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Current Events
Week in Review: Massachusetts Governor to Pardon Thousands of Cannabis Convictions
March 16, 2024ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Politics
Massachusetts Sold $393 Million Worth of Legal Pot in First Year
November 21, 2019Experts take a look at the numbers to see how the Massachusetts cannabis industry fared overall...
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Legal
Massachusetts Marijuana Vape Ban Set to End
November 8, 2019Medical cannabis patients in Bay State might be able to buy oil cartridges again on Tuesday,...
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Economics
Boston’s First Dispensary Opens as Massachusetts Struggles With Growing Pot Industry
April 5, 2019As Massachusetts navigates the unfolding of its legal cannabis market, the Boston area got its first...
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Economics
Massachusetts Pot Advocates Want to Close the “Pay-to-Play” Tax Loopholes
January 24, 2019Pay-to-play dispensary politics in Massachusetts are going beyond the caps mandated by law and operations with...
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Politics
Massachusetts YMCA Apologizes for Threatening Parents Over Smelling Like Pot
December 13, 2018The letter warned parents that the YMCA staff would call the authorities on parents they suspected...
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Economics
After 5 Days of Marijuana Legalization, Massachusetts’ Sales Numbers are Wild
December 4, 2018Two dispensaries serving more than 7 million people record $2.2 million in sales, in just five...
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Politics
Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin in Massachusetts
November 20, 2018Massachusetts’ long journey towards adult-use cannabis sales ends today.
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Culture
Despite 2016 Vote, Massachusetts Pot Lounges Could Be Years Away
October 14, 2018A series of regulatory hurdles are keeping the state from living up to its 2016 promises...
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Legal
The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority
July 11, 2018The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...
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Politics
Legal Cannabis Unfolds in Massachusetts & Vermont — Very Slowly
July 2, 2018On July 1, a new chapter began for legal cannabis in two New England states —...
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Economics
Massachusetts Issues First Recreational Marijuana License
June 22, 2018Recreational cannabis sales expected to start next month.
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Economics
Massachusetts Gov: Marijuana Delivery Is a ‘Safety Risk’
February 18, 2018In some states, opponents of marijuana say they prefer delivery to retail dispensaries — because retail...
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Politics
Massachusetts Town Rejects 1.1 Million Sq Ft Pot Farm
February 7, 2018North Andover, Massachusetts lost a massive factory, which provided thousands of jobs to the town, more...
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Legal
Massachusetts: Looming Cannabis Shortage is Evidence of State Failure
September 13, 2017When marijuana shops open to adults in Massachusetts next summer, they are likely to quickly run...
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Politics
Compromise: Massachusetts Pot Sales Start July 2018
July 18, 2017Lawmakers reach compromise on recreational cannabis in Massachusetts.
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Legal
Speaker: Use Massachusetts Pot Revenue to Fight Addiction
March 8, 2017BOSTON (AP) — A top Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday proposed directing tax revenue from legal marijuana...
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Politics
Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants 80 Percent Less Marijuana Legalization
January 25, 2017Massachusetts state senator Jason Lewis has no chill.
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Politics
Massachusetts Legislators Delay Adult Use Legalization
December 28, 2016A handful of Massachusetts state legislators held a small, informal session and voted to enact a six-month...
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Cannabis
Marijuana is Now Legal in Massachusetts
December 15, 2016Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in...