Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Tauranga council heeds call to loosen CBD parking noose, approves plans to help struggling businesses

MMP News AuthorApril 3, 2023

Many commercial and retail premises are up for lease in Tauranga CBD. Photo / Alex Cairns The Tauranga City Council is going to tap into a special fund to explore a range of initiatives aimed at helping the CBD’s struggling businesses. Parking, a point of concern for many retailers, will ... Read More

Special votes – will National's hand weaken, the Māori Party remain, cannabis result flip?

MMP News AuthorNovember 6, 2020

Politics 5 Nov, 2020 11:46 PM3 minutes to read National Party’s West Coast-Tasman candidate, Maureen Pugh, has started packing up her parliamentary office in anticipation of losing her seat. Photo / Supplied The National Party’s parliamentary hand is expected to weaken when the Electoral Commission releases the final results of ... Read More

Tears and anger as special votes fail to flip narrow cannabis referendum loss

MMP News AuthorNovember 6, 2020

Despite hopes among the Yes campaign, special votes failed to flip the results of the cannabis referendum. Recreational cannabis will remain illegal, with 50.7 per cent voting “no” and 48.4 per cent voting “yes”. With the final tally of about 500,000 special votes released on Friday, a total of 50.7 ... Read More

Special votes close gap; Cannabis referendum still fails

MMP News AuthorNovember 5, 2020

New Zealand 6 Nov, 2020 01:05 AM4 minutes to read Video will play in Play now Don’t auto play Never auto play National loses two seats, Labour and Māori Party gain one and the “yes” campaign on recreational cannabis has lost by a narrow margin. The final results of the ... Read More

ZBA approves cannabis special permit

MMP News AuthorOctober 30, 2020

The West Tisbury zoning board of appeals voted unanimously Thursday night to grant Patient Centric a special permit to operate a recreational marijuana outlet at 510 State Road. Among the conditions of the permit was a moratorium on Sunday sales, something Patient Centric CEO Geoff Rose and his attorney Phil ... Read More

Greenville City Council to schedule special meetings to talk about exploring marijuana ordinances

MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2020

GREENVILLE — On the subject of allowing businesses to grow or sell marijuana commercially, be it recreational, medical or both, members of the Greenville City Council can agree on one thing — they want more time to discuss it. Members of the Greenville City Council shared their opinion during an ... Read More