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], or via X.com/AMArtinelliWA.
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Oct 20 2023
Colorado Marijuana Stores Have 99% Compliance Rate During Checks of Underage Sales
According to Colorado officials, licensed marijuana retail outlets had a 99% success rate during a string of recent underage sales checks. According to the Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), which is part of the Colorado Department of Revenue, there has been 285 compliance checks for underage sales conducted at marijuana stores so far this year. Marijuana …
Oct 19 2023
Michigan Governor Signs Bill Allowing Marijuana Agreements With Tribes While Exempting Them From Taxes
Legislation allowing Michigan to enter into marijuana agreements with Indian tribes while exempting them from the state’s marijuana excise tax has been signed into law by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 180 into law today. The proposal, filed by Senator Roger Hauck, were passed by the House of Representatives 90 to 15 …
Oct 19 2023
Report: Oregon Has Cheapest Medical Marijuana in the US, Followed by Maine and Colorado
According to a new report using data from over 13,000 dispensaries across the United States, Oregon has the cheapest medical marijuana in the country. At an average cost of $6.91 per gram, Oregon’s average medical marijuana prices are half the national average of $13.90. In second in terms of affordability is Maine, with an average …
Oct 19 2023
US Senate: Federal Marijuana Banking Act Receives 32nd Sponsor
A federal marijuana banking bill gained another cosponsor this week in the US Senate. The SAFER Banking Act is now sponsored by 32% of the entire US Senate, with Senator Tammy Baldwin joining as a cosponsor yesterday (the first new sponsor since October 4). Late last month the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban …
Oct 19 2023
Fifth California City Decriminalizes Psychedelics
With California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent veto of a bill to legalize psychedelics, the city of Eureka is taking action of their own. The Eureka, California City Council has voted unanimously to pass a resolution to essentially decriminalize the personal possession of certain psychedelics by making it the lowest enforcement priority. This is similar to …
Oct 19 2023
Study: Medical Marijuana Reduces Pain, Depression and Opioid Use Among Older Adults
According to a new study medical cannabis reduces pain, opioid use and depression among those 65 and older. The study, published in the journal Biomedicines, is titled Medical Cannabis Is Not Associated with a Decrease in Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults. It was conducted by researchers at Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University …
Oct 18 2023
FBI Data Shows There Was Over 225,000 Marijuana Arrests Nationwide Last Year
According to new data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), marijuana arrests increased slightly last year. Despite recreational marijuana being legalized in 23 states and medical marijuana legalized in over a dozen more, marijuana arrests saw an uptick between 2021 and 2022. According to the FBI, there were 227,108 people arrested for a …
Oct 18 2023
Illinois Bill Would Remove Psilocybin as Schedule 1 Drug, Create Psilocybin Advisory Board
The Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act has been filed in the Illinois Senate. Senate Bill 2612 was filed today by Senator Willie Preston, and it’s been sent to the Senate Assignments Committee. The proposed law would establish the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board within the Department of Public Health “for the purpose of advising …
Oct 18 2023
Wisconsin: Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in Assembly, Companion Bill Already Filed in Senate
Just nine days after a bill to legalize marijuana was filed in the Wisconsin Senate, a companion bill has been filed in the state’s Assembly. Wisconsin Assembly Bill 506 was filed with 36 cosponsors, led by State Representative Darrin Madison. It has been assigned to the Committee on State Affairs. Companion bill SB 486 has …
Oct 18 2023
Ohio Senate President Threatens to Alter or Repeal Marijuana Legalization Initiative if Approved by Voters
In Ohio early voting is underway for an initiative to legalize marijuana, but despite the election being three weeks away Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman is already promising to ignore the will of his constituents. In recent comments on the Senate floor, Senate President Matt Huffman said that if voters approve Issue 2 on November …
