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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Feb 29 2024
North Carolina’s First-Ever Marijuana Store Opening April 20
North Carolina’s first-ever marijuana dispensary will open April 20 on the tribal land of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). In September members of the EBCI voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure to legalize recreational marijuana for everyone 21 and older, regardless of whether or not they’re a tribal member. Specifically, the referendum …
Feb 29 2024
Nationwide Analysis Finds 79% of Americans Live Near a Marijuana Dispensary
Most Americans now live in a state that has legalized marijuana, and a vast majority have at least one marijuana dispensary in their county, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. The analysis found that 54% of Americans live in a state where the recreational use of marijuana is legal, just a dozen years after Colorado …
Feb 29 2024
Virginia Legislature Approves Bill Prohibiting Parents From Being Punished for Marijuana Use
Legislation stating that “no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child” for legally using marijuana has been passed by Virginia’s full legislature. Senate Bill 115 states that “a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only …
Feb 29 2024
Arizona Senate Votes 24 to 4 to Legalize Psilocybin (Magic Mushroom) Therapy Centers
Arizona’s full Senate has passed a bill to legalize psilocybin therapy centers. Senate Bill 1570 was passed with overwhelming support, with 24 members voting in favor compared to just four voting in opposition. The proposed law would legalize psilocybin therapy centers where individuals can legally consume psilocybin in a medical, supervised setting, with trained staff …
Feb 29 2024
US House Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana and Allow Expungements Gains Two New Sponsors, Now Has 84
Federal legislation to fully decriminalize marijuana has gained two new sponsors in the US House of Representatives. Yesterday Congressmembers Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) signed on as cosponsors to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. The measure, filed in September by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D), now has 84 sponsors. The only marijuana-related …
Feb 29 2024
New Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in Kentucky
Legislation filed yesterday in Kentucky’s Senate would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for everyone who’s at least 21 years old. Under the new bill filed by Senator David Yates, those 21 and older would be allowed to possess an ounce of marijuana for recreational use. A Department of Cannabis Control would be established to …
Feb 29 2024
The 4 States Still on Track to Legalize Marijuana in 2024
Activists across the United States are working to make their state the next to legalize recreational marijuana. 24 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana. Although there are activists working to legalize marijuana in all of the other 26 states, some have achieved far more progress towards accomplishing this goal than others. …
Feb 28 2024
WA Legislature Votes 145 to 1 to Move Accreditation of Marijuana Testing Labs to Department of Agriculture
A measure “reassigning the accreditation of private cannabis testing laboratories from the department of ecology to the department of agriculture” has been approved by Washington’s full legislature. House Bill 2151 was advanced by the House of Representatives on February 12 in a 96 to 1 vote. Today, the Senate passed the measure unanimously 49 to …
Feb 28 2024
US Senate: SAFER Banking Act to Allow Marijuana Banking Gains 36th Sponsor
The SAFER Banking Act is now sponsored by 36% of the entire United States Senate. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has signed on as a cosponsor for the SAFER Banking Act (S.2860), which would give federal protections to banks and other financial institutions (such as credit unions) that provide services to marijuana businesses that are legal …
Feb 28 2024
South Dakota Bill to Ban Delta-8 THC Passed by Legislature, Sent to Governor
South Dakota’s full legislature has passed a bill to ban the production, distribution and possession of delta-8 and delta-10 THC. On Monday the full Senate voted 31 to 1 to pass House Bill 1125, which passed the House of Representatives in January by a vote of 69 to 0. Given it was amended slightly in …