Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Second Time’s a Charm? Delaware House Passes Recreational Marijuana Bill | Latest News

MMP News AuthorMarch 7, 2023

DOVER, Del.- Delaware lawmakers are once again taking aim at the controversial issue of legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. House Bill 1 was voted on today in the House of Representatives and has passed after last year’s efforts to legalize marijuana fell short. Gov. John Carney’s opposition to the ... Read More

Commentary: Hong Kong’s ban of CBD products signals strict post-COVID era as city reopens

MMP News AuthorMarch 4, 2023

ASIA’S STANCE ON CBD Hong Kong’s total ban comes as CBD rapidly gains popularity worldwide for its calming and analgesic properties. Even some countries in Asia, a region known for its zero-tolerance stance on drugs, are shifting their attitudes. South Korea legalised medical marijuana in 2018, but under strict conditions, ... Read More

Cannabis seizures at Heathrow surge amid rise of cheap Californian marijuana

MMP News AuthorFebruary 4, 2023

The decision to legalise cannabis in some US states is being blamed for a sudden surge in the smuggling of the drug in Britain, with users clamouring to buy marijuana grown in California. Powerful strains of class B are currently flooding into the UK with customs officials seizing almost half ... Read More

Lawmaker calls on state to lower penalty for marijuana concentrates

MMP News AuthorJanuary 26, 2023

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — State Representative Terry Canales is pushing for the passage of a bill that reduces the charges if a person is caught with marijuana concentrates. House Bill 127 focuses on marijuana possession and lower penalties for pot concentrates. It is just one of several bills Texas lawmakers filed ... 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

Is legal marijuana as harmless as defenders say?

MMP News AuthorJanuary 13, 2023

The number of American states to legalize recreational marijuana has surged in recent years, up from eight in 2017 to 18 in 2022. But as the stigma surrounding pot fades, the drug’s unintended consequences are intensifying. Most alarming is a rise in kids accidentally consuming adult cannabis-infused “edibles.” Newly published ... Read More