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It’s no longer a pipe dream. At least for now. Ten years after Massachusetts voters approved the use of recreational marijuana, individuals 21 and older will now be…
Read more Editorial: Potential ballot bid would ax recreational pot, including cafesState lawmakers have scheduled a hearing later this month to kick start an effort to update the laws directing the embattled Cannabis Control Commission after more than a…
Read more Lawmakers will hear testimony on proposed changes to state cannabis laws – The CannabistShannon O’Brien plans to appeal her firing as the chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission directly to the Supreme Judicial Court, her lawyer said Tuesday, and one of…
Read more Ousted Shannon O’Brien vows legal battle over pot board firing – The CannabistTreasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the…
Read more Goldberg fires O’Brien from top pot job – The CannabistThe agency regulating the marijuana industry is not “rudderless,” according to its acting chairwoman, and continues to work despite assertions that it needs a receiver in order to…
Read more Who are you calling rudderless? Massachusetts cannabis regulator defends work on $7B industry – The CannabistThe Cannabis Control Commission is broken by the law that established it and needs to be placed under the authority of a receiver by the end of July,…
Read more Inspector General: ‘Urgent need’ for receiver to run Cannabis Control Commission – The CannabistBy the time this summer ends, tourists, day trippers, and residents living on the island of Martha’s Vineyard may lose access to legal marijuana. The Bay State’s Cannabis…
Read more Martha’s Vineyard has a pot problem: There isn’t enough, as Massachusetts officials meet concerned residents – The CannabistCould Martha’s Vineyard run out of weed? – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news skip to Main Content…
Read more Could Martha’s Vineyard run out of weed? – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry newsIf you’re looking to make some pot brownies at home to celebrate 4/20 this weekend, state cannabis officials want you “to be careful.” Ahead of the high holiday…
Read more Ahead of 4/20, Massachusetts cannabis officials remind people making edibles ‘to be careful’ – The CannabistA move by the Biden Administration to change how marijuana is treated by federal authorities was met with cautious approval by Massachusetts state regulators, cannabis sellers, and national…
Read more Marijuana rescheduling leaves regulators and sellers cautiously optimistic – The CannabistThe continued success of the Bay State’s legal weed business will need a “tough, strategic thinker” to oversee day-to-day administration of the agency in charge of the $7…
Read more $187,000 pot leadership post opens up to nationwide search – The CannabistAfter a Bay State cannabis worker suffered an asthma attack and died, the state Department of Public Health is pushing the local marijuana industry to take extra safety…
Read more After Massachusetts cannabis worker died from asthma attack, state pushes marijuana industry to take extra safety steps – The CannabistEthos, a multi-state cannabis operator, wants to invest in medical marijuana research in Massachusetts, but there’s no place for it to go. The state has a license category…
Read more Mass. faces calls for investment in medical marijuana research – NBC Boston – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionTEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Planning Board met on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at town hall to address two retail marijuana proposals. The board conducted a site plan review…
Read more Planning Board reviews proposed marijuana sites | News – Medical Marijuana Program Connection
