Medical Marijuana Program Connection

CBD Not Just Innocent Bystander in Weed

MMP News AuthorFebruary 13, 2023

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson of the Yale School of Medicine. I visited a legal cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts a few years ago, mostly to see what the hype ... Read More

Congress should not make Colorado’s marijuana mistake

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2022

Ten years ago, Colorado voted to legalize marijuana. To honor the anniversary, Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has proposed a bill designed to take effect if and when marijuana is federally legalized. His legislation would set up a commission to draft rules and regulations, which Congress and the bureaucracy could put ... Read More

San Francisco to ban tobacco smoking in apartments – but not cannabis

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2020

San Francisco will ban tobacco smoking inside apartments in an effort to curb the negative health impacts of secondhand smoke. Cannabis smoking, however, will still be permitted. San Francisco’s board of supervisors passed the ban on tobacco and e-cigarette smoking in apartments 10-1 on Wednesday. The amendment exempting cannabis passed ... Read More

San Francisco Votes To Make Smoking Tobacco In Apartments Illegal, Marijuana Allowed

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2020

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ban smoking in apartment buildings with three or more units, CNN reported. The proposed ordinance is an effort to protect residents from secondhand smoke, and extends the existing ban on smoking in common spaces like stairwells to inside apartments and condos. Medical ... Read More

San Francisco bans indoor tobacco smoking, marijuana permitted

MMP News AuthorDecember 3, 2020

San Francisco city officials this week voted to ban all smoking inside of apartments, with the exception of smoking marijuana. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 to approve the move on Tuesday. The legislation bans smoking inside of buildings with three or more units and in all common ... Read More

San Francisco bans smoking in apartments; marijuana OK

MMP News AuthorDecember 2, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — City officials in San Francisco have banned all tobacco smoking inside apartments, citing concerns about secondhand smoke. But lighting up a joint inside? That’s still allowed. The Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve the ordinance making San Francisco the largest city in the country to ... Read More