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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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Time/CNN Poll: Majority of Americans Support Medical Marijuana For Patients, Decriminalization For AdultsSupport For Legalization Rises To 40 Percent – More Than Doubling Since 1986

Washington, DC:  Eighty percent of Americans support the legal use of medicinal marijuana by patients,…

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Feds Can’t Sanction Docs For Recommending Pot, Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals RulesGovernment Threats Violate Free Speech, Exceed Congressional Authority, Court Says

San Francisco, CA:  The federal government may not sanction doctors who recommend marijuana therapy to…

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Special Release: Marijuana Arrests For Year 2001 Second Highest Ever Despite Feds’ War On Terror, FBI Report Reveals

Washington, DC:  Police arrested an estimated 723,627 persons for marijuana violations in 2001, according to…

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Voters Have Unprecedented Opportunity To Amend Marijuana Laws This NovemberState And Local Initiatives Would Distribute Medical Cannabis, Legalize Hemp And Regulate Pot For Personal Use

Washington, DC: Voters will decide on a number of marijuana-law reform initiatives at this year’s…

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Taxing And Regulating Pot Will Add $28.6 Million To State Coffers, Nevada Study Finds

Las Vegas, NV:  A Nevada proposal to regulate and tax marijuana use by adults would…

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Impending Canadian Pot Policy Change Will Bring U.S. Rebuttal, Drug Czar Threatens

Washington, DC:  Plans under consideration by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to decriminalize marijuana possession…

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Feds’ Prosecution Of Outspoken California Medi-Pot Patient For 20 Plants Raises Free Speech Questions, NORML Head Charges

San Diego, CA:  The Justice Department’s decision to federally prosecute an outspoken San Diego medical…

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Seattle Pot Liberalization Initiative Certified For November 2003 Ballot

Seattle, WA: Proponents of a citywide initiative to minimize the amount of time local police…

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