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People who inject opioids are more likely to cease their behavior if they regularly consume cannabis, according to data published in the American Journal of Public Health.   A team of Canadian investigators affiliated with the British Columbia Centre on...

"Taken as a whole, these studies suggest that marijuana legalization has not had much overall effect on marijuana use by children and adolescents, at least during the past two decades." The post States’ Legalization Laws Have Had “Little Effect on...

Mayor Stoney calls for legalization in advance of the Virginia General Assembly Special Session convening August 18 The post Virginia: Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney Calls for Marijuana Legalization appeared first on NORML.

The Office of the District Attorney for Nevada County (population: 99,000) has filed a motion to dismiss hundreds of low-level marijuana convictions dating back to the 1970s. Several other felony marijuana convictions will be reduced to misdemeanors. Nevada County joins Alameda, Los...

Seven in ten Americans say that it is morally permissible for adults to “smoke marijuana,” regardless of the plant’s legal status, according to nationwide polling data compiled by Gallup. That is an increase of five percentage points since Gallup last posed the...

by NORML June 1, 2020 The total number of marijuana-related marijuana arrests declined more than eight percent from 2018 to 2019, according to annual data compiled by the Virginia State Police. State law enforcement officials recorded 26,470 arrests for marijuana...

by NORML April 17, 2020 In celebration of NORML’s 50th anniversary, L.A. NORML is putting on a 100% FREE virtual live-streaming event where we will take a journey through time and honor cannabis pioneers, new leaders, and future change...

Report Contains Recommendations to Implement Safe Consumption Sites, Decriminalize Drug Use and a Motion to Create an ATI Unit Within the County’s Chief Executive Office Los Angeles, CA – Below is a statement from Jeannette Zanipatin, Esq., California State Director...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director February 4, 2020 Twelve percent of US adults self-identify as cannabis consumers, according to survey data compiled by Gallup. According to the survey, men (15 percent) were more likely than women (nine percent) to...

Rule Would Even Penalize Those with Convictions that Have Been Expunged or Modified New York, NY – In response to Attorney General William Barr’s issuance on Wednesday of a proposed new rule to bar a grant of asylum to any...