WILLIE NELSON, BILL MAHER & OTHERS ON NEW NORML ADVISORY BOARD

Washington, DC: Top celebrities from the entertainment and music world,
along with leading academics and drug policy experts, have joined
together to help end marijuana prohibition by signing on to NORML's new
advisory board, NORML Director Keith Stroup announced today.

Among those who have agreed to participate on the board are country music
star and longtime NORML supporter Willie Nelson, Academy Award Winning
film director Robert Altman, and Bill Maher - host of ABC's hit show,
"Politically Incorrect."

"The willingness of these prominent Americans to join with us to call for
a cease-fire in the war on marijuana smokers is reflective of the
progress we are making politically," Stroup said. "By lending their
names and expertise to NORML, these principled individuals provide added
credibility and create new opportunities for our organization to promote
our message to both the media and our elected officials."

Other advisory board members include American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) President and NYU Law School professor Nadine Strossen; Nobel
Laureate Dr. Kary Mullis; actor Daniel Stern; publisher Bill Regardie;
Dr. Louis Lasagna, Dean of Scientific Affairs for Tufts University School
of Medicine; and Telluride, Colorado Sheriff Bill Masters - author of the
book Drug War Addiction: Notes From the Front Lines of America's #1
Policy Disaster.

Additional advisory board members will be added in the coming months,
Stroup said.

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For more information, please contact NORML Communications Director
Nicholas Thimmesch at (202) 483-5500.