Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Kim Macdonald: Think CBD rough sleeping is bad? That’s not the half of it

MMP News AuthorMarch 22, 2023

Those of you struck by the sheer number of rough sleepers in the city these days may be shocked to learn the CBD is not even the homeless capital of Perth by local government area. For every rough sleeper in the CBD there are more than five other people living ... Read More

State Capitol prepares for fight over marijuana legalization in Minnesota | Associated Press

MMP News AuthorNovember 27, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota cannabis advocates have waited years for this moment: Democrats who support legalizing marijuana now control the governor’s office and the state Legislature, and they are signaling they could act on the issue next year. The state’s medical cannabis manufacturers, hemp-product retailers and industry groups are poised to ... Read More

Where did Biden’s pardon of marijuana charges leave the hundreds of Texans imprisoned? | National

MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2022

DALLAS — President Joe Biden pardoned federal marijuana possession convictions in early October, asking state governors to do the same. Where did that leave the hundreds of Texans imprisoned on state marijuana possession charges? Still behind bars. In fact, the White House said no one is in federal prison on ... Read More

Recreational Marijuana | State & Regional

MMP News AuthorAugust 29, 2022

FILE – David Owen, chairman of the Legalize ND group, speaks Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Bismarck, N.D., at a meeting of the North Dakota Legislature interim Judiciary Committee on the potential implications of a proposed initiated measure allowing recreational marijuana in North Dakota. The main group working to legalize ... Read More

Nebraska medical marijuana effort falls short on signatures | Health & Fitness

MMP News AuthorAugust 22, 2022

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Proposals to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska will not appear on the November general election ballot after the efforts failed to collect enough signatures, the state’s top elections official said Monday. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said in a news release that the Medical Cannabis ... Read More

Governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana | National News

MMP News AuthorMay 25, 2022

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s governor signed legislation Wednesday making the state the 19th in the nation to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, an issue that some lawmakers have been working on for years. “Together we got this job done and we got it done right,” Democratic Gov. Dan ... Read More