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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: Medical Cannabis Products Provide Sustained Improvements in Patients With Chronic Pain, Anxiety, and Depression

Consistent with other long-term observational studies, patients experienced significant improvements in their pain, anxiety, depression, sleep duration, and quality of life.

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Study: Retail Cannabis Access Associated With Decline in Suicides Among Older Adults

Researchers concluded, “These findings offer evidence that recreational dispensary openings may play a role in reducing suicides among older adults, particularly in vulnerable subgroups.”

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Ohio: Attorney General Certifies Proposed Referendum Challenging Marijuana Recriminalization Law

Organizers will need to collect approximately 250,000 signatures from Ohio voters to place the referendum before voters in November.

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Review: THC Concentrations Are “Unreliable” Indicators of Driving Impairment

“There are no empirically supported thresholds for blood or oral fluids that reliably indicate cannabis impairment,” investigators concluded.

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Analysis: In Utero Cannabis Exposure Not Associated With Later Developmental Delays

“Children who were exposed to cannabis in utero have similar well child care attendance and ED use, and similar developmental outcomes,” researchers concluded.

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California: Supreme Court Rules Police Can’t Search Vehicles Based on “Weed Crumbs”

In a unanimous opinion, Justices on the California Supreme Court determined that the state’s “open container” law should not be applied so broadly as to pertain to situations where police find “any loose marijuana” in a motor vehicle.

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Oklahoma: Governor Says State’s Medical Marijuana Program a “Pandora’s Box,” Calls for It To Be “Shut Down”

Approximately 320,000 Oklahomans are registered with the state to access medical cannabis products.

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Florida: DeSantis Administration Says Marijuana Legalization Won’t Appear on November’s Ballot, Petitioners Say Otherwise

Petitioners counter that they submitted over 1.4 million signatures from Florida voters – far more than the 880,062 signatures necessary to place the measure on the November ballot.

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