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 23 2023
Washington Bill to Prohibit Marijuana Combined With Alcohol Passed by Legislature, Sent to Governor
Legislation to explicitly ban the production, distribution or sharing of any product that combines marijuana with alcohol has been passed by Washington State’s full legislature. House Bill 1772 specifies that “it is unlawful under liquor statutes and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act to manufacture, import, offer, or sell a consumable product that contains cannabis or …
Apr 22 2023
Colorado: Over $14 Billion in Marijuana Sold, $2.4 Billion in Taxes Since 2014
Since the start of legal marijuana sales in 2014, Colorado has sold an eye-opening $14 billion in legal marijuana and marijuana products. In total Colorado (the nation’s 21st most populated state) sold $14.3 billion in marijuana between January, 2014 and March, 2023. These sales have resulted in $2,414,242,457 in new tax revenue for the state. …
Apr 22 2023
Hawaii House, Senate Committee, Pass Resolution Calling for Marijuana Clemency Program
A resolution urging the creation of a “clemency program for individuals who have been prosecuted for cannabis-related offenses” has been passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee, after having already made its way through the House of Representatives. “BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, …
Apr 22 2023
California Senate Committee Votes to Ban Employers From Inquiring About Applicant’s Prior Marijuana Use
California’s Senate Judiciary Committee has voted in favor of legislations that would provide legal protection to job hunters who have used marijuana. Filed by Senator Steven Bradford, Senate Bill 700 “would make it unlawful for an employer to request information from an applicant for employment relating to the applicant’s prior use of cannabis”. A stipulation …
Apr 22 2023
Nevada Committee Passes Bill to Allow Marijuana to be Sold at Events
A proposal to allow marijuana to be sold at events and to establish a license for “portable cannabis vendors” has been passed by a key committee in Nevada’s Legislature. Assembly Bill 253, filed by State Representative Cameron Miller, would establish a license for a “temporary cannabis event”. It also establishes a permit for portable cannabis …
Apr 21 2023
Montana Lawmakers Pass Bill to Reappropriate Marijuana Tax Revenue
When Montana voters approved marijuana legalization in 2020, they passed an initiative with very specific uses for marijuana tax revenue. A bill passed by both the House and Senate would alter this in a few different ways. Senate Bill 442 was passed yesterday through the House of Representatives 84 to 16. In the Senate, the …
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 …
