Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Some Pontiac voters confused by fragmented recreational marijuana ballot question – The Oakland Press

MMP News AuthorFebruary 11, 2024

Betty Montgomery is confused about Pontiac’s recreational marijuana question on the upcoming Feb. 27 ballot. She’s not the only one. The 85-year-old Pontiac resident has been active in the community for most of her life and follows ballot issues but said she’s never been seriously involved in politics. “I don’t ... Read More

Local pot buinsesses on the anniversary of recreational marijuana in MO

MMP News AuthorFebruary 4, 2024

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — It has been one year since recreational marijuana was made legal in Missouri. Since then, business has been booming here in Springfield and across the state. On Feb. 3rd, 2023, recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri. Derrick Duncan, a store manager at Old Route 66 Wellness, said business ... Read More

Pot sales in Arizona reach $1.2 billion and counting in 2023

MMP News AuthorJanuary 20, 2024

After nearly three years, Arizona’s recreational and medical marijuana markets seem to have found an equilibrium, with adult-use cannabis consistently making up at least twice as many sales as the more heavily regulated medical industry. October marked the third month in a row that recreational sales hovered around the $85 ... Read More

Big Island poll results: Everyone has an opinion when it comes to legalizing marijuana : Big Island Now

MMP News AuthorJanuary 14, 2024

January 14, 2024, 1:00 AM HST One of the most talked about pieces of legislation discussed by Hawai‘i lawmakers for a few years now has been the legalization of recreational marijuana. With the State Attorney General Office believing this legislative session could be the year adult-use cannabis could pass into ... Read More

Biden Admin to Loosen Marijuana Laws, Some Advocates Say It’s Nothing

MMP News AuthorDecember 27, 2023

President Joe Biden’s administration will reportedly loosen laws regulating cannabis (marijuana), which some advocates say amounts to only a symbolic gesture that will ultimately change nothing. The president will reportedly move cannabis from the maximally restrictive Schedule I to the minimally restrictive Schedule III of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), ... Read More

Missouri marijuana sales top $1.2 billion in first legal recreational year

MMP News AuthorDecember 21, 2023

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri dispensaries have sold more than $1.2 billion of marijuana products in the first year of legalized recreational sales. According to the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association (MoCannTrade), state dispensaries topped $1,215,000,000 in sales through November. Soulard bar owners question legitimacy of NYE bar crawl promoted online ... Read More