Episode 61 - Paul Armentano, NORML

Episode 61 is the 7th episode of Season 2. We're joined today by Paul Armentano the Deputy Director of NORML the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Paul Armentano has over two decades of experience working professionally in cannabis policy. He also serves on the faculty of Oaksterdam University in Oakland, where he is the Chair of Science.

His writing on cannabis and cannabis policy has appeared in over 1,000 publications, scholarly and/or peer-reviewed journals, as well as in more than two dozen textbooks and anthologies. He is a regular contributor to TheHill.com as well as to numerous other print and online publications.

Paul was the principal investigator for defense counsel in the federal case US v Schweder et al., one of the first legal cases in decades to challenge the constitutionality of cannabis as a schedule I controlled substance. He was also an expert in the successful Canadian constitutional challenge, Allard v Canada, which preserved qualified patients right to grow cannabis at home.

He works closely with numerous state and federal politicians with regard to drafting and enacting cannabis policy reforms, and he is a frequently sought speaker on the topic at legal and academic seminars.

Since its founding in 1970, NORML has provided a voice in the public policy debate for those Americans who oppose cannabis prohibition and favor an end to the practice of arresting cannabis consumers. A nonprofit public-interest advocacy group, NORML represents the interests of the tens of millions of Americans who use cannabis responsibly.

Become an official member of NORML and find out more at norml.org

Enjoy the show.