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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 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.
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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. Join online or meet us in person at one of our quarterly mixers. 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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Welcome 2023!

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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Mar

CA Cannabis Tax Fund Monies Diverted from Prop. 64 Mandates

As the California cannabis industry, already overburdened by overtaxation, faces a raise in the state excise tax from 15% to as much as 19% in order to fund programs that benefit from cannabis taxes, a sizeable chunk of the Cannabis Tax Fund is being diverted into programs not mandated for funding by Prop. 64. By ...

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13
Mar

Longtime NORML Activist, Others to Meet with Vice President Kamala Harris to Discuss Federal Marijuana Reform

“The three of us will discuss the real-world impact of our federal marijuana convictions and the relief provided by these Presidential pardons. We will help represent tens of millions of Americans who have been arrested for marijuana in nearly a century of prohibition.” The post Longtime NORML Activist, Others to Meet with Vice President Kamala […]

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13
Mar

Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions

“Hundreds of thousands of Americans unduly carry the burden and stigma of a past conviction for behavior that most Americans, and a growing number of states, no longer consider to be a crime.” The post Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions appeared first on NORML.

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