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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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California: Cannabis Use by Adults Holds Stable Post-Legalization

Researchers reported that the “prevalence of past-year and past-month cannabis use among adults in California remained largely stable across the eight-year study.”

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Georgia: Enrollment in State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program Spikes Following Law Change

Nearly 45,000 Georgians are now registered to access medical cannabis products.

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Analysis: Medical Cannabis Access Associated With Improved Mental Health Among Older Adults

Access to medical cannabis reduced the number of past-month poor mental health days by nearly 15 percent among those age 65 or older.

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Study: Topical Application of CBD Mitigates Localized Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients

Patients’ pain reductions were sustained throughout the duration of the study.

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Survey: Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Report Improved Quality of Life, Fewer Opioids Following Cannabis Use

“With legalization of marijuana continuing to expand, more patients with IBD will be turning towards it as a means of improving their quality of life.”

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Analysis: Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Not Independently Associated With Elevated Risk of Child Depressive Disorders or Anxiety

After adjusting for covariates, prenatal cannabis exposure was associated with a lower risk of anxiety and no increased risk of depression.

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Clinical Trial: Oral CBD Dosing Reduces Pericarditis Pain and Recurrences

Seventy-one percent of patients who took CBD for the length of the trial remained free from pericarditis recurrence.

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Study: Use of THC-Infused Edibles Associated With Improvements in Lower Back Pain

Participants who consumed edible products dominant in CBD, but not THC, did not report similar improvements.

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