Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Trump and the 2024 election, marijuana policy and more

MMP News AuthorSeptember 2, 2023

On this version of Hot off the Wire: » Liberal groups are trying to end Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House by arguing he’s ineligible to be president after trying to overturn the 2020 election. The groups cite a rarely used provision of the 14th Amendment barring ... Read More

States that legalized marijuana see massive reduction in tobacco use, study finds

MMP News AuthorMay 17, 2023

Legalizing marijuana has had a major impact in tobacco consumption. Despite what many experts thought, a new study published in the Journal of Health Economics concluded that state-level cannabis reforms are mostly associated with “small, occasionally significant longer-run declines in adult tobacco use.” Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story. … ... Read More

Man jailed for Marijuana, now NY dispensary owner

MMP News AuthorJanuary 24, 2023

When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail. Now he’s opened the state’s first legal cannabis dispensary run by someone previously punished under New York’s old drug laws. His shop named “smacked” ... Read More

Recreational marijuana dispensaries on the rise in Vermont

MMP News AuthorDecember 30, 2022

By LISA RATHKE – Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In the first three months that Vermont has allowed the retail sale of marijuana for adult recreational use, the number of dispensaries around the state has grown from just three to about 25, with several more are expected to open ... Read More

Understanding CBD and its rising popularity in pain management

MMP News AuthorOctober 29, 2022

Host Eddie Celaya recently spoke with some of the country’s premier experts in Cannabidiol (better known as CBD). To help explain the science behind the cannabinoid that is seemingly everywhere, the episode’s first guest is Dr. John Streicher of the University of Arizona. Streicher is part of a team of pioneering researchers ... Read More

Kyrgios bothered by marijuana smell in win | US Open updates | Olympics

MMP News AuthorAugust 31, 2022

AP NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): Nick Kyrgios already was aware of the noise being a challenge at the U.S. Open. On Wednesday, he also was bothered by the smell. Kyrgios complained about the smell of marijuana during his second-round victory ... Read More