Medical Marijuana Program Connection

New York marijuana lawsuits to be settled under decision by cannabis regulators

MMP News AuthorNovember 28, 2023

New York cannabis regulators approved a deal on Monday to settle lawsuits that have blocked recreational marijuana dispensaries from opening, as officials move to restart the state’s troubled legal market. The settlement still needs a judge’s approval before it can take effect. The state’s Cannabis Control Board did not immediately ... Read More

New York’s Marijuana Regulators Reach Settlement Over Licensing Lawsuit

MMP News AuthorNovember 15, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 16: A legal cannabis dispensary stands in the East Village as state … [+] authorities step up a crackdown on unlicensed smoke shops June 16, 2023 in New York City. The crackdown on illegal dispensaries comes after New York legalized recreational cannabis use in ... Read More

$500 million entertainment centre touted for Sydney’s CBD

MMP News AuthorNovember 14, 2023

The Sydney CBD desperately needs a new indoor entertainment arena and the NSW Government has been urged to conduct a feasibility study to identify public land where it can be built. Developers believe up to $500 million of private capital could be invested at no cost to the taxpayer if ... Read More

NYC lawmakers are cracking down on illegal marijuana shops that they fear could be used as fronts to launder money for Middle East Hamas terrorists

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2023

New York lawmakers are set to crack down on unregulated marijuana shops as fears grow that they are a front for money laundering to Middle East terrorist organizations, such as Hamas. Concerned politicians are also seeking legislation to help root out the back-door operations, the New York Post reported. There ... Read More

Posters of Israeli’s kidnapped by Hamas militants torn down in Melbourne

MMP News AuthorOctober 17, 2023

Posters with photos of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas – including a young child – appear to have been torn down in Melbourne, as tensions continue to rise over the conflict. Remains of the posters, which feature missing Israelis under the heading KIDNAPPED and ask passers-by to “please help bring ... Read More

NYC teens are going to school STONED ‘every day’ as drug use rockets by 17% in the last year after marijuana is decriminalized in the city

MMP News AuthorSeptember 25, 2023

NYC teens are going to school STONED ‘every day’ as drug use rockets by 17% in the last year after marijuana is decriminalized in the city Students boast of taking plastic vapes through school metal detectors More than 2,000 unlicensed cannabis stores have sprung up since legalization in 2021 Smokeless ... Read More