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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...

The transdermal application of plant-derived CBD reduces fascial pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD aka TMJ), according to clinical data published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Polish investigators conducted a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial assessing the efficacy...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director November 26, 2019 The occasional use of cannabis during late adolescence is not independently associated with adverse effects on cognitive abilities in young adulthood, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Drug...

by NORML November 7, 2019 CBD-infused products sold online frequently possess significantly lower percentages of CBD than advertised, according to a report published by the online watchdog group LegitScript.com. Investigators lab-tested 30 CBD products obtained from leading online retailers. Twenty...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director November 1, 2019 State regulators have begun accepting applications from those wishing to open licensed retail cannabis facilities. Fifty-six percent of voters last November approved Proposition 1 — a statewide ballot initiative legalizing the...

Removes Discriminatory Sentencing Enhancement that Re-Penalized and Added an Additional Year for Each Past Jail or Prison Sentence Los Angeles, CA – Below is a statement from Jeannette Zanipatin, Esq., California State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response...