Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Commentary: It’s time to let athletes use cannabis

MMP News AuthorNovember 7, 2020

While public opinion is generally shifting more favourably towards the use of cannabis, there’s one arena where little progress has been made: sports. According to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), there are three criteria involved in prohibiting a substance: the potential to enhance performance, posing a risk ... Read More

Cannabis use among young people in Norway increases for the first time in ten years

MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2020

Norwegian health authorities now see an increased use of cannabis among 15–16-year-olds. Fewer people believe that such narcotics are dangerous. “After about ten years of fairly stable use of cannabis in the youth group of 15 to 16 years, we now see that there has been an increase,” senior researcher ... Read More

It's harvest time for P.E.I.'s budding community of cannabis growers

MMP News AuthorOctober 23, 2020

Under a cloudy October sky, freelance photographer Sean Berrigan looks over his crop of organic outdoor cannabis plants while considering when the best time to harvest will be. “There’s a little bit of an issue sometimes growing outside, especially in our climate here on the East Coast,” Berrigan said. “We ... Read More

Medical marijuana for sale for the first time in Missouri state history

MMP News AuthorOctober 18, 2020

ST. LOUIS – Medical marijuana became available for purchase for the first time in state history this weekend. The first dispensaries opened in St. Louis County. The N’Bliss stores are located in Ellisville and Manchester and so far Missouri has approved 65,000 patients and another 12,000 awaiting approval. This comes nearly two ... Read More

Building a U.S. THC Brand, One State at a Time: Cannabis Weekly

MMP News AuthorOctober 11, 2020

Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images How many brands of soft drinks can you name off the top of your head? Nearly everyone can come up with Coke and Pepsi, but go further down the list and it quickly diverges, based on regional breakdowns ... Read More

News24.com | Public given more time to deliberate on Cannabis Bill

MMP News AuthorOctober 10, 2020

The deadline for comments on the Cannabis Bill has been extended. The deadline for public comment on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill has been extended to 30 November. This after several requests from the public. Parliament has already failed to meet the Constitutional Court’s deadline, but the ... Read More