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 09 2024
Maine Legislature Gives Approval to Psilocybin Bill
Maine’s full legislature has now given approval to legislation to establish a psilocybin task force, with one final technical vote required in the Senate before it can be sent to Governor Janet Mills. Senate Bill 1914 would establish a “Commission To Study Pathways For Creating a Psilocybin Services Program in Maine”. As filed, the bill …
Apr 09 2024
Washington DC Mayor Signs Ordinance Making 4/20 a Marijuana Tax Holiday, Covers 4/15 to 4/28
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed into law an ordinance that makes 4/20 a marijuana tax holiday. Bill 25-0760 was signed into law by Mayor Bowser yesterday, less than a week after it was given unanimous approval by the district council. The ordinance was filed by Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie on behalf of Mayor Muriel Bowser. …
Apr 09 2024
Virginia Governor Signs Bill Protecting Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana
Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed into law legislation designed to protect public employees who legally use medical marijuana. Despite vetoing bills to legalize marijuana sales and protect parents who use marijuana legally, Governor Youngkin has signed Senate Bill 391 into law. The measure was passed with overwhelming support in the House of Representatives and Senate, …
Apr 09 2024
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to Introduce Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill This Month
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with Senators Ron Wyden and Cory Booker, have announced that they will soon file federal legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. The trio of senators is currently circulating a letter to colleagues asking them to join as cosponsors for the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which they plan to officially introduce …
Apr 08 2024
In New Study CBD Reduced the Cognitive Deficits Caused by Fragile X Syndrome
According to a new study utilizing an animal model, the marijuana-derived compound cannabidiol (CBD) was able to reduce the cognitive deficits associated with Fragile X Syndrome. “Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotomimetic constituent of Cannabis sativa, has been recently approved for epileptic syndromes often associated with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)”, begins the study’s abstract. “However, the putative …
Apr 08 2024
Study of 400,000 Patients With Collapsed Lunge Finds Marijuana Associated With Reduced Hospital Stay and In-Hospital Mortality
According to a new study of hundreds of thousands of patients with spontaneous pneumothora, also referred to as collapsed lung, those with a history of marijuana use had significantly reduced average hospital stays and in-hospital mortality than non-marijuana users. Spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a sudden onset of a lung that has collapsed without any apparent …
Apr 08 2024
Federal Bill to Deschedule Marijuana Sponsored by 40% of Democrats in US House of Representatives
A bill to fully deschedule marijuana is now sponsored by 40% of every Democrat in the United States House of Representatives. Filed in September, 2023, the MORE Act (H.R. 5601) would decriminalize marijuana nationwide by removing it as a substance regulated under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This would end federal marijuana prohibition, while allowing …
Apr 08 2024
Missouri Marijuana Stores Sold $124 Million Worth of Product in March, a New Monthly Record
In Missouri there was over $124 million worth of marijuana sold legally in March, a new monthly record. According to data just released by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there was $124.7 million in marijuana and marijuana products sold legally through licensed marijuana retail outlets and dispensaries. This breaks the previous monthly …
Apr 08 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Begins Seizing Marijuana From State-Legal Marijuana Businesses and Arresting Employees
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun seizing massive amounts of marijuana from state-licensed marijuana businesses in New Mexico, while detaining and in some instances arresting employees. Over the past two months the CBP has confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana transported by state-licensed marijuana companies as they pass through …
Apr 08 2024
Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act Gains 27th Sponsor in US Congress
Legislation to allow Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend medical marijuana is continuing to garner support in the US House and Senate. Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2682) was filed on April 18 in the House of Representatives by Congressmember Barbara Lee (D-CA). The following day, a companion measure with identical language was filed …
