Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

Regulation and education is a more effective and a more preferable tool to discourage youth use and access than is criminalization.

Gallup: One in Seven Americans Use CBD Products

However, regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration have taken the position that such products cannot legally be marketed as either medicines, food additives, or health supplements.

Studies: Cannabis Access Associated with Fewer Opioid Overdoses

A new study reported that the passage of recreational marijuana laws is associated with an estimated reduction in annual opioid mortality "in the range of 20 to 35 percent, with particularly pronounced effects for synthetic cannabinoids."

Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Self-Reported Reductions in Pain

Commenting on the findings, one of the study's lead investigators said, "Cannabis offers the average patient an effective alternative to using opioids for general use in the treatment of pain with very minimal negative side effects for most people."

Illinois: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Law

Illinois' medical cannabis program is being expanded under new legislation signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzer.

• WATCH: NORML's Jenn Michelle Pedini debates marijuana prohibitionist Paul Chabot
• ARIZONA: Legalization initiative takes first step toward the 2020 ballot
• NORML in the Albany Times Union: "It's time to make marijuana legal"
• American Bar Association weighs in on cannabis legalization
• MISSOURI: NORML group hopes to change the perception of medical marijuana
• PODCAST: NORML's Political Director discusses marijuana policy with DC Vote