Medical Marijuana Program Connection

EDITORIAL: Jail terms won’t solve complex problem of marijuana use

MMP News AuthorFebruary 3, 2024

Amendments to the cannabis control law and the narcotics and psychotropic substances control law that passed the Diet late last year feature a new criminal offense for cannabis use. The Dec. 6 revisions classify cannabis as a narcotic and make unauthorized use or possession a criminal offense punishable by up to seven years ... Read More

Legalizing marijuana never made more sense for Wisconsin

MMP News AuthorAugust 13, 2023

Thirty-six million dollars could pay for 450 teachers in Wisconsin. It could fix more than 700,000 potholes. Or it could help 12,000 struggling families stay in their apartments or homes, avoiding eviction. And that’s just the potential impact of the $36 million in tax revenue Wisconsin could collect every year ... Read More

Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana

MMP News AuthorNovember 20, 2022

As the Office of Cannabis Management preps to award the first two dozen licenses to sell pot products on Monday, neighborhoods across the city are already plagued by shops selling the stuff without a license, another sign of the chaos created when the state legalized the possession and sale of ... Read More

Editorial: The voters have spoken on legalizing marijuana. Biden and Congress need to listen

MMP News AuthorNovember 27, 2020

American voters may be sharply polarized over many political issues of the day, but they are increasingly unified on one policy: legalizing marijuana. Just look at the results of November’s election — every statewide measure to relax marijuana prohibition won. Arizona, Montana and New Jersey voted to legalize marijuana for ... Read More

Election 2020 Cannabis referendum: Top NZ health experts say vote 'yes' in Medical Journal editorial

MMP News AuthorOctober 10, 2020

Some of New Zealand’s top medical experts have come out in favour of a “yes” vote in the upcoming cannabis referendum. An editorial published in the New Zealand Medical Journal called the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill referendum a once-in-a-generation “opportunity to place evidence-informed controls around a substance that is ... Read More