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 01 2023
Minnesota House Refuses to Concur to Senate Changes to Marijuana Legalization Bill, Conference Committee Requested
The Minnesota House of Representatives has refused to agree to changes the Senate made to a marijuana legalization bill that has now been passed through both chambers. After refusing to concur with the Senate’s changes, the House officially requested a conference committee of five members from each chamber to be established to hash out the …
May 01 2023
Colorado Legislature Approves Bill to Establish Framework for Legal Psychedelics
Colorado’s full legislature has now passed a bill to establish a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics. The Colorado House of Representatives voted 45 to 18 on Saturday to pass Senate Bill 23-290. The proposal has already been passed by the full Senate, 25 to 11, but will go back for one final vote to concur …
May 01 2023
Montana Bill to Reappropriate Marijuana Tax Revenue Sent to Governor
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte will soon receive legislation that would reappropriate some of the revenue generated from marijuana taxes. After both the Senate and House approved slightly amended versions of Senate Bill 442 earlier this month, the two chambers have now coalesced around the same language with the Senate voting today to send the proposal …
May 01 2023
Oklahoma Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Tax Bill Into Law
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law legislation that makes several changes to the state’s medical marijuana tax laws. Filed by State Representatives John Pfeiffer and sponsored in the Senate by Senator Dave Rader, House Bill 2289 was signed into law today by Governor Stitt. It passed the Senate on April 20 by a …
May 01 2023
California Bill to Legalize Some Psychedelics Advances to Senate Floor
Legislation to legalize the personal possession of several psychedelic substances, including magic mushrooms (psilocybin), has advanced to the floor of the California Senate. Senate Bill 58 would legalize the possession of up to two grams of DMT, 15 grams of ibogaine, two grams of psilocybin (or up to four ounces of “a plant or fungi …
May 01 2023
Over 180 Marijuana Workers Unionize in Illinois and California
Over 180 employees at legal marijuana stores in Illinois and California have unionized. According to a press release Teamsters Local 777 have reached a tentative agreement with workers at five different marijuana stores in Illinois. All are owned by Verilife, a subsidiary of PharmaCann. The collective bargaining agreement covers more than 100 workers at Verilife …
May 01 2023
Florida: 841,000 Signatures Collected to Put Marijuana Legalization Initiative to a Vote
A campaign to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November, 2024 ballot in Florida has submitted over 841,000 signatures from registered voters, over 90% of their goal. According to the Florida Division of Elections as of the end of April the Smart & Safe Florida campaign has submitted 841,130 valid signatures on their marijuana …
May 01 2023
Report: Legal Marijuana States Have Garnered $15 Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2014
According to a new report released by the Marijuana Policy Project, legal marijuana states have made over $15 billion in taxes since the first states began legal sales in 2014. As of the end of 2022, states have reported a combined total of $15,114,520,975 in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales since 2014 when …
Apr 30 2023
New Mexico Marijuana Sales Surpass Half a Billion Dollars Since April, 2022
In New Mexico legal recreational marijuana sales began a little over a year ago on April 1, 2022. Since then sales have surpassed half a billion dollars. According to data released by the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department, those 21 and older purchased $488 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products between April 1, …
Apr 30 2023
Study Finds CBD and THC Have No Impact on Testosterone Production
In a new study being published in The World Journal of Men’s Health, testosterone production did not change upon CBD and/or THC exposure versus controls. In addition to being published in The World Journal of Men’s Health, the study was published online ahead of print by the US National Library of Medicine with the title …
