Ive heard of college chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) before. Whats the difference between NORML and SSDP?
While SSDP works very closely with NORML on marijuana policy issues, there are some substantial distinctions between the two organizations. When SSDP works on marijuana policy reform, it is part of an effort to attack drug prohibition in its entirety. In addition to lobbying for changes in marijuana policy, SSDP chapters work toward such goals as repealing the law that automatically denies financial aid to college students with drug convictions and stopping high schools from implementing random student drug testing. Also, with a board of directors mostly comprised of current students, SSDP is the only drug policy reform organization that is led by students and devotes 100% of its energy to youth empowerment.
