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Day: October 31, 2024

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.

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Analysis: Cannabis Use Not Associated With Elevated Risk of Carotid Artery Calcification

Investigators found “no statistically significant associations between a history of regular cannabis smoking … and the prevalence of carotid calcified plaque.”

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Study: Patients Report Reduced Pain, Improved Mental Health Following Medical Cannabis Treatment

Pain patients also experienced “a notable decline in their use of both prescription and over-the-counter pain medications” following their use of medical cannabis.

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Study: Those With a History of Cannabis Use Are Less Likely To Use Opioids Following Lower Back Surgery

“Cannabis users had lower rates of opioid utilization compared to non-cannabis users as early as two months after fusion [surgery],” researchers determined.

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Survey: Six Years After Legalization, Nearly Two-Thirds of Canadians Approve of the Policy Change

Pollsters also reported that most Canadians purchase “all” of their cannabis products from legal retailers.

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