List of anti-cannabis organizations

A sign outside Fort Carson, Colorado

The following is a list of anti-cannabis organizations and campaigns:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Anti-cannabis organizations

Private-sector organizations

• 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]
• Families Anonymous
• Foundation for a Drug-Free World
• The Heritage Foundation
• Insys Therapeutics (defunct as of 2019)[5][6][7]
• Independent Order of Rechabites
• International Organisation of Good Templars
• Narconon
• National Association of Police Organizations[8]
• National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
• National Families in Action
• National Family Partnership
• Norwegian Narcotic Officers Association
• Pacific Justice Institute[9]
• 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

• American Constitution Party (Colorado)
• American Freedom Party
• Communist Party of the Philippines
• Moderate Party
• National Alliance (United States)
• Prohibition Party

Governmental organizations

• 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

1980s Advertising Council poster for National Institute on Drug Abuse

Public campaigns

• 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

• Above the Influence
• Assassin of Youth
• Just Say No
• Marihuana (1936 film)
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
• Reefer Madness
• She Shoulda Said No!
• Stoner Sloth
• The Marihuana Story
• This Is Your Brain on Drugs
• Winners Don't Use Drugs

Museums

• Drug Enforcement Administration Museum and Visitors Center

See also

• 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

1. 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.
2. Haglage, Abby (January 31, 2014). "Just Say No: Meet the Anti-Pot Activists". The Daily Beast.
3. Tremoglie, Michael (October 6, 2014). "Top 20 Anti-Marijuana Crusaders Fighting Against Pot Legalization". TheStreet.com.
4. Ingraham, Christopher (July 13, 2016). "One striking chart shows why pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana". The Washington Post.
5. 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.
6. Berke, Jeremy (November 4, 2016). "There's an alliance fighting to keep marijuana illegal". Business Insider.
7. 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.
8. "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".
9. Roberts, Chris (March 23, 2017). "Anti-Gay 'Hate Group' Blocking Marijuana Store—In San Francisco". High Times.
10. Iannelli, Jerry (2 August 2016). "At Pharma-Sponsored Conference, Florida Medical Association Votes to Oppose Medical Marijuana". Miami New Times.
11. 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.
12. Cabico, Gaea Katreena (November 6, 2017). "UP Manila strongly opposes legalization of medical marijuana". The Philippine Star.
13. "Over 530 pounds of illegal marijuana seized in Oklahoma City".
14. https://wpln.org/post/the-tbi-wont-be-backing-off-cannabis-even-as-some-prosecutors-ignore-state-law/
15. "Citizens express support for cannabis use: 'It's very simple to understand'". 20 September 2023.
16. "Group forms in Park County to counteract marijuana normalization". 3 July 2023.

Further reading

• "Newest Activist Groups Go Against 'Recreational' Marijuana", Parents Opposed to Pot, February 22, 2017