Bruce Margolin (born September 11, 1941) is an American criminal defense attorney who specializes in marijuana and drug laws.
[1] Since 1973, he has served as the executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws).
Margolin was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Los Angeles, California as a young child.
[2] In 1970, Margolin ran for California State Assembly, losing by 5 percentage points.
In 1971, he traveled to India with writer and spiritual leader Baba Ram Dass.