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 17 2024
20 Advocacy and Law Groups Send Letter to Biden Administration Urging Them to Support Descheduling Marijuana
A coalition of 20 advocacy groups, calling themselves the Marijuana Justice Coalition, has sent a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris urging them to support fully descheduling, and not simply rescheduling, marijuana. The letter is signed by a variety of reform groups, including the Center for American Progress, Doctors for Drug Policy Reform, …
Apr 17 2024
US Senate Finance Chair Says “Marijuana Descheduling Ought to Be a Republican Dream”
The Chair of the United States Senate Finance Committee says that Democrats are “trying to recruit Republicans” to support descheduling marijuana, while saying that the move “ought to be a Republican Dream”. At an event held today by the Last Prisoner Project, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) said Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and …
Apr 17 2024
US Senate Leader Says “Cannabis Legalization Has Proven Successful at the State Level”
In remarks made today, United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that marijuana legalization has been proven successful at the state level, while reiterating his desire to see a change in federal marijuana laws. At a speech today at the National Cannabis Policy Summit, Schumer said “My commitment to ending federal prohibition on cannabis …
Apr 16 2024
President Biden vs Former President Trump: Comparing Their Marijuana Policy Positions and Accomplishments
Here’s a look at the marijuana-related differences, similarities and accomplishments of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, both vying for the position of POTUS this November. The debate over marijuana legalization in the United States has evolved significantly over the past decade, with an increasing number of states opting to legalize the substance …
Apr 16 2024
A Breakdown of all 24 Legal Marijuana States
Despite there being exactly zero states with legal recreational marijuana at the start of 2012, that number has jumped rapidly to 24. With at least four states still having a legitimate shot to legalize marijuana this year, it may not be long before the majority of the entire United States has legalized recreational marijuana. Just …
Apr 16 2024
Initiative to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Filed in North Dakota, Proponents Aim for November Ballot
Earlier today, a group of 27 North Dakotans filed a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis. The initiative was filed by New Economic Frontier, a nonprofit political committee. Their proposal would allow adults 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana, four grams of marijuana concentrates and 1500 milligrams of adult-use …
Apr 16 2024
Montana: Over $26 Million in March Marijuana Sales
In March there was $26.9 million in marijuana sold through legal means in Montana, the highest amount since September. March marks the 13th straight month with marijuana sales over $25 million in Montana, according to the state’s Cannabis Control Division. In total there was $26,926,233 sold in March, a nearly $2 million increase from the …
Apr 16 2024
US House Committee Approves Veterans Medical Marijuana and Psychedelics Bills
A committee in the United States House of Representatives has given approval to two bills that would address access to medical marijuana and psychedelics for veterans. The House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee has given approval to legislation that would facilitate research regarding the potential benefits of medical marijuana for veterans, while also addressing veterans access …
Apr 16 2024
California Senate Committee Approves Bill to Legalize Therapeutic Access to Psychedelics
A key California Senate committee has approved a bill to legalize service centers for certain psychedelics. The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee voted 7 to 4 today to pass Senate Bill 1012, known as The Regulated Psychedelic Facilitators Act and the Regulated Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Act. The proposed law would establish a system of …
Apr 15 2024
A Complete Timeline of the DEA’s Marijuana Scheduling Review, Prompted by Department of Health Recommendation
Last year the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended to the DEA that marijuana be rescheduled. A lot has happened since then. Here’s a timeline. Marijuana is currently a Schedule I drug, making it illegal under all circumstances. If marijuana were moved to Schedule III, as the HHS has recommended, it would be …
