Anthony Martinelli is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Marijuana Herald, a daily marijuana news and information website that launched in 2018. You can reach Anthony at [email protected].
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Apr 07 2025
PharmaCann Opens 51st Cannabis Dispensary in Massachusetts
PharmaCann Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately held, vertically integrated cannabis companies, has opened its third Verilife Massachusetts dispensary, located in Newton. This medical and recreational dispensary is the company’s 51st, which includes both the Verilife and LivWell retail brands. Verilife Newton, found in the Chestnut Hill village of Newton, offers a wide selection of high-quality medical and recreational cannabis …
Apr 07 2025
Avicanna Announces its 5th Medical Symposium on Cannabinoid-based Medicine
Avicanna Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, has announced that it will host its 5th medical symposium on Cannabinoid-based Medicine on June 6th, 2025. The Toronto-based Symposium, From Emerging Evidence to Clinical Practice, is open to healthcare practitioners and researchers and will include various speakers covering …
Apr 07 2025
Maine’s Marijuana Sales Topped $19.5 Million in March, With Record-Low Prices
Maine marijuana retailers sold over $19.5 million worth of product in March, with 30,000 more transactions than the previous March. According to data released today by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, there were $19,563,451 in recreational marijuana sales last month across 381,788 transactions. The average price per gram of dried marijuana flower dropped to …
Apr 05 2025
Maryland Senate Advances Bill to Exempt Marijuana Nurseries From Sales Tax
Today, Maryland’s Senate voted in favor of legislation that would expand the state’s marijuana tax exemptions to include transactions involving licensed cannabis nurseries. The proposal, House Bill 619, would exempt transactions between licensed cannabis businesses and registered cannabis nurseries from the state’s sales and use tax. It cleared the House last month in a 110 …
Apr 05 2025
House-Backed Bill to Establish Collective Bargaining Rights for Cannabis Growers in Washington Scheduled for April 8 Public Hearing in Senate Ways and Means Committee
A bill that would establish collective bargaining rights for marijuana cultivation and processing workers in Washington is set for a public hearing in the Senate Ways and Means Committee on April 8. House Bill 1141 was approved by the House last month in a 55 to 40 vote, and on April 1 it narrowly passed …
Apr 05 2025
Connecticut Bill to Decriminalize Psilocybin Given Approval by Joint Judiciary Committee in 29 to 12 Vote
House Bill 7065, which would decriminalize possession of small amounts of psilocybin in Connecticut, has been approved by the Joint Judiciary Committee with a 29 to 12 vote. The proposal would remove criminal penalties for individuals found with less than half an ounce of psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms. First-time offenders would instead …
Apr 04 2025
Minnesota Judge Orders Office of Cannabis Management to Hold Canceled Social Equity Marijuana Lottery
A Minnesota judge has ordered state marijuana regulators to carry out a previously approved lottery for social equity business applicants, declaring the cancellation of the process a violation of state law. The ruling, issued Friday by Ramsey County Judge Stephen Smith, states that the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) must conduct the preapproval lottery …
Apr 04 2025
Hundreds of Texas Businesses to Testify Against Bill to Ban All THC in Consumable Hemp Products
Hundreds of local businesses, farmers and industry advocates will gather at the Texas Capitol on Monday, April 7 to testify against Senate Bill 3 and House Bill 28, which they say “would devastate the state’s thriving hemp industry.” The Texas Hemp Business Council is calling on state legislators in the Texas House of Representatives to …
Apr 04 2025
Rhode Island Bill to Expand Cannabis Equity and Reallocate Tax Revenue Set for April 8 Committee Hearing
A proposal to significantly expand Rhode Island’s cannabis equity provisions and alter how marijuana tax revenue is distributed is scheduled for a public hearing and potential vote in the House Corporations Committee on April 8. Filed by State Representative Leonela Felix alongside nine Democratic cosponsors, House Bill 5829 would make several changes to the state’s …
Apr 04 2025
California’s Cannabis Sales Reach $316 Million in March, Pushing 2025 Total Past $915 Million
California’s legal marijuana market generated $316 million in sales in March, bringing the state’s total for 2025 to more than $915 million. March’s total follows $289 million in February and $313 million in January, according to newly released data from the research firm Headset. The state’s marijuana market continues to lead the nation in overall …
