Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Pot grower, 41, sentenced to life for 2012 kidnapping and torture of marijuana dispensary owner

MMP News AuthorOctober 31, 2020

A 41-year-old California pot grower who fled jail after he was convicted of kidnapping and mutilating a medical marijuana dealer in 2012 before leaving him in the Mojave Desert has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Hossein Nayeri, 41, of Newport Beach, received two consecutive ... Read More

Man gets 3 life sentences in kidnapping, torture of SoCal marijuana dispensary owner

MMP News AuthorOctober 31, 2020

A one-time fugitive and escaped inmate has been sentenced to three life sentences in connection with the 2012 kidnapping and torture of a marijuana dispensary owner, officials announced Friday. Hossein Nayeri, 41, was convicted last summer of two counts of kidnapping for ransom and one count of torture. On Friday, ... Read More

One-time fugitive given 3 life sentences in kidnapping, torture of O.C. marijuana dispensary owner

MMP News AuthorOctober 30, 2020

A one-time fugitive and escaped inmate has been sentenced to three life sentences in connection with the 2012 kidnapping and torture of a marijuana dispensary owner, officials announced Friday. Hossein Nayeri, 41, was convicted last summer of two counts of kidnapping for ransom and one count of torture. On Friday, ... Read More

Local Roots takes another step to becoming Marlborough's third marijuana dispensary

MMP News AuthorOctober 24, 2020

Local Roots is seeking to join Garden Remedies and Vedi Naturals as marijuana dispenaries in Marlborough. MARLBOROUGH — Local Roots New England Inc. is one step closer to opening an adult-use marijuana shop at a Rte. 20 spot that company officials describe as a perfect location for the business. Urban Affairs ... Read More

Bud's Goods to open Worcester cannabis dispensary next week

MMP News AuthorOctober 23, 2020

Mark Conti Telegram & Gazette Staff @markconti11 Friday Oct 23, 2020 at 10:37 AM Oct 23, 2020 at 10:37 AM WORCESTER — Worcester-raised Alex Mazin plans to open Bud’s Goods & Provisions — an adult-use marijuana dispensary — on West Boylston Street next week. The cannabis dispensary at 64 West Boylston St. will open Oct. 30, with ... Read More

Kansas City area's first medical marijuana dispensary sells out in two days

MMP News AuthorOctober 23, 2020

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — It didn’t take long for the Kansas City area’s first medical marijuana dispensary to sell out. The Kansas City Star reports that Fresh Green dispensary in Lee’s Summit opened Monday and was sold out by the end of the day Tuesday. All told, the shop served ... Read More