Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Granite remains ‘red,’ local taxes approved

MMP News AuthorNovember 9, 2022

Rural counties on Tuesday continued approving local option taxes on recreational marijuana sales by huge margins, a trend that’s played out over every election since the state legalized weed in 2020. Granite County, meanwhile, upheld a ban on recreational pot sales that passed in the June primary. West Yellowstone and ... Read More

Recreational marijuana on the ballot in these states

MMP News AuthorOctober 30, 2022

Nexstar Media Wire, Jeremy Tanner Posted: Oct 30, 2022 / 08:49 AM CDT | Updated: Oct 30, 2022 / 08:49 AM CDT Marijuana products are displayed at the Good Leaf Dispensary, on the reservation Mohawks call Akwesasne, Monday, March 14, 2022, in St. Regis, N.Y. New York began accepting applications, ... Read More

Nebraska medical marijuana campaign still seeking thousands of signatures | Politics

MMP News AuthorJuly 3, 2022

Erin Bamer , Martha Stoddard LINCOLN — Two out of three of Nebraska’s statewide petitions are on track to get enough signatures to make it on the November ballot, but for one petition, it’s going to come down to the wire. An official with Citizens for Voter ID said the ... Read More

Organizers are continuing push to put medical marijuana on ballot | Govt-and-politics

MMP News AuthorJune 2, 2022

CHRIS DUNKER Lincoln Journal Star Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana said it was nearing the halfway point in its campaign to qualify a pair of petitions that would legalize the use of cannabis for medical treatments for the November ballot. Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart, a co-sponsor of the petitions, said the ... Read More

Despite voter approval, Surry not yet ready for marijuana businesses

MMP News AuthorNovember 11, 2020

SURRY — While voters here on Nov. 3 said “yes” to allowing recreational marijuana businesses in town, it will be a while before local regulations have been amended to allow that industry to occur. Residents voted 572-504 to allow the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana products subject ... Read More

Marijuana-legalization supporters tout economic benefits in new voter pitch

MMP News AuthorOctober 23, 2020

In an effort to win broader voter backing ahead of the November presidential election, supporters of legalizing marijuana are presenting their case to the American people through an economic lens. Advocates argue new legal sales and excise taxes would help states weather economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic — a marked shift from ... Read More