Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Thompson’s Pharmacy takes steps towards selling CBD products | News

MMP News AuthorJanuary 26, 2024

Newnan City Council approved a variance that would allow Thompson’s Pharmacy to sell CBD products, despite being within 1,000 feet of a school. Under state law O.C.G.A 16-12-15 (a), “low THC oil or product dispensaries must be a minimum distance of 1,000 feet away from any ‘covered entity,’ which is ... Read More

Rankin County deputies seize 130 pounds of marijuana

MMP News AuthorJanuary 19, 2024

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Rankin County deputies seized 130 pounds of high grade marijuana. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said deputies stopped a commercial vehicle transport on Interstate 20 on Friday, January 19. During the stop, deputies said they became suspicious of one of the vehicles on the transport. ... Read More

Marijuana industry advocates, critics and regulators reflect on 10-year anniversary of legalization | News

MMP News AuthorDecember 31, 2023

Advocates and critics of the marijuana industry offered contrasting assessments of the drug 10 years after its legalization, with the former calling its decade-long existence a successful model for the rest of America, while the latter insist it has harmed Coloradans. Voters legalized marijuana use in 2012. Today, the ... Read More

Burglar bursts into Houston CBD shop, swipes products off shelves

MMP News AuthorDecember 21, 2023

HOUSTON – A local CBD shop was broken into in the middle of the night. The owners of Infuse Me CBD in the First Ward say their business was broken into and their products were stolen on Monday around 11:30 p.m. Security cameras were recording when a man tried getting ... Read More

Southern Sky opens medical marijuana processing facility in Canton

MMP News AuthorDecember 12, 2023

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Southern Sky Brands held a grand opening for its cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Canton on Tusday. The 70,000-square foot facility will support Mississippi’s growing medical marijuana industry. The business has partnered with multiple celebrities, including Cheech and Chong, Mike Tyson, and Ric Flair, to ... Read More

Firefighters respond to Joburg CBD shop fire

MMP News AuthorNovember 15, 2023

The cause of the fire – which was sparked in the early hours of Wednesday morning – remains subject to investigations and no fatalities or injuries have been reported. Firefighters attending to a blaze on the corner of Jeppe Street and Polly Street in central Johannesburg on 14 November 2023. Picture: Supplied/@TrafficSA ... Read More