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Let’s be blunt: Stop calling Emory Police Department for cannabis in residence halls

MMP News AuthorFebruary 27, 2022

Photo Courtesy of Emory University Flashing blue lights outside of an Emory dorm may indicate that someone has caught a whiff of cannabis. Under Emory’s current policy, Resident Advisors (RAs) must report student cannabis possession or usage to the Emory Police Department (EPD), according to Scott Rausch, senior director of ... Read More

Serua farmer to spend 6 years in prison for cultivating 1,210 marijuana plants

MMP News AuthorFebruary 27, 2022

A 41 year old farmer from Vunaniu Village in Serua has been sentenced to 6 years behind bars for cultivating 1,210 marijuana plants. Osea Kiliraki pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cultivation of an illicit drug. The incident happened between 1st July to October in 2020. Kiliraki was initially ... Read More

Perth man loses home after trying to treat chronic illness with cannabis

MMP News AuthorFebruary 27, 2022

Mr Williams says he was unaware of the potential consequences of admitting to an offence that fell under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act. “Here I am making one bloody mistake, and I’m getting crucified for that,” Mr Williams said. “I’m just easy prey.” His house has been held under a ... Read More

eCargo Delivers Group-First Net Profit in 2021

MMP News AuthorFebruary 27, 2022

SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Asia sales accelerator eCargo Holdings Limited (ASX:ECG) (“eCargo”; “the Group”) today announced financial results for the year ending 31 December 2021 (FY21), delivering the Group’s first net profit since IPO, underpinned by a renewed focus on technology and higher margin products. The results were primarily driven by new revenue ... Read More

EMPIRE MEDIA GROUP PARTNERS WITH CANNABIS NOW MEDIA TO LAUNCH ‘CANNABIS AFICIONADO,’ A LUXURIOUS CANNABIS MEDIA BRAND – World News Report

MMP News AuthorFebruary 27, 2022

Active across platforms from print, to social, online, newsletters, and live events, it will immediately become one of the most influential Cannabis brands There’s a need in the ‘new normal’ cannabis space for a quality media brand that speaks to the culture-savvy cannabis connoisseur through the delivery of compelling editorial.” ... Read More

‘My son has no quality of life, this is our last hope’ says mother of boy, 3, with rare epilepsy

MMP News AuthorFebruary 27, 2022

A mother is fighting to get cannabis treatment for her son in a last-ditch attempt to give him a better quality of life after NHS drugs failed to work on his rare form of epilepsy. Sarah Sugden’s three-year-old son Isaac has a rare gene mutation which has caused severe refractory ... Read More