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Year: 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 vial of blood labeled "Test: THC" with the "+" box indicating "positive" checked sitting on a bed of cannabis leaves

Review: THC Concentrations Are “Unreliable” Indicators of Driving Impairment

“There are no empirically supported thresholds for blood or oral fluids that reliably indicate cannabis impairment,” investigators concluded.

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a pregnant person holds a cannabis leaf over their exposed abdomen

Analysis: In Utero Cannabis Exposure Not Associated With Later Developmental Delays

“Children who were exposed to cannabis in utero have similar well child care attendance and ED use, and similar developmental outcomes,” researchers concluded.

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California: Supreme Court Rules Police Can’t Search Vehicles Based on “Weed Crumbs”

In a unanimous opinion, Justices on the California Supreme Court determined that the state’s “open container” law should not be applied so broadly as to pertain to situations where police find “any loose marijuana” in a motor vehicle.

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Oklahoma: Governor Says State’s Medical Marijuana Program a “Pandora’s Box,” Calls for It To Be “Shut Down”

Approximately 320,000 Oklahomans are registered with the state to access medical cannabis products.

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Florida: DeSantis Administration Says Marijuana Legalization Won’t Appear on November’s Ballot, Petitioners Say Otherwise

Petitioners counter that they submitted over 1.4 million signatures from Florida voters – far more than the 880,062 signatures necessary to place the measure on the November ballot.

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Analysis: Marijuana Access Associated With “Striking” Decline in Daily Opioid Use by IV Drug Consumers

Investigators concluded, “Ongoing efforts to reduce regulatory barriers and legal and criminal consequences of cannabis … have the potential to help reduce overdoses and other opioid-related harms.”

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Study: Cannabis Formulations Associated With Reduced Pain, Improved Quality of Life in Endometriosis Patients

Patients’ overall pain scores decreased more than 30% over the length of the study.

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Analysis: Aggregate Harms Associated With Use of Alcohol, Tobacco Far Outweigh Cannabis-Related Risks

Expert scientific panels from Europe, Australia, and the United Kingdom have previously reached similar determinations.

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