Anthony Martinelli is founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Marijuana Herald. Anthony previously served as Editor-in-Chief of TheJointBlog.com (a cannabis news site he founded in 2011 and sold in 2019), and he has 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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Trulieve Opens 8th Ohio Cannabis Dispensary, Expanding to 234 Locations Nationwide, Also Announces $140M Notes Offering
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has expanded its retail footprint once again with the opening of a new Trulieve-branded dispensary in Findlay, Ohio, marking the company’s 234th dispensary nationwide.
U.S. Congress: Bicameral Legislation Filed to Allow Marijuana Use in Federally Assisted Housing Where Legal Under State Law
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act today to permit the use of marijuana in federally assisted housing, including public housing and Section 8 housing, in compliance with the marijuana laws of the state (including the District of Columbia) where the property is …
U.S. Congress: Legislation to Deschedule Cannabis, Allow Expungements, Gains 61st Sponsor
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act added another backer this week, with Congressmember Julie Johnson (D-TX) signing on as the bill’s 61st sponsor, continuing a steady expansion of support for ending federal marijuana prohibition.
Michigan Senate Passes Bill That Would Put Intoxicating Hemp THC Products Into Licensed Marijuana System
The Michigan Senate today passed a bill 28 to 7 that would require hemp-derived THC products that exceed the 0.3% THC threshold or a total THC limit set by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency to be treated as marijuana, effectively bringing most intoxicating hemp products into the state’s licensed cannabis system.
Bipartisan Washington Bill Would Allow Terminal Patients to Use Medical Marijuana in Hospitals and Hospice Settings
A bipartisan proposal prefiled today for Washington’s 2026 legislative session would require hospitals, nursing homes and hospice care centers to allow qualifying terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana while receiving care.
New Jersey Senate Committee Advances Bill to Expand Labor Protections for Marijuana Workers, Sends It to Full Senate
A New Jersey proposal to expand labor protections for marijuana industry employees has been approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, sending it to the full Senate for consideration.
New Jersey Bill Adding Sickle Cell Anemia to Medical Marijuana Program Clears Second Senate Committee Unanimously, Already Passed Assembly
Legislation to add sickle cell anemia as a qualifying condition for New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has unanimously cleared a second Senate committee, having already passed the full Assembly.
Maryland Cannabis Market Hits $1.07 Billion in Sales in 2025
Maryland’s legal marijuana market has generated $1.071 billion in total sales so far in 2025, according to data released today by the Maryland Cannabis Administration. November sales alone came in at $97,994,684, underscoring steady consumer demand even as prices continued to ease across the state. $79 million of this came from recreational cannabis purchases, with …
Former Nevada Regulator Testifies to U.S. Senate Committee That Legal Marijuana Businesses Remain Dangerously Shut Out of Banking System
Former Nevada cannabis regulator Tyler Klimas told a Senate Banking Subcommittee that state-legal marijuana businesses remain dangerously cut off from the traditional financial system, despite operating in regulated markets that span most of the country. Klimas, the founder of Leaf Street Strategies and former executive director of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, testified before the …
U.S. Senator Cortez Masto Says She Hopes SAFER Banking Act Can Pass in the New Year
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) used a Senate Banking Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday to reiterate that passing the SAFER Banking Act remains one of her top legislative priorities, saying she hopes it can “finally pass it into law in the new year.” Speaking during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection …
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