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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Feb 19 2024
Virginia Senate Committee Passes House-Approved Bill to Protect Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana
Legislation that would extend a law protecting medical marijuana users from workplace discrimination to include public employees, while expanding the definition to include marijuana products and not just oil, continues to advance in the Virginia Legislature. The Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor voted 14 to 0 today to pass House Bill 149, which was …
Feb 19 2024
Washington Committee Passes Bill to Address High-THC Marijuana
Washington’s Senate Labor and Commerce Committee has passed a bill designed to address the growing prevenance of what lawmakers call “high-THC cannabis”. The committee voted today to pass Second Substitute House Bill 2320, sending it to the Ways and Means Committee. The measure was passed by the full House of Representatives earlier this month 92 …
Feb 19 2024
WA Senate Committee Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Marijuana Patients From 37% Excise Tax
A Washington State Senate committee has voted to pass legislation “providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients”. The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee voted unanimously today to pass House Bill 1453, sending it to the Ways and Means Committee. The measure was approved through the full House of Representatives 85 to 12 last week …
Feb 19 2024
FDA Report Says Agency Examined Marijuana Users’ Social Media Posts During Rescheduling Review
In a new report the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), detailed the agency’s review of marijuana as a Schedule I drug. In August, in a letter addressed to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asked for marijuana to …
Feb 19 2024
Third Hawaii Committee Votes Unanimously to Approve Psilocybin Bill
A third committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives has passed legislation to allow the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms. The House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee has voted 7 to 0 to pass House Bill 2630, filed last month by State Representative Della au Belatti along with 13 cosponsors. The measure has already been …
Feb 18 2024
Connecticut: $25 Million in Marijuana Was Sold Legally in January
In Connecticut, legal marijuana sales were around $25 million. Data compiled and released by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection shows that there was $24,990,207 in legal marijuana sold in January, $9.37 million of which was sold to medical marijuana patients. This falls short of the record-breaking $27 million sold in December, but is far …
Feb 18 2024
Missouri: $110 Million in Legal Marijuana Sold in January
In Missouri there was around $110 million in marijuana sold through licensed stores in January. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there was $109.8 million in marijuana and marijuana products sold in January. $15 million of this was sold to medical marijuana patients, with the remaining $94.8 million sold to recreational …
Feb 18 2024
Study: CBD Has Positive Effects on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
Results of a newly published study indicate “a real-life positive effect of CBD on alternating hemiplegia of childhood type spells.” Many alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) patients have received Cannabidiol (CBD) but, to our knowledge, there are no published data available”, states the abstract of the study, which was published by the European Journal of …
Feb 18 2024
Hawaii On Track to Become 25th Legal Marijuana State
24 states have legalized recreational marijuana. Although several are vying to become the 25th, Hawaii appears the most on track to do so. Earlier this week the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 3335 to legalize recreational marijuana, the same day it was passed through the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services …
Feb 18 2024
In Clinical Trial Psilocybin Was Effective in Reducing Treatment Resistant Depression
In a new study published in the journal Med, psilocybin was found to be safe and effective in combatting treatment resistant depression. Titled Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for treatment resistant depression: A randomized clinical trial evaluating repeated doses of psilocybin, the study was conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto, McMaster University and Queens University. “Psilocybin-assisted …
