Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Application Process for Georgia Medical Marijuana Producers Now Open

MMP News AuthorDecember 2, 2020

Georgia has opened the application process for businesses that want to manufacture cannabis oil for medical use in the state. The General Assembly legalized the treatment for a limited number of conditions five years ago, and the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission has now approved the process that would ... Read More

Montana Department of Revenue Has Begun Process to Make Licenses Available for Recreational Marijuana Cultivation and Sale

MMP News AuthorNovember 12, 2020

MT Dept. of Revenue will make licenses available for recreational marijuana cultivation and sale by October 1, 2021 The Montana Department of Revenue has begun the process to make licenses available for recreational marijuana cultivation and sale by October 1, 2021, following the recent voter approval of Initiative 190. “There’s a lot of work ahead before the ... Read More

Attorneys defend Mississippi marijuana initiative process

MMP News AuthorNovember 9, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s top legal officer says the state Supreme Court should dismiss a mayor’s “woefully untimely” lawsuit questioning the legitimacy of the medical marijuana initiative that state voters approved by a wide margin last week. The initiative’s sponsors are making the same argument, saying that Madison Mayor ... Read More

OLCC Streamlines License Application Process For Recreational Marijuana

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2020

Marijuana regulators in Oregon are streamlining the licensing process for recreational marijuana in the state by adopting temporary rules to help ease a backlog in license applications. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission or OLCC said that at its regular monthly meeting in mid-October, it moved forward with plans to streamline ... Read More

Winnipeg asks province for time to set up zoning process for cannabis stores

MMP News AuthorOctober 9, 2020

The City of Winnipeg has been caught off-guard by a change in the provincial rules on cannabis outlets. The provincial government’s launch last spring of Phase 3 of its framework for retail cannabis came before the municipality could establish rules to decide where marijuana retailers can set up shop. The absence of a process ... Read More

Facing backlash, state changes process for marijuana licenses

MMP News AuthorSeptember 24, 2020

Toi Hutchinson, lead marijuana advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and former state senator, speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 22 about changes to the licensing process for marijuana dispensaries. (Blueroomstream.com) SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced changes to the licensing process for marijuana dispensaries Monday, Sept. 21 after weeks ... Read More