All posts tagged "massachusetts"
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Legal
Courts Rule Workers Cannot Be Denied Employment for Medical Cannabis Use
October 6, 2018After years of upholding employee firings for use of cannabis even under state medical marijuana programs,...
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Joint Opinions
‘Marijuana Addiction’ Is Among the Least of America’s Problems
August 22, 2018It’s real, but it’s not spectacular and pretending otherwise reeks of a bad-faith effort to repeal...
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Culture
Boston Now Has Cannabis-Friendly Rental Properties
July 13, 2018With hotels charging smoking fines, new companies are opening to cater to travelers looking to partake...
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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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Edibles
The Strange Patchwork of Edibles Regulations
April 30, 2018“Just say no” to canna-custard pie — but only in some states.
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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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In The Magazine
Cannabis Deserts
July 28, 2017Even in states that are home to some of the best cannabis on Earth, access to...
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Politics
MA Guts Pot Industry Protections for People of Color
June 20, 2017When Massachusetts’ voters passed Question 4 last November it included clear language for diversity and inclusion...
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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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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...
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Politics
Cannabis Legalization Cleans House at Polls
November 9, 2016Florida appears to have helped to bring the nation President Donald J. Trump. And in return,...
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Politics
Backers of Marijuana Legalization Tout Doctors’ Endorsements
November 6, 2016BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts touted endorsements...
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Economics
Business Owners Replace Idealists in Legal-Pot Movement
October 22, 2016DENVER (AP) — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana...
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Politics
Referendum Campaign on Recreational Pot Intensifies in Maine
October 11, 2016PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With the election a month away, marijuana advocates are airing television ads...
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Politics
PBS Travel Guru Rick Steves to Stump for Pot Ballot Question
September 23, 2016BOSTON (AP) — Travel guru Rick Steves is set to tour Massachusetts in support of a...