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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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Jamaica: Farmers Told To Grow Hemp

Hemp cultivation would help stimulate Jamaica’s economy, a high ranking official recently told Parliament in…

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New Mexico Governor Mulls Marijuana Decriminalization

Republican Gov. Gary Johnson is asking Party leaders to consider decriminalizing marijuana and other drugs,…

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NBC Affiliate Preempts Network News Special Criticizing Drug War For Prohibitionist Propaganda Video

While NBC viewers nationwide tuned in last Sunday to see Geraldo Rivera’s special report: “Drug…

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Judge Places Gag Order On Convicted Medical Marijuana Patient

An arthritis patient may smoke marijuana legally at his home while on probation, but faces…

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Scotland: Medical Association Backs Legalizing Marijuana

Leading doctors from the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Scottish committee for public health are pushing…

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Judge Forbids State-Licensed Marijuana Patient From Using Pot While On Probation, Sentences Her To 10 Days In Jail

An Oregon judge ordered a cancer and arthritis sufferer to jail for using marijuana even…

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Politician Advocates San Francisco Hemp Gardens

City Supervisor Mike Leno believes he’s found the ideal place to cultivate hemp: the nonprofit…

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Parliament Committee Urges New Zealand Government To Consider Marijuana Decriminalization, Again

For the second time in six months, New Zealand’s parliamentary health committee recommended the government…

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