Bruce Margolin

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Bruce Margolin is a criminal defense attorney who specializes in marijuana laws. He is the director of the Los Angeles chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). He is the writer of the Margolin Guide to Marijuana Law.

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Margolin was born on September 11, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio. He began his practice when he was 25 years old. He retired in 1971 and went to India with writer and spiritual leader Baba Ram Dass. Since he returned, he has remained a lawyer. In 1999, he was awarded the Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year award by the Century City Bar Association. Margolin unsuccessfully ran for governor in the California recall election, 2003. Margolin planned to legalize marijuana in the state of California if he were to win the election.[citation needed]

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