Medical Marijuana Program Connection

2 men fight Pittsburgh convenience store owner after he refuses to sell CBD product, police say – WPXI

MMP News AuthorJanuary 2, 2024

PITTSBURGH — Two men were arrested Monday evening after an incident at a convenience store in downtown Pittsburgh. According to Pittsburgh police, officers were sent to Ravi’s, a convenience store on the 900 block of Liberty Avenue, around 9:35 p.m. for a reported robbery and fight. The store owner told ... Read More

Fair Pay Agreements: Protest outside Auckland CBD hotel

MMP News AuthorJuly 13, 2023

Members of Unite union and supporters protested outside a Victoria St West hotel in Auckland on Thursday afternoon, claiming management had pressured staff to opt out of fair pay agreements. Photo / John Weekes Members of Unite union and supporters picketed a hotel in downtown Auckland today, claiming management pressured ... Read More

Tauranga CBD ‘dead,’ Downtown Tauranga tells city council

MMP News AuthorMarch 27, 2023

Twelve businesses have recently closed or are about to close in Tauranga CBD, Downtown Tauranga says. Photo / Sun Media Tauranga’s CBD “is in crisis” with empty businesses and construction giving the perception it’s a “place to stay away from”. That is the view of Downtown Tauranga board chairman Brian ... Read More

Chatham's newest cannabis retailer opens in downtown core

MMP News AuthorNovember 13, 2020

Chris Colasanti, a partner in Herbologi, a new retail cannabis store at 138 King St. W. in downtown Chatham, displays one the tablets customers use to browse the products for sale. Ellwood Shreve/Chatham Daily News/Postmedia Network Ellwood Shreve / Ellwood Shreve/The Daily News Herbologi, Chatham’s newest pot shop, is holding ... Read More

Elgin zoning change opens up core downtown area for a potential marijuana dispensary

MMP News AuthorOctober 15, 2020

The Elgin City Council unanimously voted for a zoning change Wednesday that opens up a core area of downtown for a potential marijuana dispensary. On the recommendation of the planning and zoning commission, the council amended a regulation that made a large swath of downtown ineligible for a dispensary because ... Read More

Downtown marijuana sales banned

MMP News AuthorSeptember 29, 2020

COLDWATER — After extensive lobbying, debate and shifts in position, the Coldwater City Council Monday night voted 5-4 to ban recreational marijuana sales downtown. The vote did open up the C-4 zoned area around I-69 and East Chicago to unlimited pot shops with application for special use permits to begin ... Read More