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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.

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Study: Oral Cannabis Spray Mitigates Symptoms in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome

“These data offer a new line of investigation in RLS treatment, which can have a major clinical impact in this population.”

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California: Black, Latino Residents Disproportionately Arrested for Cannabis Violations

Weighted for their populations, in 2025 Black people were 6.4 times more likely as white people to be arrested for marijuana crimes in California.

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Idaho: Medical Cannabis Legalization Campaign Fails To Qualify for 2026 Ballot

According to the Secretary of State’s office, initiative proponents failed “to submit the required number of valid petition signatures, both in total number of signatures and required legislative districts.”

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Survey: Women Frequently Substitute Cannabis for Prescription Drugs to Manage Anxiety, Depression

Forty-two percent of respondents said that they substituted cannabis for prescription anxiolytics or antidepressants.

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Review: CBD Dosing Reduces Blood Pressure in a Dose-Dependent Manner

The most significant reductions occurred in participants who consumed higher doses of CBD (up to 600 mg/day).

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Cannabis-Based Therapies Improve Alzheimer’s-Related Agitation 

“In this systematic review, cannabinoid-based therapies showed lower neuropsychiatric symptom and agitation scores than placebo in patients with moderate-to-severe AD.”

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A droplet of oils drips from the medicine dropper into a bottle of oil wrapped in a label emblazoned with three question marks. In the background is a flowering cannabis plant.

Analysis: Many Hemp-Derived CBD Products Lack Accurate Labeling

Of the 937 products evaluated, only 31 percent contained percentages of CBD that were within ±10 percent of what was advertised on the products’ labels.

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Study: Cannabis Inhalation Associated With Long-Term Pain Relief, Opioid-Sparing Effects in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lower Back Pain

Over 95 percent of the study’s participants ceased their use of opioids by the conclusion of the study.

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