Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Cannabis insiders look for solutions amid declining medical marijuana license rates.

MMP News AuthorFebruary 21, 2024

As the budding industry of retail cannabis continues to grow in Vermont, medical marijuana dispensaries have reported a decline.In 2018, the number of medical licenses was well over 5,000 across the state. That number has been nearly cut in half today. Since the first retail shop opened in October of ... Read More

Arizona’s Pot Social Equity Rules Still Allow for Quick Sale of Licenses

MMP News AuthorOctober 30, 2023

The state published new draft rules for the voter-mandated marijuana social equity program last week that expand eligibility requirements for Arizona’s remaining 26 dispensary licenses. Representatives of a coalition of several pro-cannabis groups trying to influence the state’s creation of the program say they like this version better than the first, ... Read More

New Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Wheeling

MMP News AuthorAugust 26, 2023

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — A new company has opened its doors for business this weekend in the Ohio Valley. Country Grown Cannabis held its grand opening Saturday for its brand new location in Wheeling. Country Grown is a medical marijuana dispensary that has multiple locations across The State of West ... Read More

New law allows OCM to crack down on illegal marijuana sales

MMP News AuthorMay 5, 2023

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)–There are currently less than 10 legal pot stores in New York State with possibly hundreds of shops operating illegally. Dan Haughney, Director of Enforcement for the Office of Cannabis Management said, as of this week they have more authority to crack down on these illegal stores and ... Read More

An exclusive look inside a Georgia medical marijuana dispensary

MMP News AuthorApril 28, 2023

MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – It’s finally happening. Medical marijuana will officially be available to patients in Georgia starting Friday, April 28. Trulieve gave Atlanta News First an exclusive look inside its Marietta dispensary long delayed by red tape. “Regulation is probably one of the biggest challenges of the ... Read More

Dakota Herb becomes first medical marijuana dispensary to open in Aberdeen

MMP News AuthorApril 18, 2023

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Medical marijuana patients in the Aberdeen area won’t have to travel hours to reach a dispensary from now on. Just a year after medical marijuana dispensary permits were issued in Aberdeen, Dakota Herb became the first to open their doors with a soft opening ... Read More