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Day: March 12, 2026

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.

A car key rests atop a cannabis leaf

Study: Consumers Show No Impairment in Their Next-Day Driving Performance Despite Residual THC Blood Levels

“Neither blood nor oral fluid THC, CBD, or metabolites was significantly correlated with any measure of driving [performance],” investigators concluded.

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a close-up of a person handing over three one hundred dollar bills to pay for their legal cannabis purchase

Federal Appeals Court: Workers’ Compensation Plans Can’t Reimburse Patients for Medical Cannabis Costs Because It’s Schedule I

“Marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I substance unequivocally provides, for purposes of federal law, that it has no accepted medical use,” the Court determined.

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A young woman in a red sweater wrinkles her nose and holds up her hand to say no to a marijuana bud

New Hampshire: Senate Republicans Kill House-Backed Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Bill

Fifteen of sixteen Senate Republicans voted against the bill.

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A smiling woman rests in a hospital bed. In the background, her doctors review her chart. Pictured next to her is a stethoscope and medical cannabis container.

Oregon: Legislation Permitting Patients To Consume Medical Cannabis in Healthcare Facilities Advances to Governor’s Desk

If enacted, the law will take effect on January 1, 2027.

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