WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Marijuana Access Associated With "Striking" Decline in Daily Opioid Use by IV Drug Consumers * Boston, MA: Adult-use marijuana legalization markets are associated with significant declines in non-medical opioid use among people who inject drugs (PWID), according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 29 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * DCMS to review exclusion of national museums from new restitution rules * The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that it will review the exclusion of national museums from new rules making it easier for charities to return cultural objects on moral grounds. The provisions, passed as part of the Charities Act 2022, were put on hold for a number of years ov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow in the Center for Border Security and Immigration at the Heritage Foundation, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am the Seni  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Expert warning over hidden health effects of US trade tariffs Greater attention must be paid to both the direct and indirect health effects of trade tariffs including access to medicines, food costs, and employment conditions, say researchers. * The US government's assertive use of import tariffs means the health implications of trade policy can no longer be sidelined, warn experts publi  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 29 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * OSCE Moscow Mechanism Invocation: Georgia: January 2026 * I am delivering this statement on behalf of the following delegations: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Ukraine, the United Kingd  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Cannabis Formulations Associated With Reduced Pain, Improved Quality of Life in Endometriosis Patients * Wellington, New Zealand: Endometriosis patients experience decreased pain and improvements to their health-related quality of life following the medically authorized use of standardized cannabis formulations, according to observational   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Family care expectations clash with shrinking availability, dementia needs Americans believe that the family as a whole--especially a spouse or partner--is responsible for caring for an older adult. Biological and stepchildren have the next highest levels of obligation, according to a new University of Michigan study. Even though with lighter responsibilities, many believe that lifelong frien  more