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-lsb- http://www.hr95.org hr95.org -rsb- 18 july 1952 mikki_norris_speaking_at_hempfest_seattle . jpg mikki norris
 mikki norris author , publisher , drug policy activist university of california , los angeles
mikki norris

mikki norris -lrb- born july 18 , 1952 -rrb- is an american author , human rights activist and publisher known for her work highlighting the human cost of the us war on drugs .
she co-authored , with husband chris conrad and virginia resner , `` shattered lives : portraits from america 's drug war '' and `` human rights and the us drug war '' .
norris was also the co-founder , managing editor , and publisher of the `` west coast leaf '' , the `` cannabis newspaper of record '' for the west coast of the united states from 2008 to 2013 .
the newspaper has gone digital , and is now `` the leaf online '' .
