Medical Marijuana Program Connection

People caught with cannabis may now avoid criminal charge

MMP News AuthorDecember 16, 2020

People caught with cannabis for personal use can now be dealt with under the adult caution system, meaning they would not be prosecuted and would not have a criminal record. However, those caught with larger consignments of cannabis can still be prosecuted, as can people caught repeatedly with cannabis for ... Read More

Man allegedly caught growing 780 cannabis plants near Casino

MMP News AuthorDecember 10, 2020

A QUEENSLAND man has been granted bail after he was arrested for cultivating 780 cannabis plants near Casino. Justin Leslie McDonald appeared before Casino Local Court on Thursday charged with one count of cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis and possessing a commercial quantity of cannabis. The man, who the ... Read More

Model caught with less than 100 grams of cannabis in Bali faces five years in prison – The Growthop

MMP News AuthorNovember 28, 2020

Article content A 30-year-old model from the U.K. has been handed a five-year prison term in Indonesia after being caught with 85.15 grams of marijuana, baggies and an electronic scale, reports The Sun. Jed Texas, born Jed Higgins, was vacationing in Bali when authorities raided his villa in Canggu, a ... Read More

‘Man with a van’ caught with €350,000 cannabis haul

MMP News AuthorNovember 16, 2020

Fiona Ferguson and Sonya McLean A Co Wexford based “man with a van” who advertised himself as available to do jobs as a way out of debt has been jailed after he was caught with boxes containing €350,000 of cannabis. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Paul O’Leary’s role was simply ... Read More

Two men caught growing £600k worth of cannabis at industrial estate

MMP News AuthorNovember 12, 2020

Two men have been jailed after police found more than £600,000 worth of cannabis on a valleys industrial estate. Besart Sedari, 37, and Adriatik Muki, 32, were imprisoned for a combined total of six years at Merthyr Crown Court on Friday after it was discovered they were growing cannabis on ... Read More

28-year-old caught with 1.1kg of cannabis sentenced to prison

MMP News AuthorNovember 12, 2020

A Federal High Court in Lagos State on Thursday, sentenced a 28-year-old man, Akeem Sanusi, to 18 months imprisonment for peddling 1.1kg of hemp. Sanusi was charged with drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Earlier, Mr Jeremiah Aernan, who reviewed the facts of the case, tendered ... Read More