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Day: October 1, 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: Teen Marijuana Use Has Declined Significantly in Adult-Use Legalization States

“In every legalization state, government surveys indicate a decrease in high schoolers’ cannabis use rates post-legalization.”

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Administrative Law Judge Temporarily Stays Cannabis Rescheduling Proceedings

The Judge’s order demands the government file its response to the parties’ motion by no later than October 13, 2026.

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Observational Study: Adjunctive Use of Oral Cannabis Provides Clinically Meaningful Improvements in Endometriosis Patients

Cannabis treatment is associated with significant decreases in patients’ pain intensity and pain frequency, as well as reductions in participants’ reliance on prescription analgesics.

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Analysis: Veterans Suffering From Chronic Pain Use Fewer Opioids Following Legalization

Specifically, the passage of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is associated with reductions in high-dose opioid prescribing and opioid/benzodiazepine co-prescribing.

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