Medical Marijuana Program Connection

$55M worth of cocaine, marijuana seized by Florida Coast Guard crew in drug trafficking busts

MMP News AuthorJanuary 29, 2024

article ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – After a 60-day counter drug patrol, a Coast Guard crew offloaded about $55 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg on Monday. The U.S. Coast Guard said their Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) crew was patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South. They said ... Read More

NY leaders urge Biden Administration to accelerate federal marijuana decriminalization

MMP News AuthorJanuary 29, 2024

Decriminalizing marijuana FOX 5 NY’s Ashlie Rodriguez has the story. NEW YORK – New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the Biden Administration to do more when it comes to decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level. She wants the drug completely de-scheduled. Malika Bellamy is the proud-licensed owner of the ... Read More

Joe Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges and cuts non-violent drug sentences

MMP News AuthorDecember 22, 2023

US President Joe Biden has reduced the prison terms of 11 people serving decades-long sentences for non-violent drug charges and pardoned potentially thousands of others with federal or Washington, DC marijuana possession offences. Key points: Thousands of people convicted of simple possession of cannabis have been pardoned in the US Joe ... Read More

Marijuana driver impairment test could be used in Minnesota

MMP News AuthorNovember 22, 2023

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Months after Minnesota legalized marijuana for adults, the state’s Office of Traffic Safety is pilot testing products that aim to help law enforcement officers identify drivers who are high. “We’re not looking to find somebody who used 10 days or 14 days ago. We’re ... Read More

4 Metro Detroit cities vote ‘no’ to marijuana dispensaries

MMP News AuthorNovember 8, 2023

Pot proposals fail in Metro Detroit Voters in Birmingham, Grosse Pointe Park, Rochester, and Keego Harbor voted no on proposals that would have allowed marijuana dispensaries. The issue was also on the ballot in St. Clair County’s Yale. The proposal failed there, too. (FOX 2) – Voters in the four ... Read More

All of the US states where marijuana is legal

MMP News AuthorNovember 8, 2023

Ohio residents have approved a ballot measure to legalise recreational marijuana. The “yes” vote on Issue 2 means those aged 21 and over in Ohio will about to use, grow or sell marijuana under a regulation-and-tax program imposed by the state. Medical marijuana has been legal in Ohio since 2016. ... Read More