Anthony Martinelli is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Marijuana Herald. He previously founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of TheJointBlog.com, a cannabis news site he launched in 2011 and sold in 2019. He has also worked as a campaign manager and communications director for multiple political campaigns and elected officials. Anthony can be reached at Info@TheMarijuanaHerald.com.
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FLUENT Doubles New York Cultivation Capacity
FLUENT Corp. today announced the commencement of operations at its new 68,000+ square-foot indoor cultivation facility in Buffalo, New York, a move that doubles FLUENT’s …
The Top-Selling Cannabis Strain in Each Legal State (As of August 2025)
The top-selling cannabis strains throughout legal states remained steady in August, although several states did see notable changes. Drawing from data compiled by state cannabis …
Sixth Annual Southern Illinois Hemp and Cannabis Symposium Set for September 19
A daylong symposium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for hemp and cannabis researchers, entrepreneurs and industry experts will focus on hemp as a crop and …
Metrc Launches Direct-to-Consumer Cannabis Product Recall Feature in California
Metrc, a leading provider of regulatory track-and-trace systems for highly regulated industries, announced a “groundbreaking enhancement” to its Metrc Retail ID solution, enabling direct-to-consumer product …
Smart & Safe Florida Challenges State Petition Rules in Federal Court
Smart & Safe Florida, the group working to place a recreational marijuana initiative on the 2026 general election ballot, has asked a federal judge to …
Santa Barbara County Lowers Marijuana Acreage Cap, Responds to Grand Jury Report on Cannabis Taxes
Santa Barbara County supervisors advanced two cannabis-related items Tuesday, approving new limits on cultivation acreage and issuing the county’s official response to a recent grand …
Study: Tourette Patient Using Nearly 10 Grams of Cannabis Daily Still Deemed Fit to Drive
A case study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry details how a 28-year-old man with Tourette syndrome (TS) and ADHD maintained full driving ability despite using …
Massachusetts House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Regulate Kratom Sales
A measure to regulate kratom products in Massachusetts moved forward today, the same day it was filed, after being reported favorably by the House Judiciary …
Texas Senate Again Passes Bill to Ban Hemp-Derived THC
The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 6, approving for the third time in recent months a bill that would not only ban hemp-derived THC, …
Ohio: A Year After Market Launch, Over 160 Outlets Now Selling Recreational Cannabis Across Nearly 90 Cities
A little over a year after the market launched in Ohio, the state now has 162 recreational cannabis stores across 89 cities, according to an …













