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 04 2023
Arkansas House Votes 82 to 5 to Establish Gun Rights for Medical Marijuana Patients
Legislation to codify gun rights for medical marijuana patients and caregivers has been passed by Arkansas’ full House of Representative. The House voted 82 to 5 today to pass House Bill 1784, filed by State Representative Aaron Pilkington. The vote sends the measure to the Senate. Passage in the Senate would put it on the …
Apr 04 2023
Oregon Committee Approves Marijuana Bill
A House committee in Oregon has voted in favor of legislation that would direct the Liquor and Cannabis Commission to make changes to the state’s recreational marijuana law. Filed by State Representative John Lively, House Bill 2516 directs the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) “to adopt rules to allow small-scale marijuana producers to sell …
Apr 04 2023
635,961 Valid Signatures Collected to Put Florida Marijuana Legalization Initiative to a Vote
A Florida campaign to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the 2024 general election ballot has submitted over 635,000 signatures from registered voters. According to the Florida Division of Elections as of the end of March the Smart & Safe Florida campaign has submitted 635,961 valid signatures, just 255,628 short of the amount required to …
Apr 04 2023
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed by Another Senate Committee
Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for everyone 21 and older has now been passed by a dozen Senate committees. Today the Senate Rules and Administration Committee voted to pass SF 73, making their committee the 12th to do so. The marijuana legalization bill is sponsored by Senator Lindsey Port, with a companion bill in the …
Apr 04 2023
Washington House Committee Passes Psilocybin Bill
Legislation to create a task force designed to research psilocybin and create a pathway to full legalization while establishing a pilot program for supervised psilocybin use has been passed by a key House committee in Washington State. The House Appropriations Committee has voted in favor of 2nd Substitute Senate Bill 5263 (23 to 8), filed …
Apr 04 2023
Connecticut Dismisses Over 1,500 Pending Marijuana Cases
Connecticut officials have moved to dismiss charges in over 1,500 marijuana cases. Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin’s prosecutors reviewed around 4,000 pending drug-possession cases and decided to dismiss 1,562 of them, all related to marijuana charges. “It has been the shared position of this committee and the division that persons charged with a possession …
Apr 03 2023
Massachusetts: Price of Marijuana Down Almost 50% Since Start of Legal Sales in 2018
According to data released by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, the price per gram of legal marijuana as of February was $7.12, a new all-time low. The $7.12 average is a 49.4% decrease from the $14.09 average at the start of legal recreational marijuana sales in December, 2018. This is lower than the $7.61 average …
Apr 03 2023
New York Approves 99 New Licenses for Marijuana Stores
Officials in New York have announced the distribution of 99 new provisional licenses for recreational marijuana stores. Despite New York legalizing recreational marijuana in 2021, there is currently just seven licensed marijuana stores open. This was largely due to a court ruling that halted license distribution in many regions. However, just days after the U.S. …
Apr 03 2023
Study: Hemp Seed May Reduce Copper Toxicity, Has “Therapeutic Role” in Animal Feed
Hemp seed supplementation “showed significant improved results against copper toxicity” and “could be recommended as an animal feed ingredient for its therapeutic role”, according to new research. The research is being published in the May, 2023 issue of the journal Biological Trace Element Research, with the abstract epublished online ahead of print by the National …
Apr 03 2023
WA Bill to Protect Marijuana Users When Job Hunting Sent to Governor
Legislation that would prohibit businesses from refusing to hire someone for testing positive for marijuana has been sent to Governor Jay Inslee for consideration. Senate Bill 5123 was passed last week by the House of Representatives 57 to 41, after having already passed the Senate 28 to 21. Given it was amended slightly in the …
