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Driving High? Ocean City PD Studies Affects of Marijuana Behind the Wheel | Latest News

MMP News AuthorApril 20, 2024

OCEAN CITY, MD — In a new initiative, the Ocean City Police Department hosted a “Green Lab” at the Ocean City Airport where volunteers consumed marijuana before driving on a controlled course. This unique experiment aims to better prepare officers for real-world incidents involving driving under the influence of marijuana. ... Read More

Millions of Marijuana-Related Offenses Expunged

MMP News AuthorJanuary 13, 2024

Thanks to changes in state-level marijuana policies, millions of Americans are no longer facing arrest and millions more have had their past marijuana convictions expunged. Since 2018, state courts have either expunged or sealed the records of more than two million marijuana-related cases, according to an updated analysis provided by ... Read More

Senate holds first hearing on bill

MMP News AuthorMay 12, 2023

Aaron Smith, CEO of the National Cannabis Industry Association, speaks during a news conference on the Safe Banking Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sept. 14, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate banking committee is holding its first-ever hearing Thursday on a bipartisan bill that ... Read More

Second Time’s a Charm? Delaware House Passes Recreational Marijuana Bill | Latest News

MMP News AuthorMarch 7, 2023

DOVER, Del.- Delaware lawmakers are once again taking aim at the controversial issue of legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. House Bill 1 was voted on today in the House of Representatives and has passed after last year’s efforts to legalize marijuana fell short. Gov. John Carney’s opposition to the ... Read More

Man jailed for Marijuana, now NY dispensary owner

MMP News AuthorJanuary 24, 2023

When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail. Now he’s opened the state’s first legal cannabis dispensary run by someone previously punished under New York’s old drug laws. His shop named “smacked” ... Read More

From marijuana to minimum wage, new laws going into effect in 2023

MMP News AuthorJanuary 2, 2023

New year, new laws. Many new laws went into effect on the first day of 2023, and more will go into effect throughout the year. First, 27 states will see a minimum wage increase this year. Of those states, Washington has the highest minimum wage at $15.74 an hour. The ... Read More