Police release details of Melbourne CBD PSO shooting

MMP News AuthorFebruary 11, 2024
The first details around the blast of chaos and violence that struck Melbourne’s CBD on Friday evening have emerged, with the police arguing the shooting of a man armed with a broken bottle was justified given the threat he posed to officers. Victorian Police Transit and Public Safety Command Assistant ... Read More

All of the challenges facing NYC’s legal marijuana efforts

MMP News AuthorJune 3, 2023
I am the founder of Gotham, a legal cannabis concept store. I emphasize the word legal because, despite what most New Yorkers probably think, there are currently only seven legal cannabis dispensaries in all of New York City. The thousands of other shops you see on almost every corner are unlicensed, unregulated, and illegal.  ... Read More

Clean-up operation in Polokwane CBD upsets traders

MMP News AuthorDecember 2, 2022
POLOKWANE – Non-compliant traders in Polokwane’s central business district were left frustrated following local law enforcement clean-up operations in which officers confiscated illegally sold goods and closing down stalls seemingly operating without valid licences. Polokwane Municipality spokesperson Thipa Selala says traders should at all times be in the possession of their ... Read More

Military vets push for medical marijuana :: WRAL.com

MMP News AuthorJune 3, 2022
By Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief Raleigh, N.C. — Josh Biddix is an Iraq war veteran. He came home from deployment with post-traumatic stress disorder and a badly injured back. Both conditions deteriorated when he returned to work in law enforcement. “There’d be days, just … almost tears, just ... Read More