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  • Polling

Survey: Adults Say Alcohol Poses Greater Risks to Health Than Marijuana

  • by NORML
  • Posted on March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

By a nearly 3 to 1 margin, survey respondents agreed that regular alcohol use is “more harmful to a person’s health” than the regular use of cannabis.

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  • SCIENCE

Analysis: Over 35,000 Scientific Papers Published About Cannabis During the Past Decade

  • by NORML
  • Posted on December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

“It is time for politicians and others to stop assessing cannabis through the lens of ‘what we don’t know’ and instead start engaging in evidence-based discussions about marijuana and marijuana reform policies that are indicative of all that we do know.”

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Marijuana and Youth Use
  • Research

Government Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

  • by NORML
  • Posted on November 17, 2023November 27, 2023

“These findings ought to reassure lawmakers and the public that cannabis access for adults can be legally regulated in a manner that is safe, effective, and that does not significantly impact young people’s consumption habits.”

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Cannabis Learning
  • Activism

Regarding COVID-19, A Message to the NORML Family from the Executive Director

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on March 16, 2020June 14, 2021

I wanted to reach out personally to you to address the current public health situation that is directly impacting all of our lives, and to discuss what this means for our shared goal of ending federal marijuana prohibition going forward.

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  • Activism

UPDATE: Oklahoma Board of Health Revokes Previous Undemocratic Meddling with Medical Marijuana

  • by NORML
  • Posted on August 2, 2018July 12, 2022

The Oklahoma Board of Health reversed course this week and revoked their previous set of proposed rules that went against the intent of SQ 788, which voters approved in the June special election.

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Marijuana and Senior Citizens
  • Legalization

Study: Medical Marijuana Laws Associated With Greater Workforce Participation Among Older Americans

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on October 4, 2016June 27, 2022

The enactment of statewide medicinal cannabis programs is associated with greater participation in the workforce by adults age 50 and older, according to the findings of a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a non-partisan think-tank.

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  • SCIENCE

JAMA: Long-Term Exposure To Cannabis Smoke Is Not Associated With Adverse Effects On Pulmonary Function

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on January 10, 2012June 16, 2022

Exposure to cannabis smoke, even over the long-term, is not associated with adverse effects on…

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Marijuana and Health
  • Activism

Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk-if you smoke 2-9 Oz. a week

  • by NORML
  • Posted on May 13, 2008June 10, 2020

Yet still, note that the study doesn’t check to see if the heavy marijuana users actually do have heart disease. The research done on the health effects of even heavy marijuana smokers show little if any difference between cannabis users and their non-using counterparts.

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