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28 Oct 2014 Election a Week Away
A week from today, on Tuesday, November 4th, the 2014 general election will occur, and voters in numerous locales will be given the opportunity to strike a blow to the absurd prohibition on cannabis. Below is a quick overview of the cannabis-related proposals being voted...
24 Oct Report: Legalizing Cannabis Would Create A $35 Billion Industry In The U.S.
A new report released by GreenWave Advisers has detailed a calculated prediction about the future of the legal cannabis industry – and the numbers are huge. According to the report, if cannabis was legalized on a federal level in the United States by the year...
21 Oct Federal Judge to Hold Hearing on Whether Cannabis Should be Removed as a Schedule 1 Drug
By Paul Armentano, NORML Testimony regarding the constitutionality of the federal statute designating marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance will be taken on Monday, October 27 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the case of United States...
15 Oct Report: Decriminalization has Reduced Teen Crime, School Dropouts, Suicides and Drug Overdoses
A new report released by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) has found that cannabis decriminalization in California has resulted in a reduction in crime, drug overdoses, driving under the influence, suicides and school dropout among teenagers. According to the report, there was...
14 Oct Three Studies Shed New Light on the Effectiveness of Cannabis in Epilepsy
By Press Release West Hartford, Conn., October 14, 2014 In advance of the American Epilepsy Societys (AES) Annual Meeting in December, the organization has offered highlights of groundbreaking research being studied at a number of institutions regarding the effectiveness of cannibidiol (CBD) and its...
01 Oct Study: 92% of Patients Say Medical Cannabis Works
A study of hundreds of California medical cannabis patients has found that 92% of those patients believe that cannabis has been beneficial in alleviating symptoms of the ailment they use it for. The study, published by the U.S. National Institute of Health as well as...
23 Sep New Study Details What Each State Gains to Make if U.S. Legalizes Recreational Cannabis
A new study released by the financial group Nerd Wallet has detailed what each of the 50 U.S. states gain to make if the nation legalizes the sales of recreational cannabis. According to the study; “The U.S. stands to gain, according to our calculations, $3,098,866,907 in...
19 Aug New Study: Cannabis Inhaler Delivers Effective Relief To Neuropathy Patients
By Paul Armentano, NORML The administration of a single dose of whole-plant cannabis via a thermal-metered inhaler is effective and well tolerated among patients suffering from neuropathy (nerve pain), according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain and...