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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Mar 13 2023
For First Time a Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana Will Receive a Hearing in the Kentucky Senate
Legislation to make Kentucky the 40th state to legalize medical marijuana will receive a hearing in its first Senate committee on Thursday. Senate Bill 47, filed by Senator Steve West with a bipartisan coalition of 13 cosponsors, will receive a hearing Thursday in the Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee. This marks the first time that …
Mar 13 2023
Washington State Collected Over $500 Million in Marijuana Taxes in 2022, Nearly Double Liquor Taxes
Washington State collected a total of $511.1 million in taxes from the legal marijuana industry in fiscal year 2022. This is according to the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board’s FY 2022 Annual Report. The report shows that the taxes garnered from marijuana sales were $251.2 million more than that of liquor sales. The marijuana tax …
Mar 13 2023
Canada’s Cannabis Legalization Has Not Impacted Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian/Cyclist Injuries
A study published by the peer-reviewed journal Addiction has found that there “were no statistically significant changes in rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for motor vehicle or pedestrian/cyclist injury” following Canada legalizing marijuana. Titled The effect of recreational cannabis legalization on rates of traffic injury in Canada, the study was published by researchers …
Mar 13 2023
A Single Dose of CBD “Positively Influences Measures of Stress in Dogs During Separation and Car Travel”, Finds Study
A single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) “positively influences measures of stress in dogs during separation and car travel”, according to a new study published by the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Conducted by researchers at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute at Waltham on the Wolds, the study is titled A single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) …
Mar 12 2023
Study: Medical Marijuana Use Doubled Between 2013 and 2020
The use of medical marijuana in the United States more than doubled between the 7-year period of 2013 to 2020. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, notes that cannabis use for medical purposes is legalized across 39 states and the District of Columbia. The objective “was to evaluate temporal trends and …
Mar 12 2023
Colorado Made Nearly $25 million in Taxes From Marijuana Sales in February
According to the Colorado Department of Revenue the state garnered nearly $25 million in marijuana taxes in February. In total the state made $24,752,691 in taxes from the legal distribution of marijuana and marijuana products in the month of February, roughly a million dollars more than the previous month despite there being just 28 days …
Mar 11 2023
Texas Committee Votes Unanimously to Decriminalize Marijuana
A key legislative committee in Texas has given approval to legislation that would decriminalize the possession of marijuana. House Bill 218, filed by State Representative Joe Moody, was approved by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee in a unanimous 9 to 0 vote. The measure would remove criminal penalties for the possession of up to one …
Mar 10 2023
Poll: 70% of Registered Florida Voters Want Marijuana Legalized
New polling out of Florida has found that among registered voters in the state 70% are in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana. According to the poll, conducted by the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida, just 29% of Florida voters oppose legalizing marijuana, with a shockingly low 1% undecided. The poll …
Mar 09 2023
Delaware Senate Votes 15 to 1 to Urge Federal Government to Deschedule Marijuana
On the same day as Delaware’s House of Representatives voted in favor of establishing a legal marijuana market, Delaware’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a marijuana resolution of their own. Senate Resolution 11, which “urges our federal delegation to support legislation to deschedule marijuana”, was passed by a vote of 15 to 1, with 4 members not …
Mar 09 2023
Delaware House Approves Bill to Establish Legal Marijuana Industry
Two days after the Delaware House of Representatives approved a bill to legalize the possession of marijuana the same chamber has passed a separate bill that would legalize a regulated system of marijuana retail outlets. House Bill 2, filed by State Represenstive Ed Osienski, was passed by the full House by a vote of 27 …
