Washington, D.C., Labor Day Weekend (September 2-4)***************
To have a conference registration form mailed to you, e-mail NORML your street address or leave your street address on NORML's voice mail box at 1-900-97-NORML ($2.95 per minute, 18 or older only).
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
1001 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1010 Washington, D.C. 20036
E-MAIL NATLNORML@AOL.COM
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PARTIAL LIST OF SPEAKERS:
- Steve Hager - Editor-in-Chief, High Times
- Mary Lynn Mathre, R.N., M.S.N., C.A.R.N. - Addictions
Consultant, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
- Dale Gieringer, Ph.D. - Coordinator, California NORML
- John Morgan, M.D. - Professor of Pharmacology, City University
of New York Medical School
- Lester Grinspoon, M.D. - Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard
Medical School
- Richard Cowan - National Director, NORML
ITINERARY:
- Friday night -
Meet and mingle with speakers, NORML members and other activists from across the country.
- Saturday -
A full day of first-hand accounts of marijuana's medicinal value and the havoc its prohibition has wreaked x by doctors, lawyers, and patients (illegal and legal users).
- Saturday night - party!
- Sunday -
Informative and inspirational speakers on the following topics: forfeiture; mandatory minimums; medical legislation; "smoke a joint, lose your license"; working with the media; plus activism tips!
- Sunday night - benefit concert
TRAVEL:
United Airlines is the official carrier for the 1994 NORML Conference and is offering a 10% discount off regular coach fares or a 5% discount off the lowest applicable fares (specials), including first class.
This special offer is available only to attendees of the conference, and it applies to domestic segments of all United Airlines and United Express flights. To obtain the best fares or schedule information, please call United's Specialized Meeting Reservations Center at 1-800-521-4041. Please be sure to reference ID number 575YM .
HOTEL:
Guests of the Marriott at Metro Center are a short walk from the White House, monuments, museums, theaters, and shops; the hotel is located above Metro Center, the hub of the District's subway system. Nightly room rates: single - $82; double - $102. For reservations call 1-202-737-2200 (mention the NORML conference).
REGISTRATION FEES:
- Non-members (includes free 1-year NORML membership): $50.00
- NORML members: $40.00
- NORML student members: $30.00
- Conference packet only (packet is free with conference
registration): $15.00
NORML MEMBERSHIP:
- Lifetime membership: $2,500.00
- Committee of 1,000: $1,000.00
- Director's Club: $500.00
- Sustaining: $250.00
- Dedicated: $100.00
- Family: $35.00
- Regular: $25.00
- Student / Low Income: $15.00
DON'T FORGET:
1. NORML will sponsor a one-day activist workshop (November 20)
following the 8th annual Drug Policy Foundation conference
(November 16-19).
2. Please consider coming to Washington, D.C., on November 15 for
National Medicinal Marijuana Day (more details to be provided
in the August mailing of NORML's quarterly newsletter,
"NORML's Active Resistance").- END -