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 13 2024
Indiana House Committee Advances Senate-Approved Psilocybin Bill
An Indiana House committee has overwhelmingly passed a bill to fund psilocybin research that’s already passed the full Senate. The House Public Health Committee voted 12 to 1 today to pass Senate Bill 139, a week after it was approved by the Senate 47 to 1. The measure now advances towards a vote of the …
Feb 13 2024
The 4 States Most Likely to Legalize Psilocybin (“Magic Mushrooms”) in 2024
Currently there are two states that have legalized psilocybin mushrooms (aka “magic mushrooms”), but that number is likely to grow in the coming months and years. Voters in Oregon and Colorado have both legalized the possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms, with Oregon doing so in 2020 and Colorado in 2022. A bill to make …
Feb 13 2024
WA House Votes 85 to 12 to Exempt Medical Marijuana Patients From 37% Excise Tax
Legislation “providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients” has been approved by Washington’s full House of Representatives. House Bill 1453, filed by State Representative Sharon Wylie, was recently given approval by the House in a 85 to 12 vote. Today the measure was read for the first time in the Senate and assigned to …
Feb 13 2024
Second Senate Committee in Hawaii Votes to Legalize Marijuana
Hawaii’s Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to pass a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, the same day it was approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to pass Senate Bill 3335, filed last month by Senator Jarrett Keohokalole along with nine bipartisan cosponsors. The measure would allow …
Feb 13 2024
South Carolina Senate Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Legislation to legalize medical marijuana has been given approval by the full South Carolina Senate. Senate Bill 423 was passed today by the Senate in a 26 to 17 vote. Filed by Senator Thomas Davis with a bipartisan coalition of 11 cosponsors, the measure would establish the South Carolina Medical Cannabis Program, creating “a seed-to-sale …
Feb 13 2024
Hawaii Senate Committee Approves Bill to Legalize Marijuana
Today a Hawaii Senate committee gave approval to legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana. Senate Bill 3335 would legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older, while establishing the Hawaii Cannabis Authority and Cannabis Control Board within the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in order to oversee a legal marijuana market. Today, the Senate Committee …
Feb 13 2024
Virginia’s Full Senate Gives Approval to Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Sales
Virginia’s full Senate has passed a bill to legalize marijuana sales, a day after the House of Delegates approved a competing measure. The Senate has voted 21 to 18 today to pass Senate Bill 448 through its third and final reading. The measure, filed by Senator Aaron Rouse (D), now goes to the House of …
Feb 13 2024
Hawaii Committee Approves Bill to Decriminalize One Ounce of Marijuana
Legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana has been approved through a key committee in the Hawaii House of Representatives. The House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee voted yesterday to pass House Bill 1596, allowing it to move towards a vote of the full House. The measure was filed last …
Feb 12 2024
Virginia Bill That Could Lead to Early Prison Release for Marijuana Felons Passes Senate 20 to 19
Virginia’s Senate has narrowly passed a bill that could lead to those in prison for marijuana-related felonies to be released early. The Senate voted 20 to 19 today to pass Senate Bill 696, filed by Senators Angelia Williams Graves, Jennifer Boysko and Saddam Salim. “This bill creates a process by which persons convicted of certain …
Feb 12 2024
The 6 States On Track to Legalize Medical Marijuana in 2024
Nearly 80% of states in the US have legalized medical marijuana. Of the 12 that haven’t, some are closer to doing so than others. Current there are 38 states that have legalized medical marijuana, with nine more that have passed laws allowing the medical use of low-THC / high-CBD products. Of the 12 states with …
