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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Apr 29 2024
Federal “Stop Pot Act” Effectively Dead
Federal legislation in the United States House of Representatives designed to withhold funds from states and tribes that have legalized marijuana is essentially dead for this legislative session. The Stop Pot Act was filed in September by Representative Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and it currently has four cosponsors (all Republican). The measure would withhold federal funding from states and …
Apr 29 2024
US Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Case of Truck Driver Fired for THC
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear a case involving a truck driver who was fired after testing positive for THC, which he claims resulted from using a hemp-based CBD product that the company advertised as having “0% THC”. Trucker Douglas Horn alleges the positive test for THC resulted from using …
Apr 29 2024
Poll: 79% of Massachusetts Voters Say Results of Marijuana Legalization Law Have Been “Fair” to “Excellent”
According to the results of new polling, the vast majority of voters in Massachusetts believe the state’s marijuana legalization law has had positive results. For the first question, participants were asked; “In 2016, voters in Massachusetts legalized the adult use of marijuana. Today there are dispensaries where adults can purchase marijuana products. Do you think …
Apr 28 2024
These 10 States Are Next in Line to Legalize or Decriminalize Psilocybin (“Magic Mushrooms”)
Currently psilocybin mushrooms are legal or decriminalized in two states; Colorado and Oregon. However, activists and lawmakers in numerous other states are working to make theirs the next to allow the possession of magic mushrooms. Despite the majority of states having legislative efforts to legalize or decriminalize psilocybin, some have garnered much more support than …
Apr 27 2024
The 3 States On Track to Place Medical Marijuana Initiatives On This November’s Ballot
Voters in two states are set to decide on recreational marijuana initiatives this November, while three additional states are on track to consider measures related to medical marijuana. Of the 12 states that currently do not allow medical marijuana, Nebraska and Idaho are poised to have its voters consider legalizing it this November. Meanwhile, Arkansas …
Apr 27 2024
US Homeland Security Secretary to New Mexico Governor on Legal Marijuana Seizures: “Who cares? They make a lot of money”
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham says she is ‘offended’ by US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ recent comments regarding the Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) decision to seize legal marijuana and arrest employees working at state-licensed marijuana stores. Last week, we reported that Governor Grisham confronted Secretary Mayorkas about the CBP’s decision to …
Apr 26 2024
President Biden and Vice President Harris Are Set to Make Marijuana a Big Issue This Election
President Biden and Vice President Harris have ramped up their support for marijuana law reform in recent weeks and months, and it appears unlikely they’ll slow down as we get closer to the November election. Although former President Trump did not go after legal marijuana states —choosing to take a hands-off approach—his administration took no …
Apr 26 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris Says Trump “Took Marijuana Reform Backwards”
An e-mail sent yesterday by the reelection campaign for President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris says former-President Donald Trump “took marijuana reform backwards”. “Today at the White House, Vice President Harris hosted Kim Kardashian and others to hold a roundtable discussion on criminal justice reform”, begins the e-mail. “It comes after last month’s White …
Apr 25 2024
The 3 States On Track to Legalize Marijuana in 2025
While a handful of states still have a legitimate chance to legalize marijuana this year, others are unlikely to do so this year but are on track to see significant movement toward legalization in 2025. There are current two states set to have initiatives to legalize marijuana on this November’s ballot, with at least two …
Apr 25 2024
North Dakota Secretary of State Gives Approval to Marijuana Legalization Initiative
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe has given approval to an initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana, allowing proponents of the measure to begin collecting signatures in hopes of putting it to a vote during the November 2024 or 2025 election. The nonprofit political committee New Economic Frontier now has one year to collect …
