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 21 2023
Delaware Governor to Let Marijuana Legalization Bills Become Law Without His Signature
Despite being opposed to the move, Delaware Governor John Carney has announced that he will allow legislation legalizing marijuana to become law. With lawmakers being “100% confident” they have enough votes to override a potential veto, Governor Carney says he will not veto House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 but instead will allow them …
Apr 21 2023
In Historic First Oregon Officials Issue Licenses for Psilocybin Facilitators and Testing Laboratory
Officials in Oregon have taken an important step towards establishing the state’s psilocybin program (passed by voters in 2020) by approving a license for the state’s first-ever psilocybin testing facility, and three licenses for the state’s first psilocybin facilitators. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a license for psilocybin testing to Rose City Laboratories, …
Apr 21 2023
CA$365.7 million in Legal Marijuana Purchased in Canada in February
There was CA$365.7 million ($270 million) in legal marijuana and marijuana products purchased in Canada in January. The number marks a slight decrease from the CA$395 million sold in January, although this isn’t surprising given the decrease in the number of days between January and February. December, 2022 continues to hold the monthly record at …
Apr 21 2023
Texas House of Representatives to Vote Next Week on Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana
Texas legislation that would decriminalize the personal possession of marijuana and marijuana concentrates will receive a vote by the full House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 26. A little over a month after House Bill 218 was passed unanimously by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, the House Calendars Committee has scheduled the measure for a …
Apr 20 2023
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Four Marijuana Bills on 4/20
Four separate marijuana proposals were introduce today in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Pennsylvania lawmakers filed several pieces of marijuana-related legislation today to commemorate the marijuana holiday 4/20. One of the bills, filed by 10 lawmakers, “urges the federal government to remove cannabis from Schedule I”. “As legislators, we must raise up the voices of our constituents …
Apr 20 2023
Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated With Increased Risk of Psychosis
According to a new study published in the journal Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences a history of marijuana use is not associated with an increased risk of developing psychosis, even among those predisposed to the disorder. The primary aim of the study “was to examine the association between cannabis use and the incidence of psychotic disorders in …
Apr 20 2023
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill to Receive House Vote on Monday
After being passed by 15 committees in the House of Representatives, the full chamber is finally set to consider legislation to legalize marijuana this Monday. “Big news! My bill to legalize adult-use cannabis in Minnesota has been scheduled for a vote in the MN House on Monday”, said State Representative Zack Stephenson on Twitter. “We’re …
Apr 20 2023
South Carolina Lawmakers Files Bill to Automatically Expunge Marijuana Charges Every 4/20
South Carolina State Representatives JA Moore and Bill Herbkersman have filed legislation that would lead to the automatic expungement of marijuana charges every 4/20. The bipartisan House Bill 4358 was filed today in alignment with the 4/20 marijuana holiday. It’s been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. The one-page measure states: “On April twentieth each …
Apr 20 2023
Study: CBD Treatment “Shows Therapeutic Efficacy” in Social Transfer of Pain
In a new study acute CBD administration “attenuated anxiety-like behavior, pain hypersensitivity, and anhedonic-like behavior in cagemates that cohabited with a pair in chronic pain”. Titled Cannabidiol Treatment Shows Therapeutic Efficacy in a Rodent Model of Social Transfer of Pain in Pair-Housed Male Mice, the study is being published in the forthcoming issue of the …
Apr 20 2023
North Carolina Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed Through First Reading
A measure to make recreational marijuana legal in North Carolina for those 21+ has been passed through its first reading and given a committee assignment. House Bill 626, filed on Monday by State Representative Johnnie Autry along with three cosponsors, has been assigned to the House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations. This comes after …
