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OC NORML is a consumer-focused organization, we serve as the bridge between the consumer, industry, and elected officials.

Dear supporters and friends,

As we celebrate our 20 year anniversary as a 501c3 organization, we want to thank you for your unwavering support in helping us achieve our mission to increase awareness and understanding around the cannabis industry and the plant itself.

Support our work! Orange County's 1st and Only Cannabis Education Organization Since 2003 OC NORML has been Orange County’s resource for information on current laws, medical benefits, and responsible use of cannabis. Get involved and... See What’s Next

Dear supporters and friends,

As we celebrate our 21 years as a 501c3 organization, we want to thank you for your unwavering support in helping us achieve our mission to increase awareness and understanding around the cannabis industry and the plant itself.

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We encourage and invite everyone to advocate for cannabis awareness and become a member of OC NORML. Donating as little as $20 will earn your Membership. Whether you're a consumer, advocate, business insider or dispensary, there's a Member-level that fits. Together we make a difference.

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Our experienced group of industry-seasoned speakers can provide the most recent updates on cannabis laws, regulations and medical uses at NO COST. OC NORML has helped educate groups of all sizes including religious organizations, schools, neighborhood associations, government organizations, and social groups.

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Happy 21st Anniversary!

We're thrilled to announce the launch of our quarterly mixers! Designed to bring together our community and create space for education, advocacy, and networking. As the longest running consumer-focused cannabis non-profit in Orange County, we're committed to promoting the industry with positive change.

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NORML constantly tracks local, state, and federal laws, delivers feedback from a consumer’s point of view, and provides resources to all levels of government developing policy.

OC NORML MISSION

Orange County NORML is a chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Founded in 2003 OC NORML is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that serves as an educational resource for the community. OC NORML believes that by providing fact-based information on cannabis it will make the community safer, help create jobs and opportunity, and reduce the stigmatization of cannabis and its consumers.Orange County NORML believes that cannabis when used responsibly by adults should be treated the same as other legal substances and has many benefits not only to its users but to communities that regulate its use, as well as commercial and medical benefits.
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04
Nov

Gallup: Public Support for Legalizing Marijuana Remains Near Historic High

“An overwhelming majority of Americans oppose marijuana prohibition, and this has been the case for more than a decade. It borders on political malpractice that Congress has yet to take any meaningful action to comport federal cannabis laws with the will of the people.” The post Gallup: Public Support for Legalizing Marijuana Remains Near Historic […]

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04
Nov

NORML Publishes Fact Sheet on CHS (Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome)

NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has published a Fact Sheet on CHS (Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome) , in the wake of reports of increasing prevelance of the condition. Researched and written by California NORML director Dale Gieringer, the Fact Sheet says that CHS typically occurs in subjects who chronically consume large doses of THC ...

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01
Nov

DEA Judge Pushes Back Timeline for In-Person Testimony in Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing

NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said that he was disappointed but hardly surprised by the DEA’s decision to disproportionately include groups opposed to marijuana policy reform as designated participants. “The fight to end our nation’s outdated and failed cannabis prohibition laws has never been fought on a level playing field,” he said. The post DEA […]

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