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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Sep 21 2023
US Lawmakers Announce Bill to Block FDA From Legalizing or Rescheduling Marijuana
Today, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Steve Daines (R-MT) announced that in the coming days they “will be introducing legislation to ensure marijuana cannot be legalized federally by the FDA without Congressional approval.” The two lawmakers announced the upcoming proposal in a press release about a totally different measure, the SAFER Banking Act. No …
Sep 21 2023
Study: Psilocybin May Produce “Lasting Improvements in Mental Health Symptoms and General Wellbeing”
Results of a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry “indicate broad therapeutic potential of psilocybin to produce lasting improvements in mental health symptoms related to anxiety, depression, and substance misuse”. Additionally, the study states that “psilocybin seems capable of producing enduring changes in psychological functioning and personality such as increased cognitive flexibility, emotion …
Sep 21 2023
Bill Filed in US House of Representatives to Legalize Marijuana and Expunge Charges, Has 33 Sponsors
US Representative Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York and a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has refiled the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. The MORE Act was filed today with 33 cosponsors, all Democrat. The proposal has been passed through the House of Representatives twice, but stalled in the then-Republican …
Sep 21 2023
United Nations Report Calls for End to Drug War
A United Nations human rights report released today calls for a shift from punitive measures to address the global drugs problem to the use of policies grounded in human rights and public health, including decriminalizing drug possession. The report urges States to develop effective drug policies, including by considering decriminalization of drug possession for personal …
Sep 20 2023
Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill Allowing All Licensed Marijuana Growers to Sell Directly to Patients
Legislation that would allow all licensed marijuana growers and processors to sell marijuana directly to patients has been passed overwhelmingly through the full Pennsylvania Senate. By a vote of 44 to 3 the Senate passed Senate Bill 773, filed by Senator Chris Gebhard along with a bipartisan coalition of seven cosponsors. This sends the measure …
Sep 20 2023
US House Committee Passes Bill to Prevent Denial of Federal Employment Or Security Clearances Over Marijuana Use
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has given approval to the Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act (H.R. 5040). The Committee passed the bill in a 30 to 14 vote. The measure was sponsored by Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). The proposed law explicitly prevents federal employment and …
Sep 20 2023
Massachusetts Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana at Schools
Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held a hearing yesterday to discuss legislation that would allow students who are authorized to use medical marijuana to use the medicine on school premises. Filed by Senator Susan Moran, Senate Bill 59 was introduced in February. Seven months later, it has finally received a hearing in the Joint …
Sep 20 2023
Industrial Hemp Market Worth $8 Billion Globally, to Grow to $23 Billion by 2030
According to a new report, the global hemp market is valued at $8 billion as of the end of 2022. The Global Industrial Hemp Market report, published by Verified Market Research, estimates that the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14.05% between 2023 and 2030, to rise to an overall value …
Sep 20 2023
US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Marijuana Banking Bill, Credit Union National Association Announces Support
A bipartisan group of senators have introduced the SAFER Banking Act, an update on the SAFE Banking Act. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act was introduced on Wednesday. Co-sponsors of the bill include Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Steve Daines, R-Mont., Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and Cynthia …
Sep 20 2023
Legislation Filed in US Congress to Protect States That Legalize Magic Mushrooms
US Representatives Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) have filed the Validating Independence for State Initiatives on Organic Natural Substances (VISIONS) Act to protect state psilocybin laws. The new bill would make it so that federal funds would be prohibited from being used to “prevent any State or unit of local government from implementing …
