Medical Marijuana Program Connection

AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday

MMP News AuthorApril 19, 2024

SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts. This year’s edition provides an occasion for activists to reflect on how far ... Read More

Michigan town’s pot bonanza turns into a marijuana melee over corruption claims | National

MMP News AuthorApril 16, 2024

MENOMINEE, Mich. — When this small town in the Upper Peninsula was working on a law allowing the sale of marijuana in 2020, it was warned that restricting the number of dispensaries could lead to a legal quagmire. The town, which is just across the border from Wisconsin, where pot ... Read More

House backs legal marijuana sales; Youngkin opposes idea

MMP News AuthorFebruary 12, 2024

DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch A 54-page bill setting rules and taxes for legal sale of marijuana to adults passed the House of Delegates Monday, while a similar measure is slated to face a final up or down state Senate vote on Tuesday. But they face a skeptical Gov. Glenn Youngkin, ... Read More

Medical marijuana company PharmaCann on N.Y. budget

MMP News AuthorFebruary 8, 2024

New York’s adult-use cannabis market has had some major challenges, one of which has been the lack of retail space in which to sell product. In Albany, there is now an opportunity for adult use cannabis retailers to sell weed at a medical marijuana retail dispensary. PharmaCann has become ... Read More

No shorter jail sentence for marijuana trafficker Masecchia

MMP News AuthorJanuary 16, 2024

A judge has rejected a request for a shorter prison sentence from a former schoolteacher who admitted receiving help from a federal agent, Joseph Bongiovanni, in trafficking marijuana into Buffalo and its suburbs. Michael Masecchia, left, walks out of federal court accompanied by his lawyer, Patrick Brown, after being sentenced ... Read More

Capital City Sunday: GOP medical marijuana proposal, Wisconsinites’ tax burden still near historic low | News

MMP News AuthorJanuary 14, 2024

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin Repubicans have unveiled a new proposal to establish a medical marijuana program in the state. The bill would limit the drug to only those who are severely ill with chronic diseases like cancer. Smokeable marijuana would not be allowed. The proposal also regulates medical cannabis growers, ... Read More