Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Why California's New Cannabis Terroir Laws Are A Win For Legacy Growers

MMP News AuthorOctober 29, 2020

California’s most iconic cannabis cultivation zones and its local outdoor growers recently received a boost to their business when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 67 into law on Sept. 30. The regulation amends Section 26063 of the Business and Professions Code while enacting a new terroir-based appellation for origin-specific products and ... Read More

New Cannabis REIT Providing Opportunities For Investors And Growers

MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2020

Investors who are a little wary of the cannabis sector don’t have to dive into the deep end. They can dip a toe into the other end of the sector with a new cannabis-related real estate investment trust, or REIT. A deal, expected to close by the end of this ... Read More

It's harvest time for P.E.I.'s budding community of cannabis growers

MMP News AuthorOctober 23, 2020

Under a cloudy October sky, freelance photographer Sean Berrigan looks over his crop of organic outdoor cannabis plants while considering when the best time to harvest will be. “There’s a little bit of an issue sometimes growing outside, especially in our climate here on the East Coast,” Berrigan said. “We ... Read More

‘It’s changed so much’: Alberta cannabis retailers, growers reflect on success as legal industry turns 2

MMP News AuthorOctober 18, 2020

Canada became the second country to legalize the sale and consumption of marijuana on October 17th, 2018 — meaning Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the industry. In Lethbridge, the first licensed cannabis retailer to open its doors was a New Leaf Cannabis’s location in early November. Now, dozens ... Read More

Alberta cannabis growers push for winery-type sampling tours

MMP News AuthorOctober 10, 2020

Article content continued “I’d rather deal with people coming out of a cannabis dispensary than a bunch of drunks piling out of a bar,” said Beaudry, who’s also president of the Alberta Cannabis Micro License Association. But obstacles remain to such a concept, not the least of them an industry ... Read More

California growers concerned about smoke-tainted cannabis

MMP News AuthorOctober 10, 2020

SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO/CNN) — A young but booming industry in California is carefully watching the wildfire crisis in the state. They’re worried the growing flames will have a negative effect on one of the state’s biggest crops: cannabis. It’s harvest time in Sonoma County. We’ve already heard about the ... Read More