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Day: April 23, 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.

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Analysis: Cannabis Use Associated With Lower Likelihood of Metabolic Disorders, Including Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, and Obesity

Those with a history of cannabis use were approximately 20 percent less likely than non-users to suffer from type 2 diabetes and they were more than 40 percent less likely to be obese.

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Massachusetts: Governor Signs Legislation Into Law Doubling Adult-Use Marijuana Possession Limits

“We are doing everything we can to make sure this industry is set up for success and that we remain competitive in this fast-growing market,” the Governor said.

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Study: Labels Often Inflate THC Potency of Cannabis Products

“Across product types, there were differences between labeled and lab-tested THC concentrations, with a pattern that packages reported higher THC levels than were found in products,” investigators concluded.

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Mississippi: Lawmakers Fail to Override Governor’s Vetoes of Medical Marijuana Expansion Bills 

Governor Reeves opined that the measures would “erode safeguards” and would “extend the ‘right to try medical cannabis’ to every person on the planet.”

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Virginia: Lawmakers Reject Governor’s Amendments to Marijuana Sales Bill

“Passage of these amendments will result in a return to racially discriminatory marijuana arrests across Virginia, while also compromising public safety by continuing to drive consumers to the unregulated market for at least another year.”

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