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 01 2023
South Dakota AG Releases Final Ballot Summary for Marijuana Legalization Initiative, Proponents Aim for Vote in 2024
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has approved the final summary language for an initiative to legalize marijuana that proponents are hoping to put to a vote in 2024. Proponents of the measure must now collect 17,509 signatures from registered South Dakota voters in order to put the issue before voters in November, 2024. If …
Sep 01 2023
Clinical Trial: High-CBD Marijuana Doesn’t Negatively Impact Driving Performance, But THC Could be Detected Hours Later
Consuming high-CBD/low-THC marijuana doesn’t adversely impact driving abilities, but THC may be detected up to five hours after, according to clinical trial data published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine. Conducted by researchers at the University of Basel, the aim of this “prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, cross-over study was to determine cannabinoid levels in …
Aug 30 2023
New Hampshire: Legislative Work Session on Marijuana Legalization Scheduled for September 6
Legislation that would legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older, first filed in January, has been scheduled for a legislative work session next week. The subcommittee work session on House Bill 544 will take place at 10 am in Legislative Office Building 302-304. The proposed law was filed by State Representative Daniel Eaton along with …
Aug 30 2023
US Secretary of Health Confirms Department of Health is Requesting DEA Make Marijuana Schedule III
Earlier today we reported that U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health sent a letter to the DEA recommending that marijuana be rescheduled. Now the head of the the Department of Health has confirmed the news. “I can now share that, following the data and science, @HHSGov has responded to @POTUS’ directive to me for the Department …
Aug 30 2023
Connecticut Launches Loan Program in Support of Social Equity Marijuana Businesses
Connecticut’s Social Equity Council and Department of Economic and Community Development says its Canna-Business Revolving Loan Fund is now actively accepting applications. The new fund was established under the state’s marijuana legalization law. It offers social equity licensees loans with a fixed rate of 3%. In addition applicants who enroll in and complete SEC’s accelerator …
Aug 30 2023
Global Market for Medical Marijuana Oil Worth Over $2 Billion, to Grow to $7.1 Billion by 2030
According to a new report the global medical marijuana oil market was sized at $2.1 billion in 2021, and is forecast to grow to $7.1 billion by 2030. The over tripling of value by 2030 would mark a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1% during the forecast period of 2022 to 2030, finds the …
Aug 30 2023
California Attorney General Calls for State to Lower Marijuana Prices
At a press conference California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his plan to lower marijuana prices and combat illicit marijuana grows. “The barriers to entry are too high”, Bonta said. “The costs to stay in operation are too high. And we should be lowering taxes at least temporarily for our legal cannabis businesses”. Bonta unveiled …
Aug 30 2023
Official at Department of Health and Human Services Asks DEA to Reschedule Marijuana
A senior official at the US Department of Health and Human Services has officially recommended that the government ease restrictions on marijuana. In a letter addressed to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) administrator Anne Milgram, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine asked for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the …
Aug 30 2023
North Carolina Lawmakers Will Continue Fighting for Marijuana Legalization in 2024 Session
Sponsors of legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in the North Carolina plan to continue their support in the next session and beyond. Senate Bill 346, a measure to legalize marijuana, was filed in March by Senator Graig Meyer. By the following month it had seven sponsors, representing almost 15% of the entire Senate. A companion …
Aug 30 2023
Supreme Court Judge Puts Hold on All Marijuana Licenses in New York
In yet another setback for the legal marijuana industry in New York, a state Supreme Court judge has put a hold on all marijuana licenses. Marijuana was legalized in New York in 2021, with state lawmakers and officials declaring that the first batch of licenses for marijuana retail outlets would be reserved for small nonprofit …
