Jan 16 2024
High Times has announced the winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup Massachusetts: People’s Choice Edition 2023. High Times Cannabis Cups “showcase the best cannabis products around, and the ones that really stood out rose to the top”. The final results “are astounding”, says High Times, “and we’re proud to announce that Massachusetts is home …
Jan 12 2024
Polling released today by the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows that a strong majority of voters in the state support legalizing marijuana. The Florida Chamber poll found that 57% of Florida voters support legalizing recreational marijuana. Although this is a significant majority, it’s short of the 60% threshold required for a constitutional amendment to be …
Jan 08 2024
The global market for medical marijuana was valued at $14.50 billion in 2022 and is expected to more than quadruple by 2030. According to a new report conducted by the research firm SkyQuest, the global market for medical marijuana grew was $11.84 billion in 2021 to $14.50 billion in 2022. It’s anticipated to grow to …
Jan 03 2024
24 states have legalized recreational marijuana, and that number could rise this year. In 2023 three more states joined the list of those that have legalized recreational marijuana; Delaware, Minnesota and Ohio. Whether through the legislative or initiative process, multiple other states saw momentum build for legalization efforts last year, with proponents hoping to continue …
Jan 02 2024
As we enter 2024, there are several pro-marijuana bills and provisions in consideration in the United States Congress. In December, 2022 President Biden signed into law the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, making it the first standalone piece of marijuana legislation to ever be signed into law by a US president. Since then, …
Dec 28 2023
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has released their list of the top 10 events in marijuana policy for 2023. Founded in 1970, NORML is both the oldest and one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world working towards reforming marijuana laws. Each year they release their list of the …
Dec 27 2023
Following the trend of recent years, 2023 was huge for marijuana research. There was over 4,000 marijuana-related studies published in 2023 alone. At The Marijuana Herald, we reported on nearly 200 of them. With so many studies, it was quite a challenge to narrow it down to the top 10 most important and impactful, but …
Dec 14 2023
Today, the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) announced the release of its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report for 2022-2023, titled: “Better Tomorrow Than Today.” This comprehensive report highlights the collective efforts of NCR and its member companies “to create positive impact in the cannabis industry and the communities they serve in the areas of criminal …
Dec 11 2023
High Times has announced the winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023, “representing the best cannabis the state has to offer.” This year, the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023 aired live and in-person at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Rancho, near Albuquerque …
Dec 05 2023
Leafly, one of the world’s leading cannabis discovery marketplaces and resources, today announced Permanent Marker, a hybrid strain that originates from Southern California, as the 2023 Strain of the Year. Released in 2022 on both coasts, the barely year-old strain is an indica-dominant hybrid “with an impressive genetic lineage”, according to a Leafly press release. …
