Medical Marijuana Program Connection

NCAA committee recommends dropping marijuana from banned drug list, focus testing instead on PEDs | AP

MMP News AuthorJune 16, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization’s list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change for ... Read More

ZATCA thwarts 2 attempts to smuggle 1,029 kg of marijuana

MMP News AuthorJune 3, 2023

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has thwarted two attempts two smuggle 1,029 kilograms of marijuana. The authority said that the marijuana was found hidden in incoming consignments through both of the customs of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Fahad International ... Read More

Le’Veon Bell admits he smoked marijuana before NFL games

MMP News AuthorMay 29, 2023

Free agent running back Le’Veon Bell admitted that he smoked marijuana before NFL games. Bell, who last played in the NFL in 2021, opened up on the “Steel Here” podcast, which focuses on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell played for Pittsburgh from 2013-17, then sat out the 2018 season amid a ... Read More

Traffic stop leads to arrest of Salisbury man on marijuana possession charges

MMP News AuthorMay 26, 2023

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. A traffic stop for a registration violation led to the arrest of a Salisbury man on marijuana possession charges. Dekarius Michael Hoosier, 24, was charged with felony possession with intent to sell or deliver Schedule VI, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling to keep or ... Read More

Tucker Carlson, Willie Nelson, Lady Gaga

MMP News AuthorMay 14, 2023

On May 1, I gently dropped four “feminized” cannabis seeds into some marijuana-friendly soil that sells for $19 per 1.5 cubic foot bag. Since then I’ve gently moistened that dirt and kept an eagle’s eye for anything green. Then last week, three of those babies popped. I now have a ... Read More

Columnist’s 2nd crop of weed is all planted

MMP News AuthorMay 2, 2023

One of the fun and popular topics we covered last summer was backyard marijuana farming. As you probably know, that’s been legal (up to four plants per household) in Virginia since July 1, 2021. Last summer was my first time growing anything. I planted a mixture of male and female ... Read More