rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-nida-that-cannabis-prohibition-threatens-public-health?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-nida-that-cannabis-prohibition-threatens-public-health' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> NORML https://actionnetwork.org/groups/norml https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg In a recent blog post, Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) publicly acknowledged that the enforcement of anti-drug policies has historically been utilized “as a lever to suppress people of a particular race,” and that it continues to have “devastating effects on communities of color.” To those of us who have long advocated for social justice-based cannabis policy reforms, we know these unfortunate truths far too well. America’s decades-long prohibition of marijuana was founded upon racism and bigotry, and today, the modern era of marijuana prohibition continues to be disproportionately applied to people of color. That is why we are asking NIDA to join with NORML and to demand an end to marijuana prohibition. Please use the pre-written letter and edit it as you see fit to share your thoughts. https://norml.org/action-center/item/federal-tell-nida-that-cannabis-prohibition-threatens-public-health