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Working to reform marijuana laws since 1970.

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NORML@normlorg· 27d

🌿 For people living with Alzheimer's disease, agitation can be among the most challenging symptoms to manage. Across 7 clinical trials, cannabis-based therapies improved agitation and other symptoms. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #alzheimers

Headline reads, "Cannabis-based therapies improve agitation related to Alzheimer's disease." Background image shows an elderly woman holding a mug as a caregiver adds cannabis oil to it with a dropper. A small bottle marked with a cannabis leaf is held in the foreground.

NORML@normlorg· 28d

🌿 Buying CBD shouldn't be a guessing game. A review of nearly 1,000 products found widespread mislabeling, adulteration, and contamination across every major formulation type. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #hemp #cbd

Headline reads, "Consumers deserve to know what they're actually buying. CBD products should be required to have accurate labeling." Background image shows a woman holding an open bottle while extracting a dropper of oil from it.

NORML@normlorg· 29d

🌿 Many women are making their own decisions about what works best for their mental health. Has cannabis changed how you manage anxiety, depression, or sleep? 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #womenshealth #depression #anxiety #insomnia #sleep #mentalhealth

Headline reads, "Women frequently substitute cannabis for prescription drugs to manage anxiety and depression." Background image shows a smiling woman holding a legal cannabis joint.

NORML@normlorg· 29d

🌿 For people living with Parkinson's disease, relief from pain and disrupted sleep can have a meaningful impact on daily life. After 3 months of cannabis use, patients reported improvements in both. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #parkinsons

Headline reads, "Researchers say that cannabis provides 'meaningful benefits' for Parkinson's patients." Background image shows one legal cannabis leaf with a glass dropper containing cannabis oil resting on top of it.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 13

🌿 Have you used cannabis for chronic back pain or to reduce prescription drugs use? Patients in this 5-yr study needed fewer opioids and other medications while incorporating marijuana into their treatment. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #backpain #chronicpain

Headline reads, "Cannabis inhalation provides long-term relief from treatment-resistant lower back pain." Background image shows a man reclining while smoking a legal cannabis joint.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 13

🌿 95% of surveyed healthcare professionals support legal access to medical cannabis. Nearly 3/4 say they would recommend cannabis therapy to their patients, yet fewer than 1/3 have received formal clinical training. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #healthcare

Headline reads, "Healthcare professionals overwhelmingly agree that cannabis has 'legitimate therapeutic uses.'" Background image shows a legal cannabis leaf draped over a stethoscope.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 6

🌿 Cannabis consumers are generating billions for public priorities nationwide. Legal sales support schools, housing, roads, behavioral health, veterans' services, expungement, and more. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis

Headline reads, "Adult-use cannabis markets have generated over $28B in state tax revenue." Background image shows a close-up of a legal cannabis plant.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 3

🌿 A closer look at the data shows the steepest declines at four-year colleges and universities, where students are more likely to live on campus. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/07... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #college #highereducation

Headline reads, "College campus drug-related arrests and disciplinary incidents decline following marijuana legalization." Background image shows a hand holding a small baggie of marijuana in front of a young adult in handcuffs.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 3

🌿 For people living with Tourette syndrome, effective symptom management can make everyday life more manageable. This research found promising results across several cannabis-based interventions. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #tourettesyndrome

Headline reads, "Cannabis therapies significantly reduce Tourette syndrome tic severity." Background image shows a hand holding a dropper bottle and a glass jar containing legal cannabis flower in front of legal marijuana plants.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 2

🌿 NORML never gave up on legalizing adult-use cannabis sales in Virginia. Our advocacy helped secure the regulated marketplace consumers were promised. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/07... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Virginia

Headline reads, "Virginia adult-use cannabis sales are finally approved to begin on July 1, 2027." Background image shows legal cannabis leaves spread across a wooden surface beside a bowl of cannabis flower and several joints.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 2

🌿 Cannabis is becoming an increasingly common part of how adults manage sleep. Does cannabis help you fall asleep, stay asleep, or wake up feeling more rested? 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #sleep #insomnia

Headline reads, "Nearly 10% of US adults say they're using cannabis for sleep." Background image shows a young woman sitting on a bed, exhaling cannabis smoke while holding a glass bong.

NORML@normlorg· Jul 1

💊 CBD continues to show promise as a therapeutic option for pain management. Have you used CBD to manage chronic pain? What was your experience? 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #CBD #neuropathy

Headline reads, "High-dose CBD is superior to placebo for treating neuropathic pain in a clinical trial." Background image shows a bottle of CBD oil beside a cannabis leaf.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 30

🌿 Symptom relief can do more than help patients feel better. It can help keep people at work. Researchers found the strongest workplace effects in jobs where chronic pain, physical strain, and stress are common. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "Workplace sick days declined following medical cannabis legalization." Background image shows a smiling young man holding a lit legal cannabis joint.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 30

💊 An FDA-approved cannabis drug for chronic pain? VER-01 combines plant-derived THC, CBD, and CBG in a single proprietary formulation designed specifically to treat chronic low back pain. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "FDA grants plant-derived cannabis drug 'Breakthrough Therapy Designation' for pain treatment." Background image shows a dropper bottle surrounded by cannabis leaves.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 29

😱 For years, prohibitionists shrieked that legalization would lead to increased use among teens. The data continue to tell a different story. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #teens

Headline reads, "Marijuana use by teens continues decade-long decline." Background image shows two teenagers, one holding a marijuana joint while the other gestures to refuse it.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 29

🌿 Consumer demand for legal weed remains strong. Reports also show that the legal cannabis industry employs more than 412,000 full-time workers — over ten times the workforce of the US coal industry. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "State-legal cannabis sales exceeded $29B in 2025." Background image shows a close-up of a legal cannabis flower.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 26

🌿 A past marijuana conviction shouldn't create lifelong barriers to jobs, housing, and opportunity. Alaska is helping ensure that eligible residents are no longer burdened by past cannabis convictions. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #Alaska #expungement

Headline reads, "New Alaska law provides record sealing for past marijuana convictions." Background image shows a pair of handcuffs resting on legal marijuana leaves.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 24

🌿 As researchers continue to study cannabis therapies, the evidence supporting use for pain keeps growing. Latest findings come from hypermobility patients, a group often associated with chronic pain and complex treatment needs. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "Hypermobility patients who use medical cannabis experience less pain and consume fewer opioids." Background image shows a close-up of a legal cannabis plant.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 23

🌿 Vermont is continuing to move its marijuana laws in a more sensible direction. Updating possession limits is a commonsense reform that better reflects how consumers access cannabis in legal markets. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #vermont

Headline reads, "Vermont doubles adult-use marijuana possession limits." Background image shows legal cannabis flower spilling out of an open glass jar and a grinder.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 23

🙄 Massachusetts voters approved marijuana legalization nearly a decade ago. Now out-of-state prohibitionists are bankrolling an effort to repeal it. Voters will now have to defeat the repeal effort at the ballot box this November. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "Massachusetts okays marijuana legalization repeal initiative for November's ballot." Background image shows a woman holding a legal cannabis joint and holding her hand up to her mouth while laughing.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 23

🌿 Illinois is continuing to move its marijuana laws in the right direction. Years after legalization, the state is still working to reduce the lasting harms of prohibition and better align laws with the realities of cannabis use. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "Illinois' governor signs bill raising marijuana possession limits and expanding opportunities for expungement." Background image shows several marijuana prerolls.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 22

🌿 Virginia voters have spent years making clear that they support a legal cannabis market. Lawmakers just approved budget language to finally begin meeting that demand. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Virginia @lashrecseaird.bsky.social @paulkrizek.bsky.social

Headline reads, "Virginia legislature approves budget language legalizing adult-use cannabis sales." Background image shows a flowering legal cannabis plant.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 19

🚨 The people most affected by federal cannabis policy won't be in the room. The federal government cannot claim to be conducting a balanced review while excluding the voices of those most directly impacted by these policies. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis

Headline reads, "DEA selects only prohibitionists to participate in the federal marijuana rescheduling hearing." Background image shows a judge's gavel, handcuffs, legal marijuana flower, a marijuana leaf, and an American flag.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 19

🌿 This legislation is long overdue. No patient should have to choose between medicine and a job. Workers taking prescription drugs aren't punished at work unless they're impaired. Medical cannabis patients deserve equal treatment. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "Maine enacts employment protections law for medical cannabis patients." Background image shows a person lighting a legal cannabis joint with a lighter.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 18

🟢 BREAKING: SCOTUS upholds constitutional rights of cannabis consumers to legally possess firearms. A major victory for cannabis freedom and a powerful affirmation that rights don't disappear because someone uses marijuana. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #2A

Headline reads, "US Supreme Court unanimously strikes down federal gun ban for cannabis consumers." Background image shows a person holding a lit legal cannabis joint.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 17

🚨 Higher taxes. Higher prices. More consumers pushed back to the unregulated market. DC City Council warned Mayor Bowser that treating patients like ATMs instead of constituents would have serious consequences beyond the budget. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #cannabis #marijuana

Headline reads, "DC City Council rejects budget proposal to significantly increase sales tax on medical cannabis." Close-up image of a flowering legal cannabis plant.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 17

🚫 Fentanyl-laced marijuana is a popular clickbait headline, but researchers say it isn't a reality. Researchers examined cannabis samples obtained from unregulated sources and found no evidence of fentanyl contamination. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06...

Headline reads, "Researchers say there is no evidence of fentanyl contamination in unregulated marijuana." Background image shows a small baggie containing marijuana.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 16

✅ "Although NORML has deep concerns about provisions in the bill to increase the civil penalty for public cannabis consumption, we are encouraged by other areas of broader agreement," said NORML's JM Pedini. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/06... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #Virginia

Headline reads: "Virginia lawmakers and governor agree to marijuana retail sales compromise bill." Background shows a close-up of 4 joints, cannabis flower, and a grinder on a table

NORML@normlorg· Jun 15

🌿 The new law doubles the total number of "cannabidiol dispensaries" from 5 to 10 and eliminates the program's residency requirement. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06... #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #Iowa

Headline reads: "Iowa’s governor signs bill expanding the state’s limited medical cannabis program." Background shows an small dropper-top bottle next to a flowering cannabis plant.

NORML@normlorg· Jun 12

🌿 Patients with fibromyalgia often report that cannabis helps manage their symptoms. New clinical trial data provide even more evidence supporting their experiences: improvements in pain, sleep quality, anxiety, and depression. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/06...