Madeline Martinez, Executive Director

exec.director@ornorml.org

Recipient of NORML's 2007 Pauline Sabin Award for women's leadership in the cannabis movement, Madeline Martinez is the Executive Director of Oregon NORML, a member of the National NORML Board of Directors, a medical cannabis patient and advocate. She is co-creator of the annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards, the first event of its kind in the nation, and a member of Oregon's Advisory Committee on Medical Marijuana. Currently, she is co-chief petitioner for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, a statewide initiative for 2010 which will tax and regulate cannabis for adult consumption, allow farmers to grow industrial hemp and fund state social service programs. Madeline is a retired peace officer and grandmother of five.

Recently elected to a forth term, Madeline leads Oregon NORML in providing public educational events with multiple appearances on local cable TV shows. She has spearheaded campaigns for hundreds of letters to Congress in support of industrial hemp, medical marijuana and the end of cannabis prohibition for adults. She currently oversees an innovative twice-monthly program for medical marijuana patients that provides medicine, growing information and starts to Oregon cardholders. With the organization of rallies and legislative testimony, her past successes include positive legislative changes to protect and improve the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program. She continues her decade-long fight to normalize cannabis for responsible adult use.