Medical Marijuana Program Connection

India too votes to reclassify as UN decides cannabis not a dangerous narcotic

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2020

Written by Om Marathe | New Delhi | Updated: December 6, 2020 8:24:18 am For 59 years, cannabis had been subject to the strictest control schedules, which even discouraged its use for medical purposes, the UN said. (AP) India has voted with the majority at the United Nations to remove ... Read More

US: House Votes to End Marijuana Prohibition

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2020

(Washington, DC) – The passage of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act) in the House of Representatives on December 4, 2020, is a landmark step toward a rights-respecting criminal legal system in the United States, while furthering racial justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The Senate should ... Read More

US House of Representatives votes to decriminalise marijuana

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2020

The US House of Representatives has voted to decriminalise marijuana at a Federal level. Fifteen states already authorise recreational marijuana use and 36 allow it for medical use. But Federal laws banning the use of the drug make it difficult for companies to trade. The House passed the bill by ... Read More

House of Representatives Votes to Legalize Marijuana

MMP News AuthorDecember 5, 2020

The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to legalize marijuana at the federal level, a first for either body of Congress to vote in support of the matter. Dubbed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, the legislation aims to expunge records for people with prior federal marijuana ... Read More

Good Afternoon, News: Oregon Breaks Scary New COVID Record, House Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis, and DACA Is Back, Baybee!

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

A federal judge restores Obama’s DACA program. (In your stupid, racist FACE, Trump!) Drew Angerer / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) Sponsored • Gov. Kate ... Read More

Morocco votes 'Yes' in historic UN vote on rescheduling cannabis

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

Morocco was among several other countries who voted in favour of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)’s rescheduling cannabis and cannabis-related substances as a less dangerous drug. The vote was cast on Wednesday at Vienna during the CND’s 63rd session. The tightly contested poll which saw 27 votes in favour ... Read More