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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Dec 14 2022
Legislation to Encourage Businesses to Use Hemp Products Signed into Law by New York Governor
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation that’s designed to promote hemp use among the state’s businesses. Introduced by Senator Michelle Hinchey, Senate Bill S8496 was signed by Governor Hochul yesterday. The measure mandates that the agriculture commissioner work with business partners to determine how they can incorporate hemp products into their …
Dec 14 2022
Almost 2 Million Marijuana Pardons and Expungements Have Been Issued Since 2018
Government officials have provided nearly 2 million marijuana-related pardons and expungements in recent years, according to an analysis released today by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). According to publicly available data, state and local officials have issued over 100,000 pardons and more than 1.7 million marijuana-related expungements since 2018. States …
Dec 14 2022
Report: Alaska Has Highest Marijuana Tax Rate in the Country, New Jersey Has the Lowest
According to a new report by the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution’s Tax Policy Center, Alaska has the highest marijuana tax rate of all states that have legalized the plant. The report found that for every $100 ounce of marijuana purchased, Alaskans pay $57.50 in marijuana taxes, making it the highest tax rate in the …
Dec 13 2022
Canada Increases Possession Limit for Marijuana Beverages from 2.1 liters to 17.1 liters
The regulatory body Health Canada has announced a drastic increase in the possession limit for marijuana beverages. Since Canada legalized marijuana in 2018, the possession limit for marijuana-infused beverages has been 2.1 liters, or around 70 ounces. Health Canada has announced that effective immediately this limit has been increased to 17.1 liters, or 578 ounces. …
Dec 13 2022
Report: 42% of Pre-Rolls Sold in the U.S. Are Infused
According to a new report pre-rolls now make up a much larger market share than they did just four years ago, and 42% of pre-rolls sold are infused. In 2018 just 7.9% of the marijuana and marijuana products sold in legal marijuana states were pre-rolls with $406 million in sales. Four years later this has …
Dec 13 2022
Activists in Texas City Submit Signatures to Override Council’s Repeal of Marijuana Initiative
Activists in Harker Heights, Texas have submitted enough signatures to put to a vote a referendum that would repeal the city council’s decision to override a recently approved marijuana decriminalization initiative. Last months voters in Harker Heights, a city with a population of around 26,000, overwhelmingly passed an initiative (Proposition A) to decriminalize marijuana on …
Dec 13 2022
Report: 37% of Australians Over 14 Have Tried Marijuana, 77.9% Support Decriminalizing it
37% of Australians over the age of 14 have used cannabis at least once, 7.6 million people in total, and a large majority want it to be decriminalized, according to a new report from the Penington Institute. The Penington Institute developed the Cannabis in Australia 2022 report using published data and interviews with around 100 …
Dec 12 2022
Study: CBD Has an “Antioxidant and Cardioprotective Effect in Several Pathophysiologies”
According to a new analysis “CBD can prevent cardiac oxidative damage in many conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, or even through the cardiotoxic effects induced by chemotherapy”. This makes CBD “a potential target for future clinical use to minimize the deleterious effects of many pathophysiologies”, states the study which was published in the journal Current …
Dec 12 2022
Report: Global CBD Market to Grow from $5.18 Billion to $22.05 Billion by 2030
The global cannabidiol market was valued at $5.18 billion as of the end of 2021, and it’s expected to grow rapidly over the next 7 to 8 years. This is according to a new report conducted and released by Million Insights. The report found that the global CBD market is expected to grow at an annual …
Dec 12 2022
Herb Pyrolysis: Outperforms both Combustion and Vaporization
By Herb Pyrolysis Seasoned consumers have long known that the ensemble effect from smoking cannabis/hemp flower buds is unbeatable, but health concerns have driven some to try dry herb vaporizers as an alternative. While the best of the commercially available dry herb vaporizers (e.g., Volcano, FireFly, DynaVap, etc.) have seen considerable success and do perform, …
