🌿 Clinical trial participants taking cannabis extracts experienced greater short-term and long-term pain relief, as well as superior sleep quality. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #clinicaltrial #backpain

JM Pedini from NORML Virginia gives the first presentation and one thing that sticks out is how there is a vacant area in the state that does not have legal cannabis providers.

🌿 Senate members narrowly approved a House-backed budget plan imposing a 24% wholesale tax. The Senate vote came hours after the Republican House Speaker threatened a state government shutdown if Senators failed to back the tax hike. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Michigan

🌿 Investigators reported "clinically important" improvements in patients' pain severity, anxiety, sleep quality, and overall quality of life following cannabis treatment. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #crps #complexregionalpainsyndrome

🌿 This week, hundreds of activists rallied at the state capitol in protest of the proposed 24% increase. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Michigan

🚨 No one should ever be arrested or jailed for the responsible use of cannabis. Yet every two minutes, someone in America is arrested for violating marijuana laws. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

🚫 The Court determined that no "common right" exists for retailers to sell hemp-derived psychoactive products because they "are now and have always been illegal in Maryland." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Maryland #hemp #delta8

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✅ Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB564 into law. The new law rolls back a 25% tax hike that took effect on July 1st and pauses future tax hikes on adult-use cannabis products until June 30, 2028. The law takes effect on October 1st. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #California

🌿 Patients experienced "dramatic reductions" in anxiety during the first week of the trial, and they exhibited "significant improvements" on assessments of mood, sleep, and quality of life throughout the duration of the study. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #cbd #anxiety

🌿 Following treatment, two-thirds of the cohort exhibited a greater than 50% reduction in seizure frequency. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #rettsyndrome #epilepsy #cbd

⚠️ Despite subjects' lack of psychomotor impairment, researchers acknowledged that some participants tested positive for THC at levels classifying them as "under the influence" in several states. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #driving #legalization

⏰ It’s been a month since Trump announced that his administration is "looking into" federally reclassifying cannabis and that it would "make a determination over the next few weeks." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #rescheduling

🌿 On Tuesday and Wednesday, the first state-licensed, non-tribal operators opened their doors to adults 21 and older. The initial licensees are existing medical cannabis operators. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Minnesota #legalization

⚠️ Investigators suggested that contact between the metal parts of the vaporizer and the acidic cannabis liquid may cause metal dissolution. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #vaping

🌿 "California NORML is proud to have taken a leadership role sponsoring this bill," @canorml.bsky.social Coordinator Dale Gieringer said. "Cannabis is already heavily over-taxed relative to comparable products like beer, wine, and tobacco in California." #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #California

✅ The ordinance, which took immediate effect, amends county code so that the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana is reduced to a civil violation punishable by no more than a $150 fine. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #georgia #decriminalization

🌿 "Legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana markets is preferable to prohibiting them. Placing #marijuana products behind the counter keeps #cannabis out of the hands of young people and it reduces the public's appetite for these unregulated novel intoxicants." #NORML #delta8

🌿 Patients reported better sleep quality, reduced anxiety, and improved health-related quality of life following their use of medical cannabis. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #insomnia #anxiety #sleep

🌿"These results belie long-standing 'stoner-stupid' stereotypes. As more older adults turn to cannabis, these findings are timely and relevant, and they should inform patients’ decisions as well as the perspectives of their doctors and caregivers." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #seniors

🌿 Researchers concluded that CBD "may benefit blood pressure control, specifically with prolonged use in hypertensive patients." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #CBD #bloodpressure #hypertension

🌿 "These results support the continued investigation into combined naloxone + cannabinoid formulations as overdose reversal agents for improved tolerability," the study's authors concluded. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #opioids #naloxone

🌿 Topical CBD has previously been associated with reduced lower back and leg pain in patients with spinal stenosis, as well as with improved outcomes in patients with hand osteoarthritis. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #CBD #painrelief #clinicaltrial #bruxism

😙💨🍷 Self-administering cannabis before alcohol significantly reduced alcohol consumption compared to when alcohol was offered without cannabis. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #alcohol #drinking

🚫 Gov. Matt Meyer vetoed Senate Bill 75, which sought to loosen local zoning restrictions for adult-use cannabis retailers. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #Delaware

🌿 The new law adds additional qualifying conditions, permits flower, and increases the number of dispensaries. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Texas #TCUP

😡 In public testimony provided to the Commission, NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano described regulators' actions as "a slap in the face to Nebraska voters." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Nebraska

📊 Support for marijuana legalization was strongest among respondents in their 40s (74%) and those under 30 (71%). All age groups, except for those over 70, endorsed legalization. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #poll

🌿 Members of Congress reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which removes marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #MOREAct

🥃 "Heavy drinking, but not cannabis use or other drug use, appears to be associated with elevated pregnancy risk among those who most desire to avoid pregnancy," researchers concluded. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #alcohol #pregnancy

📨 In a letter to Congressional leaders and ranking members of the House and Senate banking committees, the 32 attorneys general urge federal lawmakers to enact the SAFER Banking Act or similar legislation. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #banking

❤️ Consistent with prior research, scientists identified "no association between cumulative lifetime use of cannabis and incidents [of] hypertension." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #hypertension

🌿 Researchers concluded, "These findings indicate that the introduction of cannabinoids can produce useful reductions in opioid consumption in real-world settings." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #opioids

🚗💨 Researchers reported "no significant changes" in the prevalence of either statewide accidents or local (within proximity to dispensaries) accidents. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

👍 Investigators reported no increases in either youth use or the percentage of adults with so-called 'cannabis use disorder' following legalization. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #legalization

🚗💨 Researchers reported "no significant changes" in the prevalence of either statewide accidents or local (within proximity to dispensaries) accidents. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis

⚖️ "Either the Supreme Court or Congress need to ultimately resolve this issue so that responsible cannabis consumers are no longer threatened with federal prison terms simply for exercising their 2nd Amendment rights." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #2A

🚨 Discussion in the media surrounding the topic of marijuana rescheduling and its implications for federal and state policies often includes inconsistent and inaccurate information. To better clarify the potential impacts, NORML debunks the most common rescheduling myths. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

🌿 CBD mitigated alcohol intake, prevented alcohol-induced damage to the brain, and attenuated relapse-like behaviors in preclinical research. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #CBD #alcohol

🇨🇦 In Canada, where marijuana is legal nationwide, nearly 8 in 10 consumers say they obtain cannabis products exclusively from the legal market. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Canada #legalization

📉 An analysis of federal data reveals that counties with licensed dispensaries see a reduction in opioid-related fatalities. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #opioids

💊 Researchers conclude that cannabis may play a role in tapering of opioid doses during maintenance therapy. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #opioids

🌿 "Compared with those with no history of cannabis use, participants with current regular cannabis use were not at higher risk of chronic kidney disease," researchers concluded. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #kidneydisease

🌿 Trump finally made his first public statements about cannabis policy since taking office in 2025. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #trump #maga

🚗💨 Consistent with prior studies, patients drove at slower speeds and increased the distance between their vehicle and the vehicles in front of them following THC dosing. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #thc #driving

🌿 Most study participants who acknowledged consuming cannabis said that it mitigated their IBD-related pain, stress, and anxiety. Many also reported using CBD oil products, but they did not perceive them to be as effective as cannabis. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #IBD #crohns #ulcerativecolitis

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🌿 Trump said that he will announce his decision regarding changing the federal classification of marijuana within a few weeks. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #maga #trump

📉 Researchers identified sustained declines weekly drinking patterns, as well as in how often they engaged in heavy episodic drinking. Declines were most pronounced among those ages 35 to 49. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #California #alcohol

💊 A significant percentage of patients undergoing opioid maintenance therapy say cannabis eases withdrawal symptoms and drug cravings. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #opioids