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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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Britain Announces Plan to Abolish Arrests For Marijuana PossessionPot to Be Reclassified by Spring, Declares Top Government Official

Possession of marijuana will no longer be an arrestable offense, Britain’s Home Secretary David Blunkett…

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Marijuana Violations for Year 2000 Hit All Time High, FBI Report Reveals

Police arrested an estimated 734,498 persons for marijuana violations in 2000, according to Federal Bureau…

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No Difference in Cognition Among Long-Term Pot Smokers, Control Group, Study Finds

Long-term marijuana smokers who abstain from the drug for one week or more perform no…

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Drug Testing Should Focus on Chronic, Not Casual Drug Users, Study Says

Casual drug use has no significant impact on employment status and therefore should not be…

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British House of Commons to Debate Bill Legalizing Pot

Legislation seeking to “legalize the sale, supply and use of cannabis for recreational and therapeutic…

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Senate Democrats Voice Opposition to Bush’s Drug Czar Pick”I’m Not Yet Convinced That He Is The Right Person,” Judiciary Chairman Says

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats expressed concern over the nomination of John Walters as Drug Czar…

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New DEA Ban Targets Hemp Foods

Regulations announced this week by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) criminalize the possession and manufacture…

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NORML to Hold West Coast Benefit Party Saturday

NORML’s third annual Tiburon benefit party will take place Saturday. Marsha Rosenbaum, executive director of…

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