House Bill 1181, the Raymond Shafer Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, currently sits in the House Health committee. Representative Matt Baker (R – Tioga County) sits as the chairman to this committee. Starting on Monday April 28th, we’re asking you to call Baker’s offices and voice your support for HB1181. His numbers are: District offices: […]
Watch the full video below above! The Philadelphia City Council posted video from our hearing in the Law and Government committee on March 10th. The bill discussed would end mandatory custodial arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana in the vast majority of cases. We are currently awaiting a new date for the full […]
Keystone Cannabis Rally We’re proud to work with organizer Les Stark to host a large pro-cannabis rally in the State Capitol. More than 500 people have already signed up to attend The Keystone Cannabis Reform Rally on March 31 in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. The event will emphasize the urgent need for cannabis […]
Senate Bill 1182 On January 15, 2014, PA State Senators Folmer and Leach co-sponsored and introduced legislation to legalize marijuana/cannabis for medical use in Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 1182, or the Governor Raymond Shafer Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, had its first hearing in the Senate Law and Justice committee on Tuesday, January 28th. You […]
A medical marijuana bill pending before the Pennsylvania legislature has picked up the added support of State Representative Jim Cox, who becomes the first Republican co-sponsor of the bill. Cox signed on as co-sponsor of the bill after speaking with Central Pennsylvania mother of three Dana Ulrich, who’s daughter Lorelei suffers from severe epilepsy. After hearing the story of […]
On September 29, 2013, Mike Whiter and Scott Gacek had an opportunity to sit down with Immortal Technique at the TLA in Philly. They talked about everything from marijuana to music to political views. Check out the full interview below.
Please help us spread the word about Smoke Down Prohibition X: Dawn of the Dank. You can view the event page on Facebook or our media release for more information! These PDF files fit on a standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ letter size paper. We have both full size posters and quarter-sheet flyers available, and […]
Philly NORML Hoodies available for a limited time! These hoodies are ONLY available online, and they are only $35 including shipping! We’ve teamed up with Booster.com to launch a Philly NORML hoodie fundraising drive. Order by October 26 to get yours! We need to pre-sell 20 of these in order for them to start printing […]
Smoke Down Prohibition is a monthly event organized by The Panic Hour and Philly NORML where cannabis activists and consumers come together to protest the insanity that is cannabis prohibition. Attendees hear speeches from medical marijuana patients, activists, supporters, politicians, even police officers. Then at 4:20, there is a beautiful cloud of civilly disobedient marijuana […]
By: Ed Roper If you’re an advocate for marijuana legalization, you probably have heard by now about the numerous monthly “Smokedown Prohibition” events that have been happening in Philadelphia. Hosted by Philly NORML and comedy group “The Panic Hour”, they have evolved into an ongoing regular act of mass marijuana civil disobedience only steps away […]
