Medical Marijuana Program Connection

These states could legalize marijuana this November

MMP News AuthorOctober 31, 2020

(CNN) — Four more states could choose to legalize recreational marijuana through ballot measures this Election Day. Voters in Republican-led Arizona and South Dakota and Democrat-led Montana and New Jersey will consider proposals to legalize recreational marijuana. Another red state, Mississippi, is weighing a pair of ballot questions to legalize medical marijuana. ... Read More

Cook County State’s Attorney resumes clearing cannabis records

MMP News AuthorOctober 29, 2020

Illustration by Emma Ruck The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has resumed expunging low-level cannabis records after the pandemic delayed court operations. After the pandemic delayed court operations, the Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s Office is now resuming the process of expunging low-level cannabis convictions. Since the beginning of ... Read More

Mass. Holds the Line on Reimbursement for Marijuana, but Some States Pushing Further

MMP News AuthorOctober 29, 2020

Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that a workers’ compensation insurer cannot be required to reimburse a claimant for the cost of marijuana he used to curb chronic pain from a workplace accident, as long as the substance remains illegal under federal law. While the Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling is in ... Read More

These DUI Laws Are an Irrational Hangover From Pot Prohibition: States Should Stop Treating Sober Cannabis Consumers As Public Menaces

MMP News AuthorOctober 28, 2020

Four years ago, Pennsylvania allowed patients suffering from any of 17 serious medical conditions to relieve their symptoms with marijuana. But there was a catch: If they used cannabis as a medicine, they could no longer legally drive. Last week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill that would ... Read More

Voters From New Jersey, 3 Other States Could Stroke US Marijuana Market, Sway Congress

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2020

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Voters in four states from different regions of the country could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day, and a sweep would highlight how public acceptance of cannabis is cutting across geography, demographics and the nation’s deep political divide. The Nov. 3 contests in New ... Read More

Predicting the Marijuana Vote in All 5 States for Nov. 3

MMP News AuthorOctober 24, 2020

The big day is right around the corner. In just 10 days, Americans across the country will head to their local voting booths or mail in their ballots to determine what direction the U.S. will head in the years to come. At stake is the big chair in the White ... Read More