Question: Stephen Irwin Abrams authored fill page advertisements for cannabis law reform which appeared in a newspaper that adopted its current name on what date?
Context: NORML New Zealand is a cannabis law reform organisation in New Zealand.  It is a National Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). MardiGrass is a cannabis law reform rally and festival held annually in the town of Nimbin, in north east New South Wales, Australia. Cannabis Law Reform (CLEAR), formerly the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, is a UK lobby group which campaigns to end the prohibition of cannabis, most urgently for those who need it as medicine. Stephen Irwin Abrams (15 July 1938 in Chicago, Illinois – 21 November 2012) was an American scholar of parapsychology and a drug policy activist who was a long-standing resident of the United Kingdom.  He is best known for sponsoring and authoring the full page advertisement petitioning for cannabis law reform which appeared in "The Times" on 24 July 1967. Druglawed is a 2015 documentary film directed by Arik Reiss concerning cannabis in New Zealand, the ongoing struggle for cannabis law reform in that country and how the United States led War on Drugs has impacted small nations like New Zealand.  The film had its 'underworld' premiere on January 24, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand and its 'grand world premiere' was on April 20, 2015 in Dunedin.  The film features drug policy experts including Professor David Nutt and Ethan Nadelmann as well as New Zealand politicians John Key, Nándor Tánczos and Metiria Turei. Dakta Green, formerly Ken Morgan (born 1950, in Wellington) is a New Zealand cannabis law reform activist and political candidate.  He changed his name by deed poll in 2008.  He is the Activism co-ordinator for NORML New Zealand, the driver of Mary Jane the Cannabus, and founder of The Daktory.  He was a candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in the Mount Albert by-election, 2009. The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) is a law reform commission which investigates the state of South African law and makes proposals for its reform to Parliament and the provincial legislatures.  It is an independent advisory statutory body established by the South African Law Reform Commission Act of 1973.  It investigates matters appearing on a programme approved by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development.  The commission is part of the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies. Otago University NORML (also known as simply Otago NORML or NORML Dunedin) is a pro cannabis law reform student club at the University of Otago, affiliated to the Otago University Students Association.  It is not officially related to the national New Zealand cannabis law reform organisation NORML New Zealand or the international organisation NORML, based in the US, however the three organisations do interact at an unofficial level. The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.  It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register , adopting its current name on 1 January 1788.  "The Times" and its sister paper "The Sunday Times" (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly owned by News Corp.  "The Times" and "The Sunday Times" do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1967. The Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies is an international association of permanent law reform agencies within Commonwealth nations that work on law reform.  The organization hosts regular conferences which focus on developing reforms.  The organization was formed in 2003 as part of Law Reform Agencies Day during the Commonwealth Law Conference.
Answer: 1 January 1788