Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Emergency services respond to crash involving mobility scooter in Rotorua CBD

MMP News AuthorNovember 20, 2023

Emergency services are at a crash in central Rotorua. Emergency services are responding to a crash between a mobility scooter and another vehicle in central Rotorua. A spokesman said police were called to a two-vehicle crash about 10.20am. The crash is near the Tutanekai St and Amohau St intersection and ... Read More

Election 2023: Rotorua candidates respond to youth crime issues in the CBD

MMP News AuthorSeptember 1, 2023

A 13-year-old girl was beaten at a Rotorua bus stop outside the library. Photo / Supplied National will give police ‘’permission’’ to clean up Rotorua after two attacks on teenage girls – but Labour says it is not possible to “arrest our way out of this’’ and believes the causes ... Read More

House of Representatives looks to decriminalize marijuana with new bill, students respond

MMP News AuthorDecember 13, 2020

The United States House of Representatives passed new legislation Friday, Dec. 4 that would remove marijuana from the government’s list of scheduled substances and federally decriminalize the drug if agreed upon by the Senate. While Americans use marijuana at the same rate regardless of race, a Black individual is four ... Read More

Cannabis plants found as police respond to break-in

MMP News AuthorDecember 10, 2020

Police responding to a suspected break-in at a home in Coventry got more than they bargained for as they found a cannabis set-up. Over 150 plants were discovered at the address in Moseley Avenue, Coundon, on Tuesday night (December 8). Those believed to be responsible for the break-in had fled ... Read More

Backers of legal marijuana respond to lawsuit

MMP News AuthorNovember 24, 2020

Posted on November 24, 2020 by – Local News YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Backers of legal marijuana will respond to a lawsuit filed to stop adoption of “Amendment A” which was passed by South Dakota voters earlier this month. Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and Highway Patrol Superintendent Rick Miller ... Read More

Police respond to break-in – and find 70 cannabis plants at city property

MMP News AuthorNovember 15, 2020

Police were called to reports of a break-in at a property and found an operational cannabis factory in full swing. Officers responding to the incident found an insecure property in Patricia Avenue, Yardley Wood, at about 11.40pm last night. And up to 70 plants of developed growth were discovered in ... Read More