Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Capital City Sunday: GOP medical marijuana proposal, Wisconsinites’ tax burden still near historic low | News

MMP News AuthorJanuary 14, 2024

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin Repubicans have unveiled a new proposal to establish a medical marijuana program in the state. The bill would limit the drug to only those who are severely ill with chronic diseases like cancer. Smokeable marijuana would not be allowed. The proposal also regulates medical cannabis growers, ... Read More

Colombia’s marijuana farmers want out of the shadows. Will the government ever legalize their harvest? | News

MMP News AuthorJuly 24, 2023

Cajibio (CNN) — On a recent Friday morning, about 200 coca and marijuana farmers gathered in the small town of Cajibio, southwestern Colombia, to hear the government out. Colombian’s government was still licking its wounds after an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana had sunk in Congress less than 10 days ... Read More

Bill would eliminate tax on medical marijuana

MMP News AuthorFebruary 15, 2023

A bill introduced at the state Legislature on Wednesday would eliminate the sales tax on medical marijuana, allowing recreational market to pick up the tab for the state cannabis division. The aptly-titled House Bill 420 would eliminate the 4% statewide tax on medical marijuana sales, as well as the 3% local ... Read More

Marijuana advocates stunned after McConnell opposition dooms banking bill

MMP News AuthorDecember 21, 2022

Marijuana advocates and executives are up in arms after opposition from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) resulted in Congress failing to pass a key cannabis banking bill, dealing a massive blow to the industry. The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill unveiled Tuesday includes all kinds of expenditures, but it ... Read More

420 With CNW — Report Says Marijuana Banking, Criminal Expun…

MMP News AuthorJune 18, 2022

(MENAFN– Investor Brand Network) A new report has revealed that legislators may pass federal cannabis banking reform this year as long as it is combined with existing cannabis expungement legislation. Due to federal prohibition, businesses in the cannabis sector have been unable to access banking and loan services, forcing them ... Read More

More than 50 per cent of Melbourne CBD workers in the office for two days or less

MMP News AuthorJune 5, 2022

Melburnians are still choosing to work from home despite Covid restrictions ending, with more than 55 per cent in the office for two days or less each week and nearly 70 per cent of CBD businesses not expecting them to return full-time. The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) ... Read More