National Commission On Marihuana Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Washington, DC: Recommendations to assembly by the National Commission on Marihuana (sic) and Drug Abuse 35-years-ago today that called for ending the illegal arrest and trial of adults who own or use little amounts of marijuana are extra appropriate nowadays than they were then, says NORML decision-making Director Allen St. Pierre.

Thirty-five-years ago, the primary – and to date, only – US Congressional payment to address marijuana and community policy optional the administration amend centralized law so that the ownership and use of little quantities of cannabis by adults would no longer be a against the law offense. That payment, known as National payment on Marihuana and Drug Abuse (also known as The Shafer Commission) completed: