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Archives: News Releases

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.

Marijuana vs. Pills

Analysis: Opioid Recovery Subreddit Users Frequently Report Using Cannabis for Treating Withdrawal Symptoms

Researchers concluded, “The most frequent phrases from the recovery subreddit referred to time without using opioids and the possibility of using cannabis as a ‘treatment.’”

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A smiling woman rests in a hospital bed. In the background, her doctors review her chart. Pictured next to her is a stethoscope and medical cannabis container.

Analysis: Trauma Patients with a History of Marijuana Use Possess Decreased Risk of In-Hospital Mortality

Investigators concluded that the associated risk of mortality was lower for hospitalized patients with a positive marijuana screen than it was for those patients with similar injuries who tested negative.

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Marijuana Legislation

Congress: House Members Advance SAFE Banking Act as Part of America COMPETES Act

Friday’s vote marks the sixth time that members of the House have advanced the SAFE Banking Act to the Senate either as an amendment or as a stand-alone piece of legislation.

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Marijuana Inhalation

Study: Inhaled Cannabis Significantly Lowers IOP for Several Hours

IOP reduction was most significant 60 minutes after smoking but remained below subjects’ normal baseline for up to four hours.

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Chuck Schumer

Senate Majority Leader Provides Timeline for Introduction of Long-Awaited Marijuana Descheduling Legislation

“Our goal is to do it in April. Then we begin the nationwide push, spearheaded by New York, to get the federal law done,” Senator Schumer said.

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Marijuana Labeling

Analysis: Interest in Delta-8 Products Far Greater in States Without Legal Cannabis Access

Internet users residing in states without legal cannabis access are more than three times as likely to search online for the availability of delta-8 THC products.

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Marijuana or pills

Patients with Chronic Back Pain Reduce Their Opioid Use Following Initiation of Medical Cannabis Therapy

Over one-third of patients who were taking low daily doses of opioids at the onset of the study eliminated their opioid use by the trial’s end.

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marijuana consumer smoking

Study: Cannabis Consumers Are Not Less Motivated Than Non-Users

Investigators concluded, “These results do not support the ‘amotivational syndrome’ hypothesis.”

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