Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017
Representatives Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD-01), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09), and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19) introduced H.R. 3391: The Medical... Read more.
80 Years Ago Today: President Signs First Federal Anti-Marijuana Law
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Eighty years ago today, on August 2, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt signed House Bill 6385: the Marihuana Tax Act into... Read more.
Senate Committee Passes Amendment To Protect Medical Marijuana
Today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) successfully offered and passed the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment in the Senate Appropriations Committee to protect lawful... Read more.
Study: Patients Report Substituting Cannabis For Opioids, Other Pain Medications
Pain patients report successfully substituting cannabis for opioids and other analgesics, according to data published online in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid... Read more.
Congressional Marijuana Conversation on Capitol Hill
SOURCE: NORML.org Yesterday, NORML moderated a Facebook Congressional Conversation on marijuana law reform with Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Tom Garrett, Beto... Read more.
Poll: Americans Want States, Not The Feds, To Have Final Say Regarding Marijuana Policies
By a margin of more than six to one, Americans say that individual states should be autonomous with regard to laws governing the use and sale of marijuana, according... Read more.
Medical Marijuana Must Be Part Of Solution To Opioid Crisis
Washington, DC – NORML ( National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) released the following statement regarding the President’s Commission on... Read more.
Cannabis Extracts Associated With Reduced ADHD Symptoms
Republished with permission from NORML; Read the original article HERE. The administration of whole-plant cannabis extracts is associated with improvements... Read more.
CBD Administration Mitigates Seizure Frequency In Phase III Trial
Republished with permission from NORML; Read the original article HERE. The oral administration of CBD (cannabidiol) reduces seizure frequency in children... Read more.