Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Can I get a DUI for using marijuana? Trooper Steve explains

MMP News AuthorAugust 25, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the road every week, helping Orlando-area residents become better drivers by being better educated. Trooper Steve on Thursday was asked, “Can you be charged with a DUI for using marijuana?” [SUBMIT: Send ... Read More

US Man Released From Florida Prison After Serving 31 Years For Nonviolent Marijuana Crime

MMP News AuthorDecember 11, 2020

US 21:33 GMT 11.12.2020Get short URL While incarcerated, the now-71-year-old endured the loss of both of his parents, his wife and his 23-year-old son. Now free, he wants to help free other nonviolent individuals from harsh prison sentences. Richard DeLisi walked out of a Florida prison on Tuesday after serving ... Read More

Emotional Homecoming For Florida Man Who Spent Over 3 Decades In Prison For Selling Mariju…

MMP News AuthorDecember 11, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – An emotional homecoming Thursday night for a man who spent more than three decades in prison for selling marijuana. Family and friends of Richard DeLisi gathered at a drive-in movie theater in Fort Lauderdale for a socially distant celebration. DeLisi, who is 71 years old now, ... Read More

Man who was serving 90-year sentence for marijuana released in Florida

MMP News AuthorDecember 10, 2020

Those are the memories his father yearned to create while he was locked up. “Taking a swim, lay in the sun, oh so many things, eat at Jack’s Hamburgers,” the father said. Every moment, even the little ones, are milestones. For years, 43-year-old Rick dreamed of cooking his father breakfast ... Read More

Longest-serving marijuana inmate in US released from Florida prison

MMP News AuthorDecember 8, 2020

For the first time in more than 31 years, Richard DeLisi will be able to spend Christmas with family members. DeLisi, described as the longest-serving inmate for nonviolent marijuana crimes in the nation, walked out of South Bay Correctional Facility in Palm Beach County on Tuesday morning as a free ... Read More

Sentenced To 90-Years For Marijuana Crime, Florida Man To Be Released After Serving 31

MMP News AuthorNovember 29, 2020

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A Florida man who has spent 31 years in prison for a nonviolent marijuana crime could soon be a free man. Richard DeLisi has been incarcerated since 1989 when, at the age of 40, he was convicted on charges of racketeering, trafficking in cannabis and conspiracy after ... Read More