Medical Marijuana Program Connection

San Francisco to ban tobacco smoking in apartments – but not cannabis

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2020

San Francisco will ban tobacco smoking inside apartments in an effort to curb the negative health impacts of secondhand smoke. Cannabis smoking, however, will still be permitted. San Francisco’s board of supervisors passed the ban on tobacco and e-cigarette smoking in apartments 10-1 on Wednesday. The amendment exempting cannabis passed ... Read More

Why 5 U.S. Cannabis Stocks Will Outperform Amid Federal Ban

MMP News AuthorNovember 16, 2020

Five American cannabis stocks—Curaleaf Holdings Inc. (CURLF), Green Thumb Industries Inc. (GTBIF), Cresco Labs Inc. (CRLBF), Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (HRVSF), and Acreage Holdings Inc. (ACRGF)—were once poised to outperform their Canadian rivals. As sales of legal cannabis were growing at a rate of more than 20% per year, according ... Read More

Election Could Add Political Pressure to Lift Federal Marijuana Ban

MMP News AuthorOctober 25, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Voters in four states from different regions of the country could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day and a sweep would highlight how public acceptance of cannabis is cutting across geography, demographics and the nation’s deep political divide. The Nov. 3 contests in New ... Read More