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Day: January 6, 2022

Since 1992, every Thursday and when breaking news warrants, NORML | The NORML Foundation have been issuing weekly press releases for marijuana law supporters and the media.

NORML’s News Releases archives goes back to 1996 and serves as a valuable tool to alert citizens about cannabis-related news and legislation as well as a research tool for reviewing a chronology of marijuana law reform.

Marijuana Legalization

Analysis: Changes in Marijuana Laws Not Associated with Increased Traffic Fatalities

Investigators concluded, “As of 2019, we find [that] liberalization has been associated with lower traffic fatalities, not higher.”

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Cannabis Oil

Study: Use of CBD-Dominant Cannabis Associated with Reduced Prescription Drug Use Among Some Older Adults

Thirty-six percent of older patients decreased their use of opioids, while 20 percent reduced their use of benzodiazepines.

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judge's gavel and marijuana leaves

Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Odor Is Insufficient Grounds for a Warrantless Search

The Court ruled that the legalization of medical cannabis largely eliminates “the ‘plain smell’ doctrine as applied to the possession or use of marijuana.”

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Marijuana Labeling

Analysis: Public Interest in Delta-8 Products Rising in States Where Cannabis Remains Criminalized

Online searches for delta-8 THC products grew significantly in 2019 and 2020, and public interest “was particularly high in US states that restricted delta-9 THC use.”

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Marijuana

Review: Minor Cannabinoids Acknowledged to Possess Therapeutic Properties

“Minor cannabinoids and their chemical homologs offer the potential medicinal benefits of Δ9-THC without adverse effects,” the study’s authors concluded.

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