Medical Marijuana Program Connection

2020 Election: Victories For Medical Marijuana, Tobacco Taxes And Other Healthcare Ballot Measures

MMP News AuthorNovember 4, 2020

Topline Nine states had election ballot measures related to healthcare on Tuesday’s election, with two of them legalizing medical marijuana and another two raising taxes on tobacco to fund healthcare programs. Here’s how the voting went down. Voters in Mississippi and South Dakota passed measures legalizing the use of medical ... Read More

One-third of Americans live in states that have legalized marijuana after New Jersey and Arizona cannabis measures pass

MMP News AuthorNovember 4, 2020

Recreational marijuana sales began in Chicago on Jan. 1, and five states were voting Tuesday on decriminalizing the drug. AFP/Getty Images After Election Day 2020, one-third of Americans could live in states with legalized recreational cannabis sales. Arizona and New Jersey voted to approve recreational-marijuana sales Tuesday, the Associated Press ... Read More

South Dakota voters to decide on 2 marijuana measures

MMP News AuthorNovember 3, 2020

PIERRE, S.D. — Medical marijuana appears to be on track to becoming legal in South Dakota, with 69% of voters approving Initiated Measure 26, with 167 of 693 precincts reporting at 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Amendment A, which legalizes recreational marijuana, is still an open question, with 52% ... Read More

Dueling medical marijuana measures on Mississippi ballot

MMP News AuthorOctober 31, 2020

Leah Willingham, Associated Press/report For America Updated 3:03 am EDT, Saturday, October 31, 2020 Angie Calhoun of Madison,… Original Author Link click here to read complete story.. ... Read More

Marijuana ballot measures could tip competitive races toward Democrats

MMP News AuthorOctober 25, 2020

Pro-pot activists are convinced that marijuana ballot measures will help juice voter turnout this year and potentially push Democrats over the top in key states such as Arizona and Montana — a political calculus President Trump has fretted about. Marijuana legalization measures are on the ballot in those two states, ... Read More

Overview of 2020 Cannabis Ballot Measures: Potential to Add 21 Million as Legal Consumers in the U.S.

MMP News AuthorOctober 25, 2020

By Martin Wahl, Vice President, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest This is the first in a series of articles being prepared by Lee Enterprises Consulting experts addressing opportunities and concerns for the growing hemp and cannabis industries. Topics will include cultivation, feedstock management, project financing, offtake agreement processing ... Read More