List of anti-cannabis organizations
The following is a list of anti-cannabis organizations and campaigns:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Anti-cannabis organizations
[edit]Private-sector organizations
[edit]- Abbott Laboratories[5]
- American Anti Drug Council
- American Legislative Exchange Council
- Corrections Corporation of America[citation needed]
- Drug Abuse Resistance Education
- Drug Free America Foundation[1]
- Every Brain Matters
- Families Anonymous
- Foundation for a Drug-Free World
- The Heritage Foundation
- High Truths
- Insys Therapeutics (defunct as of 2019)[5][6][7]
- Independent Order of Rechabites
- International Organisation of Good Templars
- Moms Strong
- Johnny's Ambassadors
- Narconon
- National Association of Police Organizations[8]
- National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
- National Families in Action
- National Family Partnership
- Norwegian Narcotic Officers Association
- One Chance To Grow Up
- Pacific Justice Institute[9]
- Parents Opposed To Pot
- Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America[10]
- Purdue Pharma[5]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston[11]
- Smart Approaches to Marijuana[1]
- Straight, Incorporated[1]
- Two Is Enough D.C.
- University of the Philippines Manila[12]
- Wackenhut Corrections
- White Ribbon Association
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Youth Challenge International
Political parties
[edit]Governmental organizations
[edit]- Anti-Narcotics Force
- Campaign Against Marijuana Planting
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- Drug Enforcement Administration[1]
- Federal Drug Control Service of Russia
- High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area[1]
- International Narcotics Control Board
- Israel Anti-Drug Authority
- Main Directorate for Drugs Control
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Marijuana Initiative
- Office of National Drug Control Policy[1]
- Oficina Nacional Antidrogas
- Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control[13]
- Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission
- Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
- Royal Commission into Drug Trafficking
- Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation[14]
- United Nations Drug Control Programme
- Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police (WASCOP)[15]
- WYCAN[16]
Anti-cannabis campaigns
[edit]
Public campaigns
[edit]- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- Mandatory minimum sentencing
- Operation Green Merchant
- Operation Green Sweep
- Operation Intercept
- Operation Jackpot
- Operation Keymer
- Operation Kruz Control
- Operation Pipe Dreams
- Red Ribbon Week
- Three-strikes, you’re out
- War on drugs
- Washington State anti-cannabis public service announcements
- Zero tolerance
Mass media
[edit]Museums
[edit]See also
[edit]
- Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act
- List of addiction and substance abuse organizations
- List of cannabis seizures
- List of Schedule I drugs (US)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Gwynne, Kristen (January 17, 2013). "Legalization's Biggest Enemies - Meet the drug warriors working to roll back hard-won advances in marijuana policy". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Haglage, Abby (January 31, 2014). "Just Say No: Meet the Anti-Pot Activists". The Daily Beast.
- ^ Tremoglie, Michael (October 6, 2014). "Top 20 Anti-Marijuana Crusaders Fighting Against Pot Legalization". TheStreet.com.
- ^ Ingraham, Christopher (July 13, 2016). "One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d Serrano, Alfonso (October 22, 2016). "Inside big pharma's fight to block recreational marijuana: Pharma and alcohol companies have been quietly bankrolling the opposition to legal marijuana, raising questions about threats to market share". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Berke, Jeremy (November 4, 2016). "There's an alliance fighting to keep marijuana illegal". Business Insider.
- ^ Ingraham, Christopher (24 March 2017). "A pharma company that spent $500,000 trying to keep pot illegal just got DEA approval for synthetic marijuana". The Washington Post.
- ^ "National Association of Police Organizations :: NAPO Victory! Congress Passes Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act; Attorney General Reverses Obama Administration Policy on Enforcement of Federal Marijuana Laws; NAPO Victory! Congress Passes INTERDICT Act; NAPO Priorities: 2017 Year-End Review; NAPO's Legislative Scorecard for the 1st Session of the 115th Congress; Join NAPO for our 30th Annual Pension & Benefits Seminar".
- ^ Roberts, Chris (March 23, 2017). "Anti-Gay 'Hate Group' Blocking Marijuana Store—In San Francisco". High Times.
- ^ Iannelli, Jerry (2 August 2016). "At Pharma-Sponsored Conference, Florida Medical Association Votes to Oppose Medical Marijuana". Miami New Times.
- ^ Green, Emma (November 1, 2016). "Why the Catholic Church Is Leading the Fight Against Legal Pot in Massachusetts: The Archdiocese of Boston gave $850,000 to oppose an upcoming ballot measure—the second largest donation given to the campaign". The Atlantic.
- ^ Cabico, Gaea Katreena (November 6, 2017). "UP Manila strongly opposes legalization of medical marijuana". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "Over 530 pounds of illegal marijuana seized in Oklahoma City".
- ^ https://wpln.org/post/the-tbi-wont-be-backing-off-cannabis-even-as-some-prosecutors-ignore-state-law/
- ^ "Citizens express support for cannabis use: 'It's very simple to understand'". 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Group forms in Park County to counteract marijuana normalization". 3 July 2023.