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 26 2023
Study of 183 Million People Finds Marijuana Does Not Increase Stroke or Heart Attack Risk
According to a new meta-analysis of over 183 million people the risk of adverse cardiovascular events including myocardial infraction (heart attack) and stroke “does not exhibit a significant increase with cannabis exposure”. The study was published by the journal Toxicology Reports, and is titled Cannabis and Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of …
Apr 26 2023
Colorado Governor Announces Statewide Cannabis Loan Program
On Monday Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the Cannabis Business Office (CBO) announced the Cannabis Business Loan Program for social equity licensed cannabis businesses in Colorado. The CBO (a department within the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade), has partnered with mission-based lender NuProject to provide financing that is not otherwise available to …
Apr 26 2023
Georgia’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Open Within Days
The regulatory body overseeing Georgia’s medical marijuana program has issued five licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries, allowing them to open within days. Georgia officials today issued licenses for marijuana dispensaries in Macon, Marietta, Pooler and Savannah. “It’s an understatement to say that significant progress has been made in getting safe and secure medication to certified …
Apr 26 2023
Montana Legislature Passes Bill to Alter How Marijuana Tax Revenue is Used
A measure to reappropriate some of the revenue generated from marijuana taxes was passed today through its third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Montana’s House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 442 with a vote of 82 to 17. The vote comes a few weeks after it was passed by the Senate, …
Apr 26 2023
Texas House Approves Decriminalizing Marijuana and Marijuana Concentrates
A bill to decriminalize marijuana possession and marijuana concentrates has received approval by the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas House has passed House Bill 218 through its second reading. Filed by State Representative Joe Moody, the measure would remove criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana or marijuana concentrates …
Apr 26 2023
MN: House-Approved Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed by Committee, Sent to Senate Floor
A day after HF 100 to legalize marijuana was approved by Minnesota’s full House of Representatives 71 to 59, the Senate Finance Committee passed the bill, sending it to the Senate floor. Rather than taking up SF 73, which is the companion bill to HF 100, the Senate Finance Committee voted on and passed the …
Apr 25 2023
Founder of Keurig Joins Marijuana Company Making Single-Serve and Preloaded Bowls
The founder of Keurig Peter Dragone has joined the executive team of Convenient Cannabis. Convenient Cannabis is a Kentucky-based startup who makes Puffsy pods, which are single-serve glass pods that are preloaded with cannabis and fit most standard bongs and pipes. The company plans to soon launch its first round of funding. Puffsy Pods launched …
Apr 25 2023
Report: Gobal Recreational Marijuana Market Valued at $20 Billion, to Grow to $123 Billion by 2032
The global market for legal recreational market was valued at $20 billion at the end of 2022, and is expected to quintuple by 2032, according to a new report. The report was conducted by the research firm Brainy Insights, which found that the legal recreational marijuana market is expected to grow from $20 billion in …
Apr 25 2023
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed by Full House of Representatives
A Minnesota bill to legalize recreational marijuana has been passed by the state’s full House of Representatives by a vote of 71 to 59. The House’s approval of HF 100 comes after the measure was passed through 15 different committees. A companion bill in the Senate (SF 73) has been passed by nearly as many …
Apr 25 2023
Bipartisan Maine Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Delivery Services, Allow Marijuana Advertisements
Legislation filed last week by Maine Representative David Boyer would legalize marijuana delivery services and would allow marijuana companies to advertise under the same rules as alcohol products. According to the official summary of HP 1079, it “allows adult use cannabis and cannabis product stores, certain cultivators and products manufacturers to operate a delivery service …
