana at some time in their life and 4.6 million Americans 35 years or older said they had used marijuana in the last month. Now NORML, the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws, have set up shop in Georgia and are led by a charismatic lawyer as executive director of the Georgia chapter. Ajc.com reported on May 8, 2009 that this man faces stiff opposition by Georgians who tend to be more conservative than liberal, but to him, it is the marijuana laws that are much too conservative and he is in Georgia trying to do what 13 other states have already done - - legalize marijuana for medical use. The executive director mentioned that NORML advocates that minors under the age of 18 should not smoke marijuana...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on July 21, 2009 (boomark / email).