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Cannabis rights organizations

United States

Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics The Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT) is an organization supporting medical marijuana that was founded in 1981 by Robert C. Randall and Alice O'Leary. The Alliance was originally formed through Randall’s personal campaigning to access m ...

* American Alliance for Medical Cannabis *

American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920. ACLU affiliates are active in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The budget of the ACLU in 2024 was $383 million. T ...

* American Medical Marijuana Association *

Americans for Safe Access Americans for Safe Access (ASA), is a Washington, D.C., based advocacy organization working to ensure safe and legal access to medical Cannabis (drug), cannabis References

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* Buffalo Cannabis Movement * California Cannabis Research Medical Group *

Cannabis Action Network The Cannabis Action Network (CAN) is a former U.S. Nonprofit organization, nonprofit Legality of cannabis, cannabis policy reform organization, active between 1989 and 2008. The organization strove to "encourage sensible cannabis use" and advocat ...

Cannabis Law Reform Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR), formerly the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, is a United Kingdom lobby group which campaigns to end the prohibition of cannabis. The group was founded in 1997 and reformed as CLEAR in 2011. It campaigned in a number of ele ...

Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis Jon B. Gettman (born August 20, 1957) is a marijuana rights activist, a leader of the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis, and a former head of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. He has a PhD in public policy and regiona ...

* Doctors for Cannabis Regulation *

Drug Policy Alliance The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a New York City–based nonprofit organization that seeks to advance policies that "reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodi ...

* Green Panthers *

Law Enforcement Action Partnership The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), formerly Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization group of current and former police, judges, prosecutors, and other criminal justice professionals who use their e ...

Marijuana Policy Project The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) is the largest organization working solely on marijuana policy reform in the United States in terms of its budget, number of members, and staff. Its stated aims are to: (1) increase public support for non-pu ...

* Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America *

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is an American nonprofit organization working to raise awareness and understanding of psychedelic substances. MAPS was founded in 1986 by Rick Doblin and is now based in San Jose, C ...

National Cannabis Industry Association The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) is an American non-profit organization based in the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, with an additional office in Denver, Colorado. NCIA is the largest cannabis trade association in the U. ...

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML ) is a social welfare organization based in Washington, D.C., that advocates for the reform of marijuana laws in the United States regarding both Medical cannabis in the United St ...

(NORML) **

Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition The Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MassCann) is a non-profit public education organization working for the moderation of marijuana laws. MassCann organizes the Freedom Rally on Boston Common every third Saturday in September. Their new ...

(MassCann/NORML) **

Minnesota NORML Minnesota NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) affiliate for the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2017, C. Michael Ford, Michael Ford served as the organization's executive director. History Tim Davis (activis ...

Ohio NORML Ohio NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws affiliate for the U.S. state of Ohio. In 2015, the chapter's leader, Rob Ryan, was removed from his position for supporting ResponsibleOhio's effort to legalize marijuana. ...

Oregon NORML Oregon NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) affiliate for the U.S. state of Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Weste ...

Otago NORML Otago University NORML (also known as simply Otago NORML or NORML Dunedin) is a pro-cannabis (drug), cannabis law reform student club at the University of Otago, affiliated to the Otago University Students Association. It is not affiliated to the ...

Portland NORML Portland NORML is the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) affiliate for Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwes ...

Texas NORML Texas NORML is a chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) based in Austin, Texas. Jax Finkel served as the organization's executive director until April 1, 2024, when Betty Williams assumed the role.As of Ma ...

** Wisconsin NORML *

November Coalition The November Coalition is a non-profit grassroots organization, founded in 1997, which fights against the War on Drugs and for the rights of the prisoners incarcerated as the effect of that war. It publishes a bulletin called ''Razor Wire''. Tyr ...

* Patients Out of Time * Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition *

Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The SAFER campaign was initially launched in Colorado on the campuses of the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) and Colorado State Univ ...

Society of Cannabis Clinicians The Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States, dedicated to educating healthcare professionals about the medical use of cannabis. Its mission is to unite into one association mem ...

Students for Sensible Drug Policy Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is an international nonprofit organization advocacy and education organization with focus on drug policy, war on drugs, marijuana legalization, psychedelics, juvenile justice and youth rights, drug ...

* Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access * Women Grow

Europe

* Cannabis sans frontières * Dank of England * ENCOD * European Industrial Hemp Association * FAAAT think & do tank *

Finnish Cannabis Association The Finnish Cannabis Association (FCA; ; , commonly referred to by the acronym SKY) is a Finnish non-governmental organisation whose purpose is to advocate legalisation or decriminalisation of cannabis. The FCA started operating in 1990 and was ...

Global Commission on Drug Policy The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) is a panel of world leaders and intellectuals, with a secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland. In June 2011, the commission said: "The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for ...

ICEERS The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service (ICEERS) is a non-profit organization (NPO), headquartered in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). ICEERS is dedicated to transforming society's relationship with psychoactive ...

NORML France NORML France (/ˈnɔːrməl/, the ''National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws''), previously known as ''Chanvre & Libertés - NORML France'' (''Hemp & Freedom - NORML France'') is a French non-profit organization based in Toulouse b ...

NORML UK NORML UK is the United Kingdom branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, a cannabis legalisation campaign organisation. NORML UK was founded in 2012. Their mission statement is "NORML UK demands the right to pursue pea ...

Transform Drug Policy Foundation Transform Drug Policy Foundation (Transform) is a registered non-profit charity based in the United Kingdom working in drug policy reform. As an independent think tank, Transform works to promote public health, social justice and human rights t ...

Elsewhere

Dagga Couple The Dagga Couple or DC is a pro-cannabis lobbyist organisation from South Africa founded by Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clarke after the two were arrested for the Possession of a controlled substance, possession and Drug dealer, dealing in the subs ...

(South Africa) *

NORML New Zealand NORML New Zealand is a Cannabis (drug), cannabis law reform organisation in New Zealand. It is a National Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Media and activism NORML New Zealand publish the print an ...

Cannabis political parties

Ale Yarok Ale Yarok (), is a liberal political party in Israel best known for its ideology of legalizing cannabis. To date, it has had no representation in the Knesset. Ale Yarok has not yet met the electoral threshold for inclusion in any of the election ...

* Anti-prohibition Party *

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP), also known as the Cannabis Party, is a political party in New Zealand. It is dedicated to the legalisation of cannabis for medical, recreational and industrial use. It was founded in 1996 and has stood i ...

* Australian Marijuana Party *

Bloc pot The Bloc Pot is a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, that is dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition. It has contested four provincial elections but it has failed to win any seats in the National Assembly of Quebec. The party was laun ...

British Columbia Marijuana Party The British Columbia Marijuana Party (abbreviated BCMP) was a minor political party in the Canadian province of British Columbia that advocated the legalisation of cannabis. The BCMP was formed following the 2000 federal election. Marc Emery, ...

Cannabis Party (Denmark) The Cannabis Party or The Hemp Party (), The hemp party - List J () is a single issue, local political party in Denmark. The party stands for the legalisation of cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cann ...

Cannabis Party (Spain) The Cannabis Party in Spain (Partido Cannabico) refers to different initiatives of political party and political campaigning centered around Cannabis (drug), cannabis, hemp and drug policy Drug liberalization, reform proposals. According to researc ...

* Cannabis Without Borders (France) *

CISTA A cista is a box or basket used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Etruscans and Romans for various practical and mystical purposes. Purpose and usage The ''cista'' or ''cistella'' was at first thought be a wicker basket used for holding fruit ...

* Dagga Party (South Africa) * Freedom Party of Manitoba *

Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party The Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party (G–LC) is a political Third party (United States), third party in the U.S. state of Minnesota created by Oliver Steinberg in 2014 to oppose drug prohibition, cannabis prohibition. G–LC is a democratic s ...

* Grassroots Party * Guns and Dope Party *

Holocaust Survivors and Grown-Up Green Leaf Party The Holocaust Survivors & Grown-Up Green Leaf Party () was a political party in Israel, formed as an alliance of some members of Ale Yarok ("Green Leaf" in Hebrew) – a liberal political party known for its ideology of legalization, legalizing c ...

* Independent Grassroots Party *

Legalise Cannabis Australia Legalise Cannabis Australia (LCA), also known as the Legalise Cannabis Party (LCP) and formerly the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party, is a Single-issue politics, single-issue Australian political party. It has a number of policies tha ...

* Legal Marijuana Now (United States) ** Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now! Party **

Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW is a political Third party (United States), third party in the U.S. state of Nebraska established in 2016 as the state affiliate of the Legal Marijuana Now Party. In 2022, Legal Marijuana NOW Party ran more candidate ...

** New Jersey Legalize Marijuana Party *

Marijuana Party (Canada) The Marijuana Party () is a Canadian Federation, federal political party, whose agenda focuses on issues related to Cannabis (drug), cannabis in Canada. Apart from this one-issue party, one issue, the party has no other official policies, meanin ...

* Marijuana Reform Party *

Saskatchewan Marijuana Party The Saskatchewan Marijuana Party was a provincial political party based in Saskatchewan, Canada. The party contested the 2007 Saskatchewan general election and failed to win any seats, securing less than one percent of the vote. History The seeds ...

* U.S. Marijuana Party * Willie Nelson's TeaPot Party *

Youth International Party The Youth International Party (YIP), whose members were commonly called Yippies, was an American youth-oriented radical and countercultural revolutionary offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movements of the late 1960s. It was founded on D ...

Other cultural cannabis-related organizations

Festivals

* Emerald Empire Hempfest *

Freedom Rally The Boston Freedom Rally (often confused with Seattle's Hempfest) is an annual event in Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Held on the third Saturday in September, it is traditionally the second largest annual gathering demanding marijuan ...

Global Marijuana March The Global Marijuana March (GMM), also referred to as the Million Marijuana March (MMM), is an annual rally held at different locations around the world on the first Saturday in May. A notable event in cannabis culture, it is associated with c ...

* Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival * Hanfparade *

Hash Bash Hash Bash is an annual cannabis event held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, featuring a series of speeches and live performances focus on the goal of legalizing marijuana at the federal, state, and local levels in the ...

John Sinclair Freedom Rally The John Sinclair Freedom Rally was a protest and concert in response to the imprisonment of John Sinclair (poet), John Sinclair for possession of Cannabis (drug), marijuana held on December 10, 1971, in the Crisler Center, Crisler Arena at the Uni ...

* MardiGrass * Missoula Hempfest * Moscow Hemp Fest *

National Cannabis Festival The National Cannabis Festival is a yearly, one-day event held at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium festival grounds with a focus on the music, advocacy, education, and activism related to cannabis in Washington, D.C. The festival debuted in ...

* Olympia Hempfest * Portland Hempstalk Festival * Salem Hempfest *

Seattle Hempfest Seattle Hempfest was an annual event in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States, (and the world's largest annual gathering) advocating the legalization of cannabis. It was held every summer for 19 years, from 1991 to 2020, after which per ...

* Spannabis * Weedstock * Weed the People

Churches

* Church of Cognizance * Church of the Universe * Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church * First Church of Cannabis * International Church of Cannabis * THC Ministry

Museums

* Cannabis Museum (Japan) * Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum (Barcelona) * Hemp Museum (Berlin) * Hemp Museum Gallery (Amsterdam) *

Montevideo Cannabis Museum The Montevideo Cannabis Museum opened in December 2016, inspired by the legalization of cannabis in Uruguay in 2013. Some of the collection came from the Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum in Amsterdam. And some of it came from Hempstead Project Heart ...

Whakamana Cannabis Museum Whakamana Cannabis Museum is a museum dedicated to cannabis (drug), cannabis history and culture, based in Auckland. It is the first cannabis museum in New Zealand, designed to be a national information centre on aspects of the science, history ...