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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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British Government Reaffirms Plans To Abolish Pot Possession Arrests

“The current classification of cannabis is disproportionate in relation to the harm it causes,” says…

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Random Workplace Drug Testing Struck Down By Canadian Human Rights Commission

Ottawa, Ontario:  Random and pre-employment drug testing of public employees is a human rights violation…

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State Task Force To Draw Legal Distinctions Between Medicinal And Recreational Pot Use

Montpelier, VT:  Governor Howard Dean (D) has approved legislation establishing the formation of a state…

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U.N. Report Says Global Marijuana Use, Trafficking Up Sharply In Recent Years

147 Million Use Pot Regularly Despite Illegality, Report SaysNew York, NY: Pot use is on…

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Scotland, U.K. Hospitals To Prescribe Medical Marijuana Spray In Patients Trials

Glasgow, Scotland:  Doctors in Scotland’s largest hospital and eight others around Britain will begin offering…

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Pot Constituents Dramatically Reduce Sleep Apnea, Study Says

Chicago, IL:  Marijuana-based medicines may someday play a role in treating sleeping disorders, including sleep…

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Supreme Court Approves Extraordinary Expansion Of Suspicionless Student Drug Testing

Students To Be Taught The Constitution, But Are No Longer Protected By It, NORML ChargesWashington,…

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NORML Foundation To Discontinue Hard Copies Of Weekly Fax, Will Be Converting To All Electronic Format Starting July 1st

The NORML Foundation will be converting its weekly media release to an all electronic format…

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