Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Minnesota Passes Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill

MMP News AuthorMay 20, 2023

The Minnesota state legislature on Saturday passed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, capping off a legislative process that saw dozens of committees scrutinize the proposal before its passage. The bill now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who has pledged to sign legislation to legalize cannabis ... Read More

Bill Would Overhaul Colorado’s Marijuana Social Equity, Delivery Programs

MMP News AuthorJanuary 12, 2023

Just over two years into the state’s social equity initiative, a bill proposing to overhaul the program was introduced on January 9, the first day of the 2023 legislative session The first state in the nation to allow recreational marijuana sales, Colorado has been criticized for not having social equity provisions ... Read More

Connecticut’s First Day Of Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales Tops $250,000

MMP News AuthorJanuary 12, 2023

Regulated sales of marijuana began in Connecticut on Tuesday, with the state’s cannabis retailers ringing up more than $250,000 in sales on the first day of the legal adult-use cannabis market. Seven existing medical marijuana dispensaries began selling recreational marijuana on Tuesday after receiving licenses as so-called hybrid retailers, allowing ... Read More

Colorado Marijuana Growers Want a License Moratorium as Prices Fall

MMP News AuthorOctober 3, 2022

As wholesale marijuana prices reach record lows, a group of Colorado growers has requested that the state stop issuing cultivation licenses. Medical marijuana sales have experienced their lowest recorded monthly totals five times so far in 2022, and the price per pound of all commercial marijuana reached a record low ... Read More

Arkansas Marijuana Companies Slapped With Racketeering Lawsuit

MMP News AuthorAugust 6, 2022

Four Arkansas medical marijuana companies face litigation under federal racketeering laws after a group of medicinal cannabis patients filed a lawsuit against the businesses last month. The legal action, filed in U.S. district court in Little Rock on July 12, alleges that Arkansas’ medical marijuana cultivators colluded with testing labs ... Read More

Denver Proposes Permanent Marijuana Delivery Exclusivity for Social Equity Businesses

MMP News AuthorJuly 20, 2022

Marijuana delivery has accounted for less than one half of 1 percent of total marijuana sales in Denver since the service began last summer, according to the Department of Excise and Licenses, and Denver is ready to up the ante by dropping fees and making licensing changes. Denver business licensing ... Read More