Cannabis smoking does not lead directly to mental or physical deterioration... Those who have consumed marijuana for a period of years showed no mental or physical deterioration which may be attributed to the drug.
LaGuardia Commission Report, 1944

Norm Stamper

The drug enforcement industry is so massive, now has such a deep history, has such deep roots in the fabric of society, that there rarely is an opportunity for people engaged in waging this war to stop and reflect about the most fundamental of all questions, and that is: should we be doing this?"


Norm Stamper, Ph.D., was a police officer for 34 years. In his 28 years with the San Diego Police Department, Norm rose quickly through the ranks and as a deputy chief served in each of the agency's bureaus. He received numerous awards and citations during his career in San Diego, including the Diogenes Award of the Public Relations Society of America for his leadership in the wake of the Rodney King incident and the subsequent Simi Valley trial verdicts.

Norm served as chief of the Seattle Police Department from 1994 to 2000. Norm is the Author of Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing.

"As with all wars, you have to have an enemy. That enemy turns out to be our fellow citizens."