NORML E-ZineVolume 5
Issue 16
April 26, 2002

The NORML E-Zine is a free weekly compilation of major news items
regarding marijuana policy. Text of archived stories is available on NORML's website at:
http://www.norml.org/news/archives/index2002.shtml.


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* NORML Declares 2002 Conference "A Smashing Success"



NORML Declares 2002 Conference "A Smashing Success"
Nearly 600 Gather For NORML's Largest Ever National Conference

San Francisco, CA: An overflow crowd of more than 550 marijuana-law reformers jammed the halls of San Francisco's
Crown Plaza Hotel to attend last week's national NORML Conference, and call for an end to America's criminal pot laws.

"We attracted a wonderful group of supporters this year," said NORML's Keith Stroup, who noted that this year's conference was
the largest in the organization's 32-year history. "The energy level and the mood of the attendees were extremely high. This
was the first time NORML had held our conference in California since 1992, and we were delighted at the reception we received
from our supporters on the west coast, and the local media."
News stories on the NORML conference were featured on the front page of The San Francisco Examiner, and prominently in
The San Francisco Chronicle and on several local television news programs.

Stroup praised the strength and variety of speakers at this year's conference. "From the opening speech on Thursday by San
Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan, to the inspirational talk about the state of the Constitution by legendary California
criminal defense attorney Tony Serra, to the 'call to action' by Politically Incorrect's Bill Maher on Saturday afternoon,
we were privileged to hear from many of the leaders of the marijuana-law reform movement," he said. "It was impossible to
attend this conference without leaving with a renewed sense of purpose and commitment."

Additional speakers at this year's conference included California State Senator John Vasconcellos; San Francisco
Supervisor and soon-to-be State Assemblyman Mark Leno; legendary hemp activist Jack Herer; former Shafer Report Commissioner, Dr. Tom Ungerleider; NORML Foundation Board Chair Dr. John P. Morgan;
best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich; Nevada State Assemblywoman Christina Giunchigliani; David Boaz of the CATO Institute in
Washington DC; and a special welcome message from Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura.

NORML and the NORML Foundation offer our sincerest gratitude to everyone who attended and helped make the
2002 conference our most successful ever.

Photos and highlights from the 2002 NORML conference will be available shortly on the NORML web site at:
http://www.norml.org.


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