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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Jan 15 2024
US House Resolution Filed to “Increase Equity Within Cannabis Policy and the Legal Cannabis Marketplace”
The RESPECT Resolution (H.R. 960) “Urging action to increase equity within cannabis policy and the legal cannabis marketplace”, has been filed by Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA). The RESPECT (“Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades) Resolution was filed in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, with the measure cosponsored by Congressmembers Alma …
Jan 15 2024
Arkansas Initiative Would Expand Medical Marijuana Program, Establish Federal Trigger for Recreational Legalization
An initiative that would significantly expand Arkansas’ medical marijuana program, while legalizing recreational marijuana if the federal government deschedules it, has been filed with the state. The nonprofit political group Arkansans for Patient Access has officially filed the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Amendment of 2024 with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin. The proposed constitutional amendment would …
Jan 15 2024
US Department of Health Secretary Confirms Agency In Talks With DEA About Moving Marijuana to Schedule III
The secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed, for the first time, that their agency has recommended to the DEA that marijuana be rescheduled to Schedule III, while confirming they are in continuing talks on the issue. In a recent interview with the New York Times, Secretary of …
Jan 14 2024
WA Bill to Legalize Personal Marijuana Cultivation Scheduled for Public Hearing On January 16
Legislation that would legalize personal marijuana cultivation has been scheduled for a public hearing in the Washington State House of Representatives. Washington remains one of the only legal marijuana states to not allow marijuana to be grown for personal use. House Bill 2194, filed by Representative Shelley Kloba with 12 cosponsors, would change this by …
Jan 14 2024
Study: Combining Opioids With Marijuana Can Reduce Opioid Dosage and Mitigate Opioid Toxicity in Hospice Patients
Combination medical marijuana and opioid therapy “showed statistically significant pain relief and may have the potential for reducing opioid dose and mitigating opioid toxicity”, states a new study. The study is being published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with the abstract published online ahead of print by the US National Library …
Jan 14 2024
Majority of Lawmakers Sponsoring Federal “Stop Pot Act” Are From North Carolina
The majority of those sponsoring the “Stop Pot Act” are from North Carolina. Filed by North Carolina Congressmember Chuck Edwards in September, the Stop Pot Act would withhold federal funding from states and tribes that have legalized recreational marijuana. The measure was filed with just one cosponsor, with it since gaining three additional sponsors, bringing …
Jan 14 2024
Maryland: Legal Marijuana Sales Reach $96 Million in December, Nearly $800 Million in 2023
There was a record-breaking $96.4 million in legal marijuana sold in December in Maryland. According to the Maryland Cannabis Administration there was $96,473,978 worth of legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in December, a new monthly record for the state. Medical marijuana sales were $34,967,892 while recreational marijuana sales were $61,506,086. Total marijuana sales for …
Jan 13 2024
There’s Now Over 850,000 Medical Marijuana Patients in Florida
According to a new report, there was over 850,000 registered medical marijuana patients in Florida as of the end of fiscal year (FY) 2023. According to the 2024 Physician Certification Pattern Review annual report, there was 859,026 medical marijuana patients as of the end of FY 2023. This is an over 100,000 patient increase from …
Jan 12 2024
Wisconsin Bill to Create Medical Psilocybin Pilot Program Has 24 Bipartisan Sponsors
Legislation to create and fund a pilot program for the medical use of psilocybin mushrooms was recently filed in the Wisconsin Legislature. House Bill 753 was filed last month by State Representative Nate Gustafson along with a bipartisan coalition of 23 cosponsors, and assigned to the House Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. Today …
Jan 12 2024
US Health Department Releases 252 Page Document With Rationale for Rescheduling Marijuana, Says it Has “Accepted Medical Use”
The United States Health and Human Services Department (HHS) has released a 252 page document explaining their rationale for wanting marijuana moved from Schedule I to Schedule III. HHS today released the full, unredacted 252 page document explaining why it sent a letter to the DEA in August requesting marijuana be rescheduled. In the letter …