John,

As we wind down another successful and productive year, I want to take a moment to thank you for your past support – and to remind you that your year-end contribution to NORML is more important than ever.

NORML is unique among drug policy reform organizations. We are grassroots; we survive on the contributions of our members – not on big corporate donors. We are also the only national organization that speaks on behalf of the interests of responsible cannabis consumers – not on behalf of corporate interests.

That is why we continue to push for policy changes that matter most to you: ending marijuana arrests, expunging criminal convictions, expanding marijuana access to patients, restoring 2nd Amendment rights for cannabis consumers, ending discriminatory workplace drug testing mandates, repealing unscientific THC per se driving laws, pushing back against the imposition of arbitrary THC potency caps upon state-legal cannabis products, and consistently standing up for the rights of parents, patients, and others who use marijuana responsibly.

In 2023, we gained significant victories on all of these fronts. Three more states and one additional US territory legalized marijuana for adults. Hundreds of thousands of people with past marijuana-related convictions had their records cleared. Courts rejected the longstanding federal gun ban for cannabis consumers. Additional states ended the practice of pre- and post-employment marijuana testing. Marijuana arrests nationwide fell to their lowest totals in nearly 30 years. Lawmakers throughout the country rejected proposals to impose THC potency limits on cannabis products and THC per se limits for motorists.

But these victories don’t happen on their own. They occur because we advocate for them. And, to do that effectively, we need your continued financial support.

Your donations provide us with our voice. And it is this voice that is steadily changing the way the public, pundits, and lawmakers think about cannabis. That is why public support for legalization is now at an all-time high, and why the majority of Americans now live in a jurisdiction where cannabis is state-legal.

In short, we can’t legalize cannabis without your help. We can’t educate and empower voters, the media, and lawmakers or continue to champion the rights and freedoms of cannabis consumers throughout the country without the support of people like you.

Please make a tax-deductible, year-end gift of $50 or more to The NORML Foundation. Your donation will have double the impact because the first $5,000 donated to The NORML Foundation will be matched by one of our Board Members. Your support ensures we can continue successfully fighting for cannabis freedom in 2024 and beyond.