# How Reliable a Source is NORML.org?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-a-source-is-norml-org/225539
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 22, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-a-source-is-norml-org/225539 "2004-01-22T00:52:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-a-source-is-norml-org/225539/1 "2004-01-22T00:52:37Z")
i saw a link in a search i did on [askjeeves.com](http://askjeeves.com) that questioned the reliability of information on [NORML.org](http://NORML.org). i went to the NORML website to see if they cited all their info. they do cite alot of it; but one of their footnotes claimed that a study done at the University of California said that marijuana does not kill brain cells. so, i searched on Google for “University of California”+marijuana and other combinations of terms, and didn’t find anything about the study. so, does anyone have any concrete evidence to prove or disprove the reliability of NORML?
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### Author:  [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-a-source-is-norml-org/225539/2 "2004-01-22T02:17:58Z")
Not doubting you, but can you point us to the footnote that cites the UC study? The only mention I found on NORML’s site of pot killing brain cells is [this](http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3475#12), which has several footnotes, but I see no mention of U of California.
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### Author:  [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-a-source-is-norml-org/225539/3 "2004-01-22T02:39:35Z")
> [@peasea](#):
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> Not doubting you, but can you point us to the footnote that cites the UC study? The only mention I found on NORML’s site of pot killing brain cells is [this](http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3475#12), which has several footnotes, but I see no mention of U of California.
maybe i’m getting two sites i read off from mixed up. but i did read something on teh net that claimed that UC had done research that confirmed that weed didn’t kill brain cells. i guess a better question would be, is there a site with info similar to NORML that wouldn’t look so blatantly pro-marijuana to the point of it looking biased as a source for a term paper written at a christian school?
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### Author:  [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliable-a-source-is-norml-org/225539/4 "2004-01-22T14:31:26Z")
The sources of NORML’s cites seem pretty reputable. Why not track them down and see if they support your thesis?