Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Marijuana used to self-medicate after tree falls on man

MMP News AuthorDecember 15, 2020

LEFT with permanent back pain after a tree fell on him 20 years ago, a Fraser Coast man turned to marijuana for pain relief when he was unable to cope with the side effects of prescription medication. Dennis Warren Bartlett, 48, pleaded guilty to possessing utensils, possessing dangerous drugs and ... Read More

Man with £4 million makeshift factory making cannabis laced sweets jailed

MMP News AuthorDecember 12, 2020

A drug dealer whose makeshift factory could have made nearly £4 million worth of cannabis-laced boiled sweets has been jailed for nine years, police said. Ryan Dobson, 54, ran the production line from his home in Dunmow, Essex, making professionally packaged tins of cubed confectionery in his kitchen and garage. ... Read More

US Man Released From Florida Prison After Serving 31 Years For Nonviolent Marijuana Crime

MMP News AuthorDecember 11, 2020

US 21:33 GMT 11.12.2020Get short URL While incarcerated, the now-71-year-old endured the loss of both of his parents, his wife and his 23-year-old son. Now free, he wants to help free other nonviolent individuals from harsh prison sentences. Richard DeLisi walked out of a Florida prison on Tuesday after serving ... Read More

Emotional Homecoming For Florida Man Who Spent Over 3 Decades In Prison For Selling Mariju…

MMP News AuthorDecember 11, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – An emotional homecoming Thursday night for a man who spent more than three decades in prison for selling marijuana. Family and friends of Richard DeLisi gathered at a drive-in movie theater in Fort Lauderdale for a socially distant celebration. DeLisi, who is 71 years old now, ... Read More

’10 Times Better Than Wonderful’: After 21 Years, Elderly Man Released For Non-Violent Mar…

MMP News AuthorDecember 10, 2020

Richard DeLisi, the longest-serving marijuana crimes convict in the U.S., was freed ahead of his scheduled June 2022 release. According to multiple reports, DeLisi walked out of the South Bay Correctional Facility in Palm Beach County, Florida, Tuesday morning — and for the first time in 31 years, he will ... Read More

Man allegedly caught growing 780 cannabis plants near Casino

MMP News AuthorDecember 10, 2020

A QUEENSLAND man has been granted bail after he was arrested for cultivating 780 cannabis plants near Casino. Justin Leslie McDonald appeared before Casino Local Court on Thursday charged with one count of cultivating a commercial quantity of cannabis and possessing a commercial quantity of cannabis. The man, who the ... Read More