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“We conclude from our meta-analysis that ... oral fluid tests should not be considered a valid indicator of [cannabis-induced] impairment.”

The post Scientific Review: Oral Fluid Testing “Not Ideal” for Determining Cannabis Exposure or Impairment appeared first on NORML.

"These findings add to the growing body of evidence that cannabis is effective in the treatment of multiple conditions, including chronic pain, and that it possesses a safety profile that is often superior to traditional medications, like opioids."

The post Study: Musculoskeletal Pain Patients Experience Symptom Improvements, Minimal Side Effects Following Sustained Use of Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

Our movement is at a crossroads.

The post Can We Be Blunt? appeared first on NORML.

"These numbers show meaningful changes in disturbed sleep and fatigue for patients after starting medical cannabis."

The post Cannabis Provides Benefits for Sleep Apnea Patients, Largest Ever Study Finds appeared first on NORML.

"The state-legal cannabis workforce is a significant economic driver. It is long past time for Congress to end prohibition and start treating this robust regulated market like any other industry."

The post Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Sales Top $30 Billion in 2024 appeared first on NORML.

Investigators concluded, “Canada’s legal cannabis market has displaced approximately three-quarters of domestic expenditures on the illegal cannabis market four years after federal legalization of non-medical cannabis.”

The post Analysis: Legalization Has Largely Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market appeared first on NORML.

Lawmakers in other states, including Idaho and Texas, are also seeking to make it more difficult for voters to decide on marijuana-related ballot initiatives.

The post Florida: Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Place Ballot Initiatives Before Voters appeared first on NORML.

NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption.”

The post Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores appeared first on NORML.

"With his veto, Governor Youngkin has stripped Virginians of the reliable, direct-to-patient delivery services on which they have relied for years."

The post Virginia: Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill appeared first on NORML.

"The findings highlight the distinct patterns of pulmonary and cardiovascular manifestations associated with smoking and marijuana use. In general, marijuana users do not appear to develop emphysema or pulmonary hyperinflation."

The post Analysis: Cannabis Smoking Not Linked To Increased Risk of Emphysema, Other Tobacco-Related Harms appeared first on NORML.