"The overarching result is that medical legalization reduces property crime, while recreational legalization reduces violent crime."The post Analysis: Cannabis Legalization Laws Associated With Lower Crime Rates appeared first on NORML.
Canadians purchased $5.5B worth of cannabis products in the last fiscal year.The post Canada: Alcohol Sales Continue Historic Decline While Cannabis Sales Rise appeared first on NORML.
"These findings expand the limited evidence on the use of cannabis-based medicines in elderly patients and complement previous clinical and observational studies on cannabinoids in pain medicine."The post Study: Plant-Derived Cannabis Extracts More Effective Than Dronabinol in Elderly Patients With Chronic Pain appeared first on NORML.
Annual data provided by Colorado's Marijuana Enforcement Division finds that retailers denied entry 99% of the time to patrons lacking proper proof of age.The post Colorado: Data Finds No Evidence of Underage Cannabis Sales at Licensed Retailers appeared first on NORML.
"Taken together, findings support the possibility that recreational cannabis laws may help to reduce the size of the illegal cannabis market."The post Study: Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Significantly Disrupts Unregulated Markets appeared first on NORML.
Study participants reported the greatest mitigation in their anxiety on the days they consumed cannabis.The post Analysis: Cannabis Use Associated With Significant Reductions in Patients’ Daily Anxiety appeared first on NORML.
The Court declined to hear petitioners' arguments that the DeSantis administration improperly dismissed tens of thousands of signatures.The post Florida: Supreme Court Sides With DeSantis Administration in Legalization Ballot Measure Fight appeared first on NORML.
Senate Bill 220 removes the "low THC" restriction, adds vaporization and qualifying conditions.The post Georgia: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Expanding Medical Cannabis Access To Qualified Patients appeared first on NORML.
The Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act takes effect on July 1, 2026.The post Mississippi: Bill Providing Doctors With Greater Discretion To Recommend Medical Cannabis Advanced to Governor’s Desk appeared first on NORML.
"Neither blood nor oral fluid THC, CBD, or metabolites was significantly correlated with any measure of driving [performance]," investigators concluded.The post Study: Consumers Show No Impairment in Their Next-Day Driving Performance Despite Residual THC Blood Levels appeared first on NORML.
"Marijuana's classification as a Schedule I substance unequivocally provides, for purposes of federal law, that it has no accepted medical use," the Court determined.The post Federal Appeals Court: Workers’ Compensation Plans Can’t Reimburse Patients for Medical Cannabis Costs Because It’s Schedule I appeared first on NORML.
Fifteen of sixteen Senate Republicans voted against the bill.The post New Hampshire: Senate Republicans Kill House-Backed Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Bill appeared first on NORML.
If enacted, the law will take effect on January 1, 2027.The post Oregon: Legislation Permitting Patients to Consume Medical Cannabis in Healthcare Facilities Advances to Governor’s Desk appeared first on NORML.
During cannabis treatment, patients experienced a nearly 4-point reduction in their TMD-related pain (on a zero to 10 numerical scale).The post Clinical Trial: Cannabis Extracts Significantly Reduce Myofascial Pain appeared first on NORML.
Participants experienced significant decreases in their anxiety during the study, with those using CBD-dominant edibles showing the most consistent reductions.The post Study: CBD-Dominant Cannabis Products Provide Significant Anxiety Relief appeared first on NORML.
"There's no 'buyer's remorse' among the public when it comes to legalizing cannabis."The post Massachusetts: Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Ballot Effort To Repeal Marijuana Legalization appeared first on NORML.
Approximately 315,000 Oklahomans are registered to access medical cannabis products.The post Oklahoma: Governor Reiterates Call To “Shut Down” State’s Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Access Program appeared first on NORML.
The Justice Department is appealing a ruling that determined the government's 2nd Amendment ban is unconstitutional when applied categorically to those with any history of cannabis use.The post Justice Department Brief Urges SCOTUS To Uphold Federal Gun Ban for Cannabis Consumers appeared first on NORML.
"These findings highlight that millions of US adults use CBD as a substitute and adjunct for a wide range of health conditions," the study's authors concluded.The post Study: Many Consumers Report Substituting CBD for Traditional Medications appeared first on NORML.
Most products contained THC percentages exceeding legal limits and half of the products tested positive for the presence of lab-produced cannabinoids.The post Analysis: Many Unregulated Hemp-Derived Intoxicants Contain THC, Synthetic Cannabinoids appeared first on NORML.