Victoria, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2014.  A majority of medical cannabis consumers report using the plant as a substitute for prescription drugs, alcohol, or some other illicit substance, according to survey data published in the October issue of Addiction Research and Theory. An international team of investigators from Canada and the United[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2013.  NORML and NORML Foundation are supported by cannabis consumers and other caring citizens. Please see our annual report and help us to keep going strong into 2014 by making an end of the year donation. For a limited time, we are offering two membership deals to[Read More…]

UK—(ENEWSPF)—19 December 2013. Video and computer games have seen a huge rise in popularity worldwide. The fact that such games provide an immersive virtual experience has led to public concerns, often articulated in the media, about a possible link between gaming and real world aggression. However, a new study by[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2013.  A new report released yesterday by the Center for American Progress provides an up-to-date review of states’ Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, flexibility plans and assesses the extent to which states have strategically thought about how expanded learning time can support school turnaround efforts.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2013.  A new report released yesterday by the Center for American Progress outlines promising reforms that seek to improve and strengthen the connection between higher-education systems and employers, and urges an “all-of-the-above” approach to boost program completion, reduce educational costs, and improve the overall quality of the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2013.  Five years ago this week, a controversial decision by the Bush administration to lease lands near national parks in Utah for oil and gas drilling sparked a firestorm of public opposition and prompted the incoming Obama administration to undertake an aggressive agenda to clean up and[Read More…]

Monitoring the Future Survey Finds Cigarette and Alcohol Use at Historic Lows; Prescription Painkillers and Synthetic Marijuana Also Down NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2013. The federal government’s National Institute on Drug Abuse released its annual Monitoring the Future survey today. Cigarette and alcohol use continued their long-term decline, reaching the lowest[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2013. 2013 will go down in history as the beginning of the end of our disastrous war on drugs. 58 percent of Americans nationally support marijuana legalization. World leaders like former UN head Kofi Annan are calling for an end to the drug war. US Attorney General[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013.  The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School one year last December reignited the debate on whether to strengthen federal and state gun laws, in particular by expanding background checks. A new report, released today by the Center for American Progress, explores the trajectory of that debate, contextualizes[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.  Today, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the FAMILY Act of 2013, and the Center for American Progress released a package of analyses that make the case for why Americans need paid parental leave and illustrate the economic benefits of family and[Read More…]