Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Five medical marijuana dispensaries given green light to open in Gulfport

MMP News AuthorFebruary 28, 2023

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – More medical marijuana dispensaries will open in South Mississippi as municipalities and counties issue business permits. The City of Gulfport gave the green light to five dispensaries amid criticism about its zoning regulations. “We’re not taking this on a case-by-case basis,” said Gulfport mayor Billy Hewes. ... Read More

U of A students hold marijuana expungement clinic to clear records

MMP News AuthorFebruary 26, 2023

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Getting his marijuana record expunged has been a moment Caesar Romo has been waiting for for almost half a century. He was charged with a a marijuana related charge in 1976 and since then he’s had it on his record. He’s a substitute teacher at a ... Read More

First medical marijuana dispensary opens in Ocean Springs

MMP News AuthorFebruary 9, 2023

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) – A Wednesday ribbon-cutting event officially welcomed the first medical marijuana dispensary to Ocean Springs. Co-owner Evan Daily has been in the medical marijuana business since 2020. He said he is bringing that knowledge into the new dispensary located on Marks Road. “The second I stepped ... Read More

Missouri begins recreational marijuana sales

MMP News AuthorFebruary 6, 2023

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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

Medical marijuana expected to hit some store shelves by Friday

MMP News AuthorJanuary 24, 2023

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Tate Reeves signed medical marijuana into law, but patients in Mississippi still aren’t able to access the product. That could all change this week when marijuana is set to hit dispensary shelves. Shop owners and their patients are breathing ... Read More