Anthony Martinelli is founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Marijuana Herald. Anthony previously served as Editor-in-Chief of TheJointBlog.com (a cannabis news site he founded in 2011 and sold in 2019), and he has worked as a campaign manager and communications director for multiple political campaigns and elected officials. Anthony can be reached at Info@TheMarijuanaHerald.com.
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Tilray to Acquire Medical Cannabis Telehealth Platform HelloMD
Tilray Brands announced today that it has reached a deal to acquire HelloMD Corporation’s Canadian medical cannabis assets, adding a digital healthcare and patient engagement platform to its medical marijuana operations. The acquisition remains subject to formal court approval, which Tilray said is expected June 29. Financial terms were not disclosed. HelloMD operates as a …
Study: Cannabinoids and Melatonin May Help Cisplatin Fight Bone Cancer Cells While Allowing Lower Doses
A new study reports that cannabinoids, when combined with melatonin and the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, may enhance anti-cancer effects against certain bone cancer cells while potentially allowing for lower cisplatin doses. The study, published in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology, was conducted by researchers from Yozgat Bozok University and Erciyes University. It focused on osteosarcoma and …
House Speaker Mike Johnson Won’t Block Marijuana Banking Vote If GOP Support Is There, Staffers Say
House Speaker Mike Johnson has privately told members of the Republican caucus that he will not stand in the way of the SAFE Banking Act receiving a full House vote if a majority of House Republicans support advancing the measure, according to two House staffers who spoke with The Marijuana Herald. According to the staffers, …
Virginia Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Sales Through Budget Deal, With Launch Set for 2027
Virginia has formally enacted a plan to launch licensed recreational marijuana sales, ending years of delays in creating a regulated adult-use market. On Monday, the Senate and House of Delegates adopted Governor Abigail Spanberger’s (D) proposed amendments to the state budget legislation, which lawmakers had initially approved last week. Because both chambers accepted her recommended …
Full-Spectrum Cannabis Oil With CBD and THC Prevents Early Liver Damage in Diet-Induced Disease Model, Study Finds
A full-spectrum cannabis oil containing both CBD and THC helped prevent early liver damage tied to a sugar-rich diet, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, was conducted by researchers from Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional del Litoral and other Argentine institutions. It examined the effects …
Supreme Court Declines DOJ Appeal in Marijuana Consumer Gun Rights Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the DOJ’s appeal in a case involving a man prosecuted for having guns while being a marijuana consumer, leaving in place a ruling that found the federal ban was unconstitutional as applied to him. The case, United States v. Daniels, centered on Patrick Darnell Daniels Jr., who …
New Jersey Assembly Bill Would Allow Liquor Stores to Sell Low-Dose THC Beverages, Senate Companion Already Filed
A New Jersey Assembly lawmaker filed companion legislation yesterday to a Senate bill introduced earlier this month, with both measures allowing liquor stores to sell low-dose THC beverages. Assembly Bill 5338, filed June 28 by Assemblymember Michael Venezia (D), was referred to the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee. The measure is a companion …
Cannabis in the 2026 Election
The 2026 election is shaping up to be a notable test for marijuana policy, with voters set to decide or potentially decide questions involving medical marijuana access, adult-use repeal, ballot access and local cannabis taxes. Unlike past election cycles dominated by broad adult-use legalization campaigns, many of the top marijuana fights this year are more …
DEA Receives Two New Applications to Import Marijuana and THC for Research, Testing
The Drug Enforcement Administration has received two separate applications from companies seeking federal authorization to import marijuana-related controlled substances, according to notices scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on June 30. In one filing, the United States Pharmacopeial Convention applied to be registered as an importer of marijuana and marijuana extract, both of …
U.S. Congress: All 22 Cannabis Bills Filed So Far in the 2025–2026 Session
As the 2025–2026 congressional session continues, lawmakers have now filed 22 cannabis-related bills and resolutions, not counting cannabis amendments to broader legislation. The proposals range from marijuana banking access, federal descheduling and veterans protections to hemp regulation, housing policy, university research and marijuana-focused agricultural education. Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068) The …
