Medical Marijuana Program Connection

South of the Border, Cannabis Is About to Become Legal

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2020

While just a third of US states have legalized recreational marijuana, Mexico — a country in which drug violence has killed scores of thousands — is moving to legalize marijuana for recreational use. This legalization will leave America sandwiched between two countries with legal marijuana, Mexico to the south and ... Read More

Marijuana Legalization – Medical Or Recreational – Still Faces Long Odds In South Carolina

MMP News AuthorDecember 2, 2020

November was a huge month at the ballot box for marijuana legalization as voters in multiple states approved new medical and recreational measures. In Mississippi and South Dakota, voters overwhelmingly approved new medical marijuana laws – with Mississippi voters expressly rebuking their political leaders and endorsing an expansive decriminalization bill. ... Read More

What history teaches us about shaping South Africa's new cannabis laws

MMP News AuthorNovember 30, 2020

South African cannabis policy is currently at a crossroads. In 2018, the Constitutional Court effectively decriminalised private cannabis use. Since then, the government has continued to grapple with how to regulate this plant and its products, locally called ‘dagga‘. A cannabis bill to clarify legal reforms was recently presented in ... Read More

Recreational marijuana in South Dakota might create challenges for Minnesota law enforcement

MMP News AuthorNovember 28, 2020

“The potential for drivers who have consumed marijuana to various impairment levels and then driving in Minnesota creates a safety risk, mainly due to the impact of marijuana on reaction time and impaired judgment on their driving,” Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt said. South Dakota, Montana, Arizona and New Jersey ... Read More

South Dakota Authorities File Lawsuit Against Voter-Approved Recreational Marijuana Amendment

MMP News AuthorNovember 23, 2020

US 23:38 GMT 23.11.2020Get short URL While the legalization of medical marijuana received widespread voter support in South Dakota’s November 3 election, voters were nearly split on a second, potentially unconstitutional referendum that included hemp-related legislation, the regulation of recreational weed and weed taxation. Col. Rick Miller, superintendent of the ... Read More

Illegal marijuana grow found at south Pueblo County home

MMP News AuthorNovember 20, 2020

Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 10:32 PM MST / Updated: Nov 19, 2020 / 10:32 PM MST PUEBLO, Colo. — Pueblo County Sheriff’s Narcotics detectives arrested one man after finding anillegal marijuana grow Thursday worth an estimated $216,000 at a home in south Pueblo County. According to Pueblo County Sheriff’s ... Read More