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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May 16 2024
New Hampshire Senate Approves Recreational Marijuana Bill
For the first time ever, the New Hampshire Senate has given approval to legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana. House Bill 1633 passed the full Senate today through its second reading by a vote of 14 to 9. It will now go to the Senate Finance Committee and then to a third and final reading …
May 16 2024
Maryland Governor Signs Psychedelics Bill Into Law
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law legislation that establishes a psychedelics task force. Senate Bill 1009 was passed unanimously through the full legislature, with the vote being 137 to 0 in the House of Representatives and 45 to 0 in the Senate. The new law will establish a “Task Force on Responsible Use …
May 16 2024
The DEA Has Published Rules to Reschedule Marijuana: Here’s What Comes Next
Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officially published its proposed rules that would move marijuana to Schedule III. Here’s a look at the next steps to make the change final. The 92-page notice published today by the DEA (a branch of the Department of Justice) states that the federal government plans to move marijuana from …
May 16 2024
119th US Lawmaker Joins as Sponsor to SAFE Banking Act
119 members of the United States House of Representatives are now sponsoring the SAFE Banking Act to allow marijuana banking. Yesterday, Congressmember Chris Deluzio (D-PA) signed on as a cosponsor for the SAFE Banking Act, bringing the total number of sponsors to 119 (109 more than when it was filed last April). The proposed law …
May 16 2024
US Justice Department Submits Proposed Regulation to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially published a notice detailing its proposal to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance. The Justice Department today announced that the Attorney General has submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking initiating a formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana from a schedule …
May 16 2024
Vice President Harris Publishes First Video on Marijuana Rescheduling, Thanks Advocates
Vice President Kamala Harris has released her first video on the marijuana rescheduling news. “So currently, marijuana is classified on the same level as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl”, Vice President Harris says in the video, published on the social media platform X.com. “We are finally changing that. I want to thank all of …
May 16 2024
President Biden Releases Video Announcing Marijuana Rescheduling, Calling it “Monumental”
President Biden has released a video on the social media platform X officially announcing that marijuana will be moved to Schedule III. “This is monumental. Today my administration took a major step to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug”, said President Biden in the video. “It’s an important move towards …
May 16 2024
BREAKING: Department of Justice to Officially Publish Marijuana Rescheduling Plans Today
The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to publish a notice today that details its proposal to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III, according to multiple officials with the Biden Administration. The notice being posted comes a little over two weeks after the Department of Justice confirmed that marijuana is being moved to Schedule III. Today’s notice …
May 16 2024
US Lawmakers From Over 40 States Now Sponsoring Federal Marijuana Banking Legislation
Federal legislation to allow marijuana banking is now sponsored by lawmakers from 41 different states, demonstrating its widespread and bipartisan support. In the House of Representatives, the SAFE Banking Act has 118 sponsors, more than any marijuana-related bill in US congressional history. In the Senate, the similar SAFER Banking Act has 36 sponsors. Combined, these …
May 15 2024
Study Says CBD is a “Promising Tool for Refractory Epilepsy in Pediatric Patients”
The cannabis-compound cannabidiol (CBD) is a promising option for treating refractory epilepsy in pediatric patients, according to a new study. The study, titled “Use of Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Drug-Refractory Epilepsy in Children and Young Adults: A Systematic Review”, was conducted by researchers at the Rafael Nuñez University Corporation in Colombia and published in …
