Tonya Davis, President, Miami Valley NORML

I’m so proud to deliver two major announcements for our supporters in the state of Ohio.

First of all, the dedicated activists who have been running North Ohio NORML for years have decided to expand their operations to cover the entire state.  They will be transitioning to their new name Ohio NORML over then coming months.

Part of expanding to statewide status is to help foster new chapters across the state.  These can be new, independent chapters that go through the process of forming their own non-profit organization, or they can organize as a remote unit of an existing statewide chapter, operating under the state chapter’s non-profit organization.  These remote units, or “sub-chapters”, have proven very effective in Michigan and now Oregon in spreading the efforts of a strong chapter across the state.

So I’m happy to announce the formation of Ohio NORML’s first sub-chapter, Miami Valley NORML, serving the area around Dayton.  The president of the sub-chapter is Tonya Davis, the 2009 recipient of the Pauline Sabin Award from NORML, recognizing excellence in women’s leadership so crucial for ending adult marijuana prohibition.

Coming soon… announcements for Virgina, University of Virginia, Arizona State University, Lake Tahoe, and Beverly Hills.  If you want to get your local area organized to legalize marijuana, send me an email to stash@norml.org, and be sure to include the words “new chapter”, which will trip my email alert to give you top priority.