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Current Events

Week in Review: Massachusetts Governor to Pardon Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Politics

Massachusetts Sold $393 Million Worth of Legal Pot in First Year

Experts take a look at the numbers to see how the Massachusetts cannabis industry fared overall...

Legal

Massachusetts Marijuana Vape Ban Set to End

Medical cannabis patients in Bay State might be able to buy oil cartridges again on Tuesday,...

Economics

Boston’s First Dispensary Opens as Massachusetts Struggles With Growing Pot Industry

As Massachusetts navigates the unfolding of its legal cannabis market, the Boston area got its first...

Economics

Massachusetts Pot Advocates Want to Close the “Pay-to-Play” Tax Loopholes

Pay-to-play dispensary politics in Massachusetts are going beyond the caps mandated by law and operations with...

Politics

Massachusetts YMCA Apologizes for Threatening Parents Over Smelling Like Pot

The letter warned parents that the YMCA staff would call the authorities on parents they suspected...

Economics

After 5 Days of Marijuana Legalization, Massachusetts’ Sales Numbers are Wild

Two dispensaries serving more than 7 million people record $2.2 million in sales, in just five...

Politics

Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin in Massachusetts

Massachusetts’ long journey towards adult-use cannabis sales ends today.

Culture

Despite 2016 Vote, Massachusetts Pot Lounges Could Be Years Away

A series of regulatory hurdles are keeping the state from living up to its 2016 promises...

Legal

The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority

The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...

Politics

Legal Cannabis Unfolds in Massachusetts & Vermont — Very Slowly

On July 1, a new chapter began for legal cannabis in two New England states —...

Economics

Massachusetts Issues First Recreational Marijuana License

Recreational cannabis sales expected to start next month.

Economics

Massachusetts Gov: Marijuana Delivery Is a ‘Safety Risk’

In some states, opponents of marijuana say they prefer delivery to retail dispensaries — because retail...

Politics

Massachusetts Town Rejects 1.1 Million Sq Ft Pot Farm

North Andover, Massachusetts lost a massive factory, which provided thousands of jobs to the town, more...

Legal

Massachusetts: Looming Cannabis Shortage is Evidence of State Failure

When marijuana shops open to adults in Massachusetts next summer, they are likely to quickly run...

Politics

Compromise: Massachusetts Pot Sales Start July 2018

Lawmakers reach compromise on recreational cannabis in Massachusetts.

Legal

Speaker: Use Massachusetts Pot Revenue to Fight Addiction

BOSTON (AP) — A top Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday proposed directing tax revenue from legal marijuana...

Politics

Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants 80 Percent Less Marijuana Legalization

Massachusetts state senator Jason Lewis has no chill.

Politics

Massachusetts Legislators Delay Adult Use Legalization

A handful of Massachusetts state legislators held a small, informal session and voted to enact a six-month...

Cannabis

Marijuana is Now Legal in Massachusetts

Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in...