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

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### Private-sector organizations

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* 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]
* Every Brain Matters
* Families Anonymous
* Foundation for a Drug-Free World
* The Heritage Foundation
* High Truths
* Insys Therapeutics (defunct as of 2019)[5][6][7]
* Independent Order of Rechabites
* International Organisation of Good Templars
* Moms Strong
* Johnny's Ambassadors
* Narconon
* National Association of Police Organizations[8]
* National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
* National Families in Action
* National Family Partnership
* Norwegian Narcotic Officers Association
* One Chance To Grow Up
* Pacific Justice Institute[9]
* Parents Opposed To Pot
* 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

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

### Governmental organizations

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* 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

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1980s Advertising Council poster for National Institute on Drug Abuse

### Public campaigns

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* 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

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* 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

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* Drug Enforcement Administration Museum and Visitors Center

## See also

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* Cannabis portal
* Law portal

* Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act
* List of addiction and substance abuse organizations
* List of anti-cannabis activists
* List of cannabis seizures
* List of Schedule I drugs (US)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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

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