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Advocates work to clean records of marijuana-related offense

MMP News AuthorJanuary 10, 2022

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As a former public defender, Miles Gresham encountered many people with marijuana-related offenses, most of them from Black and Latinx demographics. To let arrest records tell it, these communities possess and use the substance most. Statistically, however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. “The data shows ... Read More

Booze and cannabis may be our best weapons in the battle against vaccine hesitancy

MMP News AuthorJanuary 10, 2022

No vaccination, no booze — Quebec’s new scheme targeted at the vaccine hesitant certainly gives a whole new meaning to “shots all around.” But something else may be at work here — a gamble that vaccination reluctance in Canada can be tackled with some of the same tools that governments ... Read More

Ground Game Texas submits signatures for Austin Freedom Act

MMP News AuthorJanuary 10, 2022

Ground Game Texas submitted more than 30,000 signatures to the City of Austin in support of a ballot initiative. AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin group known as Ground Game Texas said Monday that the city clerk has certified its petition for a ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban “no ... Read More

Tilray And Budweiser Maker AB InBev Call Off Cannabis Beverage Partnership

MMP News AuthorJanuary 10, 2022

The world’s leading brewer, AB InBev, and Tilray have ended their partnership, reported MJBizDaily. When Tilray first announced the partnership in 2018, the two companies had pledged to invest $50 million in the venture, called Fluent Beverage Co. Each company had a 50% ownership interest. “We do not expect these changes to have ... Read More

Hempsana Signs Custom Manufacturing Agreement with Feel Ventures to Launch ufeelu

MMP News AuthorJanuary 10, 2022

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hempsana Holdings Ltd. (the “Company” or “Hempsana”), today announced that it has entered into a custom manufacturing agreement with Feel Ventures Inc. (“Feel Ventures”), to launch their first products from their ufeelu branded line of products. Under the terms of the agreement, Hempsana has agreed to manufacture their best-selling ... Read More

Austin voters to decide on decriminalizing 'low-level' marijuana offenses

MMP News AuthorJanuary 10, 2022

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Travis County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a dead man was found in a car Sunday morning in southeast Travis County. This is TCSO's first homicide of the year. TCSO said around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, … Original Author Link click here to read ... Read More