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Mental health, marijuana: 2020 election leads to high stress levels, surge for some businesses

MMP News AuthorNovember 6, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The emotional investment in the on-going presidential election has led to heightened stress and anxiety levels for many across the Bay Area. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, understand you are not alone. ABC7 News found widespread stress has led to a surge in business for some. Before ... Read More

Marine vet high school dean is fired in Florida for using medicinal marijuana prescribed for PTSD

MMP News AuthorNovember 5, 2020

A Florida high school dean has been fired after he tested positive for marijuana, even though it had been prescribed to him by a doctor to treat post-traumatic stress disorder he incurred in the Marines. Belleview High School Dean Mike Hickman was fired by the Marion County School Board in ... Read More

This Active Cannabis ETF Could Get A Biden-Harris High

MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2020

In the world of exchange-traded funds, it’s not surprising that cannabis funds are viewed as beneficiaries of former Vice President Joe Biden perhaps winning the White House. What Happened: Marijuana ETFs join a slew of sector and industry funds seen as winners under a Biden Administration. Up 8.28% over the ... Read More

First medical marijuana dispensary in KC area seeing high demand

MMP News AuthorOctober 21, 2020

Demand is high at the first medical marijuana dispensary to open in the Kansas City area. Hundreds of patients have been through Fresh Green Dispensary in Lee’s Summit since they opened Monday, some waiting up to seven hours in line. For security, the dispensary keeps a one-to-one patient-employee ratio, so ... Read More

Ghosts, Historians and Cannabis Fans Are High on the Marijuana Mansion

MMP News AuthorOctober 20, 2020

Doorways open up to 130-year-old corridors, where ghosts mingle with cannabis smoke. Bookcases pull you into secret rooms. Light moves as capriciously as the spirits themselves, flickering through Romanesque stained-glass windows. If these walls could talk, they’d give you a contact high. Welcome to the Marijuana Mansion. A Spirited Past ... Read More

BHERC To Honor Prolific Film Director Michael Schultz and Commemorate 45th Anniversary of Film “Cooley High”

MMP News AuthorOctober 18, 2020

Schultz Tribute Participants 2020 AAFM Flier Original cast members and industry icons join virtual event free to the public online at www.BHERC.TV with screening and online special celebration and tribute. Michael Schultz is the ‘best of the best’ in Hollywood, a true genius. His ‘Cooley High’ is a ‘Classic’ that ... Read More