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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Dec 28 2023
NORML Announces Their 2023 Top Ten Events In Marijuana Policy
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has released their list of the top 10 events in marijuana policy for 2023. Founded in 1970, NORML is both the oldest and one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world working towards reforming marijuana laws. Each year they release their list of the …
Dec 28 2023
Federal Marijuana Banking Act Now Sponsored by 35 of 100 US Senators
35% of the entire United States Senate is sponsoring the SAFER Banking Act. The SAFER Banking Act (S.2860) would provide explicit federal protections to banks and other financial institutions that decide to provide services to marijuana businesses that are legal under their state’s law. This includes allowing banks to provide debit card services, business loans …
Dec 27 2023
Massachusetts: $145 Million in Marijuana Sold in November, $1.5 Billion Year-to-Date
In Massachusetts there was slightly over $145 million in legal marijuana sold in November. According to data compiled and released by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, there was $145.8 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products purchased through legal means in November. $128.5 million of this was sold to recreational consumers, with $17.3 million sold …
Dec 27 2023
Top 10 Marijuana Studies of 2023
Following the trend of recent years, 2023 was huge for marijuana research. There was over 4,000 marijuana-related studies published in 2023 alone. At The Marijuana Herald, we reported on nearly 200 of them. With so many studies, it was quite a challenge to narrow it down to the top 10 most important and impactful, but …
Dec 27 2023
US House Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana Nationwide Has 15 Times More Sponsors Than Stop Pot Act
Competing measures in the US House of Representatives give a clear indication of how much more support nationwide marijuana decriminalization has compared to an effort to thwart state marijuana laws. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would fully decriminalize marijuana nationwide by removing marijuana as a controlled substance, while also allowing past marijuana possession …
Dec 26 2023
California: Two Bills Protecting Marijuana Users Take Effect January 1
Two separate bills designed to protect marijuana consumers who are seeking employment and those who are already employed both take effect in California in just five days. Senate Bill 700, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in October, takes effect on January 1. The new law makes it unlawful “for an employer to request …
Dec 26 2023
13th Georgia City Decriminalizes Marijuana
East Point, Georgia has officially become the 13th city in the state to decriminalize marijuana possession. Under the new law those caught possessing up to an ounce of marijuana would, at most, receive a $75 fine or equivalent value of community service, while having no possibility of jail time. The law was approved by the …
Dec 26 2023
Study Finds Marijuana Associated With Improvements Among Those With ADHD
In a newly published study an association between cannabis-based medicinal products and improvements in anxiety, sleep quality, and general health-related quality of life was observed in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, the study was conducted by researchers at Imperial College London, Sapphire Medical Clinics and King’s College London. “This …
Dec 26 2023
Florida Police Arrest Two Accused of Falsifying Marijuana Legalization Signatures
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested two paid petition circulators for petition fraud crimes related to the marijuana legalization initiative that’s poised to appear on the November, 2024 ballot. According to a press release, three circulators “submitted dozens of falsified marijuana and gambling initiatives petitions”, including two who worked exclusively on the marijuana …
Dec 25 2023
Bipartisan US House Bill to Allow Marijuana Banking Gains 98th Sponsor
Federal legislation to allow marijuana banking now has 98 sponsors in the US House of Representatives. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. 2891) was filed in April with eight cosponsors. This month the measure gained its 98th sponsor. 74 of the sponsors are Democrats, with 23 being Republicans. The SAFE Banking Act would provide legal protections …
