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Day: October 16, 2025

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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Study: Cannabis Use Inversely Associated With Rhinitis

Contrary to investigators’ expectations, subjects who consumed cannabis were less likely than non-users to suffer from symptoms of sinonasal diseases, with more frequent consumers possessing the lowest risk.

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Michigan: Industry Association Files Legal Challenge To Halt Lawmakers’ Cannabis Tax Hike

Litigants argue that the tax is illegal because it improperly amends the state’s voter-initiated marijuana legalization law.

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JAMA Commentary: Indefensible for Clinicians To Remain “Willfully Ignorant” About Medical Cannabis

“Medical cannabis is here. Will physicians catch up, or will we, through omission, continue to let patients navigate therapeutic uncertainty alone?”

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Literature Review: Cannabis Formulations Reduce Dementia-Related Agitation and Aggression

“Cannabinoids show promising potential in managing symptoms such as agitation and aggression in people with dementia, with an overall favorable safety and tolerability profile,” investigators concluded.

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