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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.

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Analysis: Cannabis-Related Hospitalizations Fall Among Underage Youth Following Adult-Use Legalization

“The total effect, 3.5 years after legalization, was a 34 percent reduction in hospitalizations for those below relative to those above the minimum legal age,” investigators determined.

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Preclinical Data Finds “Compelling” Evidence That CBD Offers a “Comprehensive Treatment Approach” to Alzheimer’s Disease

“These data present CBD as a potential target to combat not only molecular deficits in AD but also cognitive impairment,” the study’s authors concluded.

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Nebraska: Lawmakers Kill Bill Facilitating Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Access

The bill’s failure will likely delay patients’ ability to access cannabis products.

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A person sitting at a bar holds up their hand saying "no" to an alcoholic beverage representing choosing cannabis over alcohol

Analysis: Alcohol Sales Dip Following Marijuana Legalization

“The net decrease in alcohol sales implies that after cannabis became legal to use, consumers substituted it for alcohol more often than before.”

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A patient holds up a bottle of alcohol in one hand and a paper bag printed with a cannabis leaf in the other while a healthcare practitioner wearing a stethoscope gestures toward the bag with the pen in their hand

Clinical Trial: Daily Use of Hemp-Derived CBD Reduces Alcohol Cravings

Daily CBD consumption reduced participants’ alcohol cravings with “minimal side effects.”

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Survey: Most Veterans Say Feds Should Provide Medical Cannabis Services

Under federal law, VA-affiliated doctors are forbidden from authorizing veterans to use medical cannabis, even if they live in jurisdictions where the substance is legal.

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A wood stick applicator rests atop a gauze pad next to a pile of hemp seeds, a small glass jar of hemp seed oil, four small hemp leaves, and two jars of a topical rub

Preclinical Study: Topical Application of Hemp Seed Oil Accelerates Wound Healing

“Hemp seed oil may be considered a promising adjunct or alternative treatment for wound management, particularly for patients seeking natural and cost-effective options,” researchers concluded.

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A person sits at their desk packing ground cannabis into a glass pipe. On the desktop is a laptop, keyboard, computer mouse, cannabis grinder, rolling tray, glass jar of cannabis, lighter, notebook, and pen.

Analysis: Few Changes in Patients’ Cognitive Performance Following Their Use of Medical Cannabis Products

Patients’ medical cannabis use does not measurably impact their reaction time or information processing speed, researchers concluded.

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