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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Aug 24 2023
Court Rules New Jersey Police Department Must Reinstate Another Officer Fired for Marijuana
A court has ruled that the Jersey City Police Department must reinstate a second officer fired for marijuana and must give them backpay. Administrative Law Judge Joann Lasala Candido has ruled that the Jersey City PD must reinstate, with backpay, Omar Polanco. Polanco was fired by the department for off-the-job marijuana use. Earlier this month …
Aug 24 2023
Mississippi: Over $4 Million in Medical Marijuana Sold in July
Despite having one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the nation, Mississippi dispensaries sold over $4 million in medical marijuana products in July. The $4.4 million sold in July marks a 15.3% increase over the sales total for June, according to data released by MJBizDaily. The increase in July marks the sixth straight …
Aug 24 2023
Ohio Ballot Board Unanimously Gives Approval to Marijuana Legalization Initiative
The Ohio Ballot Board has voted unanimously to advance an initiative to legalize marijuana, the last step necessary for it to be placed on the November, 2023 ballot. Last week Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose notified the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol that the group had submitted enough signatures to qualify for the …
Aug 23 2023
California Bill to Legalize Marijuana Cafes Moved to Second Reading in Senate, Already Passed Assembly
Legislation to legalize marijuana cafes in California has been amended in the second and ordered to a second reading. In June the California Senate passed a bill to legalize marijuana cafes through its second reading, moving it to its third and final reading. Yesterday the Senate amended the bill and ordered it back to its …
Aug 23 2023
New Jersey: $185 Million in Legal Marijuana Sold During Q2, 2023
In the second quarter of this year licensed New Jersey marijuana stores sold $185.19 million in product. According to data compiled and released by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, there was $160.2 million in recreational marijuana sold between April and June of this year. During that same period there was $24.98 million in medical …
Aug 23 2023
Study: THC/CBD Can Help Combat Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
A combination of the cannabis compounds THC and CBD is “an appropriate adjuvant agent to reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with gynecologic cancer who received high-emetogenic chemotherapy”, according to a newly published study. Conducted by researchers at the Royal Thai Air Force and Thammasat University Hospital, the objective of the study was to …
Aug 23 2023
Canada Marijuana Sales Jump to $426 Million in June, $2.4 Billion Year-to-Date
Canada marijuana sales in June saw a 12% increase from the year prior. In June licensed marijuana stores in Canada sold CA$426.6 million ($316.7 million) worth of marijuana and marijuana products. This includes dried flower prerolls and marijuana concentrates as well as marijuana-infused products such as edibles, tinctures and topicals. The CA$426 million sold in …
Aug 23 2023
Marijuana Farmers Market Now Open In Conjunction With New York State Fair
Roughly a month after New York officials voted to allow marijuana farmers market, such a market is now operating in conjunction with the New York State Fair which runs from today, August 23, to September 4. Last month the state Cannabis Control Board (CCB) passed a handful of new rules, including a change that explicitly …
Aug 22 2023
Nevada Approves Three More Marijuana Consumption Lounges
A little over two months after Nevada regulators approved the first marijuana consumption lounge, the state has given approval to three more. Today the Cannabis Compliance Board voted unanimously to approve three applications for marijuana consumption lounges. The companies receiving the licenses are Deep Roots Harvest, KV Group and Global Harmony. Consumption lounges are spaces …
Aug 21 2023
Study Finds Marijuana Improves Symptoms of Young People At High Risk of Psychosis, Reduces Prescription Drug Use
According to a new study published in the journal Psychiatry Research, those with a clinical high risk for psychosis “who continuously used cannabis had higher neurocognition and social functioning over time, and decreased medication usage”. The study was published in the September, 2023 issue of the journal Psychiatry Research, and it was conducted by researchers …
