SOMETHIING'S UNUSUAL AT NORML

Nick Thimmesch, the conservative political operative and
communications consultant who worked in the Reagan White House and
for Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.), among others, has closed up his
consulting shop and become communications director for the National
Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. (Read that sentence
again.)

Been smoking something? No, says Thimmesch: "I still believe in GOP
causes, but I have always been personally opposed to the so-called
'War on Drugs.' " It's a libertarian-type thing.

But NORML? Thimmesch says he's already feeling comfortable in his new
job. Said Thimmesch: "Well, at least I knew I would pass their drug
testing policy."