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THE TOP NEWS IN MARIJUANA LAW REFORM

Volume 29   •   Issue 4   •   January 29, 2026

Investigators concluded, "Ongoing efforts to reduce regulatory barriers and legal and criminal consequences of cannabis … have the potential to help reduce overdoses and other opioid-related harms."

Patients' overall pain scores decreased more than 30% over the length of the study.

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Expert scientific panels from Europe, Australia, and the United Kingdom have previously reached similar determinations.

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The decision came despite polling data indicating that a large percentage of Massachusetts' voters say they would have refused to sign the initiative petition had they better understood its intentions.

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LEARN: Data confirms that more consumers are switching from booze to cannabis

VIRGINIA: Multiple interest groups weigh in on plans to regulate state's adult-use cannabis market