Scientists Have Published Over 30,000 Papers About Cannabis Over the Past Decade
For the third consecutive year, researchers worldwide published over 4,000 scientific papers specific to cannabis, its active constituents, and their effects, according... Read more.
NORML Op-Ed: Republicans Are Increasingly Unwilling to Respect Voters’ Decisions on Cannabis
On Election Day, a majority of Ohio voters decided in favor of Issue 2 — a citizen-initiated ballot measure legalizing the possession, home cultivation and... Read more.
Survey: More Than Ten Percent of Older Americans Have Consumed Cannabis Products in the Past Year
More than one in ten adults between the ages of 50 and 80 report having recently used cannabis products, according to survey data published in the journal Cannabis... Read more.
Study: Cannabis Use Associated With Improved Symptoms, Better Sleep in Patients Suffering From Post-Traumatic Stress
Post-traumatic stress patients experience symptom improvements following the use of medical cannabis products, according to observational data published in the... Read more.
Government Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Federal survey data published this week by the US National Institutes of Health reports that rates of teen marijuana use remain near historic lows. Data provided... Read more.
Public Support for Marijuana Legalization Achieves Historic High
A young Keith Stroup in the NORML office When I founded NORML over 50 years ago, only 12 percent of the public supported legalizing marijuana. Today, according... Read more.
Gallup: More Americans Than Ever Say “Marijuana Should Be Legal”
A record 70 percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be legal,” according to nationwide polling data released today by Gallup. That’s... Read more.
Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Not Correlated with Increased Traffic Fatalities
Changes in the state-legal status of cannabis are not associated with rising motor vehicle fatalities, according to an analysis by the news agency Quartz Media... Read more.
Senators Advance Cannabis Banking Reform Bill for First Time
Members of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted today to advance legislation, the SAFER Banking Act, which allows financial... Read more.
Federal: House Committee Advances Legislation Easing Hiring Restrictions for Those with a History of Marijuana Use With Bipartisan Support
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 30-14 today in favor of bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5040: The Cannabis... Read more.