Massachusetts Is Open for Weed Business and Some Residents Aren't Ready
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August 01, 2018
Massachusetts Is Open for Weed Business and Some Residents Aren't ReadyMassachusetts Is Open for Weed Business and Some Residents Aren't R...Massachusetts Is Open for Weed Business and Some Residents Aren't Ready
In 2016, the state of Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana, opening up the flood gates for entrepreneurs to start looking for spaces to open up shop. But the historically working class n ...
In 2016, the state of Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana, opening up the flood gates for entrepreneurs to start looking for spaces to open up shop. But the historic ...
Massachusetts group far exceeds required signatures to get legalization on ballot
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June 21, 2016
Massachusetts group far exceeds required signatures to get legalization on ballotMassachusetts group far exceeds required signatures to get legaliza...Massachusetts group far exceeds required signatures to get legalization on ballot
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Supporters of a proposal that could make Massachusetts the fifth U.S. state to legalize the recreational us ...
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Supporters of a proposal that could make Massachusetts the fifth U.S. state to legalize ...
The down-low on Massachusetts’ controversial ‘pay-to-play’ MMJ market
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July 26, 2016
The down-low on Massachusetts’ controversial ‘pay-to-play’ MMJ marketThe down-low on Massachusetts’ controversial ‘pay-to-play’ MMJ marketThe down-low on Massachusetts’ controversial ‘pay-to-play’ MMJ market
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff To break into the Massachusetts medical marijuana market requires a bit of pay-to-play a good bit of it, The Boston Globe has found. Dispensaries are shelling out t ...
By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff To break into the Massachusetts medical marijuana market requires a bit of pay-to-play a good bit of it, The Boston Globe has found. Dispensarie ...
Signing marijuana law, Massachusetts gov continues to express reservations
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July 28, 2017
Signing marijuana law, Massachusetts gov continues to express reservationsSigning marijuana law, Massachusetts gov continues to express reser...Signing marijuana law, Massachusetts gov continues to express reservations
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday he remained wary of the impact legalized recreational marijuana might have on the state, yet hopeful that revisi ...
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday he remained wary of the impact legalized recreational marijuana might have on the state, yet ...
Want to influence Massachusetts weed industry decisions? Regs board now forming
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August 07, 2017
Want to influence Massachusetts weed industry decisions? Regs board now formingWant to influence Massachusetts weed industry decisions? Regs board...Want to influence Massachusetts weed industry decisions? Regs board now forming
By The Associated Press BOSTON The race is on to assemble the five-member board that will oversee recreational and medical marijuana in Massachusetts. Under a new state law approved last month, Gov. Char ...
By The Associated Press BOSTON The race is on to assemble the five-member board that will oversee recreational and medical marijuana in Massachusetts. Under a new state law approved l ...
Massachusetts: Top Pot Regulator Committed to Timely Rollout of Law
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September 05, 2017
Massachusetts: Top Pot Regulator Committed to Timely Rollout of LawMassachusetts: Top Pot Regulator Committed to Timely Rollout of LawMassachusetts: Top Pot Regulator Committed to Timely Rollout of Law
BY BOB SALSBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) The states top marijuana regulator pledged Wednesday to implement Massachusetts recreational pot law and do his best to meet an ambitious timetable for lice ...
BY BOB SALSBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) The states top marijuana regulator pledged Wednesday to implement Massachusetts recreational pot law and do his best to meet an ambitiou ...
Boston, other Massachusetts cities prepare to profit from cannabis sales
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September 22, 2017
Boston, other Massachusetts cities prepare to profit from cannabis salesBoston, other Massachusetts cities prepare to profit from cannabis ...Boston, other Massachusetts cities prepare to profit from cannabis sales
By Jack Encarnacao, Boston Herald Cities and towns that avoided a ban on pot shops are now looking at ways to extract revenue from the burgeoning industry. The city manager in Worcester which, when medi ...
By Jack Encarnacao, Boston Herald Cities and towns that avoided a ban on pot shops are now looking at ways to extract revenue from the burgeoning industry. The city manager in Worcest ...
Cannabis on the Cape: How Massachusetts water towns will welcome weed
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October 12, 2017
Cannabis on the Cape: How Massachusetts water towns will welcome weedCannabis on the Cape: How Massachusetts water towns will welcome weedCannabis on the Cape: How Massachusetts water towns will welcome weed
By Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts will be the first of the states nonprofit organizations to open a dispensary on Cape Cod, recently announcing plans to begin operati ...
By Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts will be the first of the states nonprofit organizations to open a dispensary on Cape Cod, recently announcing pl ...
Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Advocates Urge Towns to Allow Regulated Businesses, Follow Marshfield Example
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October 18, 2017
Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Advocates Urge Towns to Allow Regulated Businesses...Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Advocates Urge Towns to Allow ...Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Advocates Urge Towns to Allow Regulated Businesses, Follow Marshfield Example
A supporter holds up a "Yes on 4" sign at the 2016 Boston Freedom Rally (Scott Gacek/The Daily Chronic) Marijuana Policy Project | October 18, 2017 BOSTON, MA Towns passing legal cannabis bans and morat ...
A supporter holds up a "Yes on 4" sign at the 2016 Boston Freedom Rally (Scott Gacek/The Daily Chronic) Marijuana Policy Project | October 18, 2017 BOSTON, MA Towns passing legal can ...
“We need to try to restore some trust”: Massachusetts senators debate their marijuana plan
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June 22, 2017
“We need to try to restore some trust”: Massachusetts senators debate their marijuana plan“We need to try to restore some trust”: Massachusetts senators deba...“We need to try to restore some trust”: Massachusetts senators debate their marijuana plan
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON The debate over the reshaping of Massachusetts recreational marijuana law shifted Thursday to the state Senate, where a more modest set of revisions to the e ...
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON The debate over the reshaping of Massachusetts recreational marijuana law shifted Thursday to the state Senate, where a more modest set o ...
Massachusetts cannabis legislation talks appear to stall as deadline nears
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June 30, 2017
Massachusetts cannabis legislation talks appear to stall as deadline nearsMassachusetts cannabis legislation talks appear to stall as deadlin...Massachusetts cannabis legislation talks appear to stall as deadline nears
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Talks between the House and Senate over a compromise marijuana law appeared stalled Friday, even as lawmakers faced a self-imposed deadline for delivering a ...
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Talks between the House and Senate over a compromise marijuana law appeared stalled Friday, even as lawmakers faced a self-imposed deadli ...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Reach Marijuana Compromise; Tax Raised to 20%
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July 17, 2017
Massachusetts Lawmakers Reach Marijuana Compromise; Tax Raised to 20%Massachusetts Lawmakers Reach Marijuana Compromise; Tax Raised to 20%Massachusetts Lawmakers Reach Marijuana Compromise; Tax Raised to 20%
TJ Baker | July 17, 2017 BOSTON, MA After weeks of closed-door negotiations, lawmakers in Massachusetts have reached a compromise on changes to the voter-approved law that legalized marijuana in the Ba ...
TJ Baker | July 17, 2017 BOSTON, MA After weeks of closed-door negotiations, lawmakers in Massachusetts have reached a compromise on changes to the voter-approved law that legalized ...
Compromise: Massachusetts Pot Sales Start July 2018
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July 17, 2017
Compromise: Massachusetts Pot Sales Start July 2018Compromise: Massachusetts Pot Sales Start July 2018Compromise: Massachusetts Pot Sales Start July 2018
Photo Gabe Perry for Cannabis Now Lawmakers reach compromise on recreational cannabis in Massachusetts. After numerous missed deadlines, the legislature of the Commonwealth of Ma ...
Photo Gabe Perry for Cannabis Now Lawmakers reach compromise on recreational cannabis in Massachusetts. After numerous missed deadlines, the legislature of th ...
Massachusetts Legislature Reaches Marijuana Regulation Compromise
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July 18, 2017
Massachusetts Legislature Reaches Marijuana Regulation CompromiseMassachusetts Legislature Reaches Marijuana Regulation CompromiseMassachusetts Legislature Reaches Marijuana Regulation Compromise
A supporter holds up a "Yes on 4" sign at the 2016 Boston Freedom Rally (Scott Gacek/The Daily Chronic) Marijuana Policy Project | July 18, 2017 BOSTON, MA After weeks of talks and missed deadlines, leg ...
A supporter holds up a "Yes on 4" sign at the 2016 Boston Freedom Rally (Scott Gacek/The Daily Chronic) Marijuana Policy Project | July 18, 2017 BOSTON, MA After weeks of talks and m ...
Massachusetts High Court: Patient Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Sue for Discrimination
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July 17, 2017
Massachusetts High Court: Patient Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Sue for Discrimin...Massachusetts High Court: Patient Fired for Medical Marijuana Use C...Massachusetts High Court: Patient Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Sue for Discrimination
Scott Gacek | July 18, 2017 BOSTON, MA Massachusetts highest court ruled on Monday that a medical marijuana patient could sue her former employer for discrimination after being fired for testing positi ...
Scott Gacek | July 18, 2017 BOSTON, MA Massachusetts highest court ruled on Monday that a medical marijuana patient could sue her former employer for discrimination after being fire ...
Let People 'Have A Few Plants,' Says Massachusetts Senator Who Backs Legalization
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October 21, 2016
Let People 'Have A Few Plants,' Says Massachusetts Senator Who Backs LegalizationLet People 'Have A Few Plants,' Says Massachusetts Senator Who Back...Let People 'Have A Few Plants,' Says Massachusetts Senator Who Backs Legalization
Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg said hes backing a ballot question that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state. Rosenberg said he hopes he and fellow lawmakers can mak ...
Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg said hes backing a ballot question that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state. Rosenberg said he hopes he and fell ...
Home Grown Marijuana: Arizona, DC, and Massachusetts
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October 27, 2016
Home Grown Marijuana: Arizona, DC, and MassachusettsHome Grown Marijuana: Arizona, DC, and MassachusettsHome Grown Marijuana: Arizona, DC, and Massachusetts
As cannabis reform has spread across the United States, it has given birth to a marketplace increasingly driven by business interests. This is the fourth installment in our series looking at how the chang ...
As cannabis reform has spread across the United States, it has given birth to a marketplace increasingly driven by business interests. This is the fourth installment in our series look ...
Attorney General Says Massachusetts Ballot Question Puts 'Profits Ahead Of People'
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November 05, 2016
Attorney General Says Massachusetts Ballot Question Puts 'Profits Ahead Of People'Attorney General Says Massachusetts Ballot Question Puts 'Profits A...Attorney General Says Massachusetts Ballot Question Puts 'Profits Ahead Of People'
Massachusetts top law enforcement official went on the offensive Thursday against the legalization of recreational marijuana, arguing that the marijuana industry would resist curbs on the potency of its p ...
Massachusetts top law enforcement official went on the offensive Thursday against the legalization of recreational marijuana, arguing that the marijuana industry would resist curbs on ...
Massachusetts First East Coast State To Legalize Recreational Cannabis
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November 08, 2016
Massachusetts First East Coast State To Legalize Recreational CannabisMassachusetts First East Coast State To Legalize Recreational CannabisMassachusetts First East Coast State To Legalize Recreational Cannabis
Massachusetts is the first East Coast state to legalize recreational marijuana use. Voters passed the legalization initiative,Question 4,by a comfortable margin, according to Politico. The result comes as ...
Massachusetts is the first East Coast state to legalize recreational marijuana use. Voters passed the legalization initiative,Question 4,by a comfortable margin, according to Politico. ...
Massachusetts' New Recreational Cannabis Laws
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November 14, 2016
Massachusetts' New Recreational Cannabis LawsMassachusetts' New Recreational Cannabis LawsMassachusetts' New Recreational Cannabis Laws
Massachusetts voters passed Question 4 to legalize recreational marijuana possession.Thevotes make cannabis completely medically and recreationally legal for purchase, possession, and limited grow operat ...
Massachusetts voters passed Question 4 to legalize recreational marijuana possession.Thevotes make cannabis completely medically and recreationally legal for purchase, possession, and ...
State of Cannabis: Massachusetts
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November 20, 2016
State of Cannabis: MassachusettsState of Cannabis: MassachusettsState of Cannabis: Massachusetts
Thisis provingto be a big year for cannabis. As a result, we are ranking the fifty states from worst to best on how they treat cannabis and those who consume it. Each of our State of Cannabis posts will ...
Thisis provingto be a big year for cannabis. As a result, we are ranking the fifty states from worst to best on how they treat cannabis and those who consume it. Each of our State of ...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Call for Changes to Marijuana Legalization Law
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November 28, 2016
Massachusetts Lawmakers Call for Changes to Marijuana Legalization LawMassachusetts Lawmakers Call for Changes to Marijuana Legalization LawMassachusetts Lawmakers Call for Changes to Marijuana Legalization Law
Scott Gacek | November 28, 2016 BOSTON, MA For over a decade, lawmakers in Massachusetts have balked at the opportunity to legalize marijuana, passing over their chance to craft their own version of a ...
Scott Gacek | November 28, 2016 BOSTON, MA For over a decade, lawmakers in Massachusetts have balked at the opportunity to legalize marijuana, passing over their chance to craft the ...
Massachusetts Could Ban Home Grows Even Though People Voted For Them
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November 30, 2016
Massachusetts Could Ban Home Grows Even Though People Voted For ThemMassachusetts Could Ban Home Grows Even Though People Voted For ThemMassachusetts Could Ban Home Grows Even Though People Voted For Them
That didnt take long.Immediately after Massachusetts voters passed Question 4 to legalize marijuana, the top office-holder tasked with leading the implementation and regulation of the law, Treasurer Deb G ...
That didnt take long.Immediately after Massachusetts voters passed Question 4 to legalize marijuana, the top office-holder tasked with leading the implementation and regulation of the ...
Massachusetts: Urge Lawmakers to Implement Question 4 As Passed
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December 08, 2016
Massachusetts: Urge Lawmakers to Implement Question 4 As PassedMassachusetts: Urge Lawmakers to Implement Question 4 As PassedMassachusetts: Urge Lawmakers to Implement Question 4 As Passed
NORML | December 8, 2016 On Election Day in Massachusetts, 54 percent of voters decided in favor of Question 4: The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act permitting adults to legally grow and to poss ...
NORML | December 8, 2016 On Election Day in Massachusetts, 54 percent of voters decided in favor of Question 4: The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act permitting adults to lega ...
Massachusetts officially goes legal Dec. 15. Here’s what you can — and can’t — do with recreational marijuana
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December 12, 2016
Massachusetts officially goes legal Dec. 15. Here’s what you can — and can’t — do with ...Massachusetts officially goes legal Dec. 15. Here’s what you can — ...Massachusetts officially goes legal Dec. 15. Here’s what you can — and can’t — do with recreational marijuana
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts. Legal, but not readily available. The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go ...
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts. Legal, but not readily available. The ballot question approved by voters Nov. ...
Massachusetts Cannabis Consumers Get A Green Christmas, Even If It Snows
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December 15, 2016
Massachusetts Cannabis Consumers Get A Green Christmas, Even If It SnowsMassachusetts Cannabis Consumers Get A Green Christmas, Even If It ...Massachusetts Cannabis Consumers Get A Green Christmas, Even If It Snows
On Election Day, voters passed the ballot initiative overturning the prohibition of cannabis in Massachusetts. On December 15, possessing and consuming cannabis recreationally will officially become legal ...
On Election Day, voters passed the ballot initiative overturning the prohibition of cannabis in Massachusetts. On December 15, possessing and consuming cannabis recreationally will off ...
Massachusetts: Over a Century of Cannabis Criminalization Comes to an End
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December 15, 2016
Massachusetts: Over a Century of Cannabis Criminalization Comes to an EndMassachusetts: Over a Century of Cannabis Criminalization Comes to ...Massachusetts: Over a Century of Cannabis Criminalization Comes to an End
Paul Armentano | December 15, 2016 Massachusetts today became the sixth US state to enact legislation eliminating criminal penalties specific to the adult possession and personal use of cannabis. The la ...
Paul Armentano | December 15, 2016 Massachusetts today became the sixth US state to enact legislation eliminating criminal penalties specific to the adult possession and personal use ...
Have Questions About Cannabis In Massachusetts, Like Can It Be Given As A Gift?
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December 18, 2016
Have Questions About Cannabis In Massachusetts, Like Can It Be Given As A Gift?Have Questions About Cannabis In Massachusetts, Like Can It Be Give...Have Questions About Cannabis In Massachusetts, Like Can It Be Given As A Gift?
A voter-approved law allowing adults to possess, grow and use limited amounts of recreational marijuana has now taken effectin Massachusetts, but it will still be at least another year ...
A voter-approved law allowing adults to possess, grow and use limited amounts of recreational marijuana has now taken effectin Massachusetts, but it will still be at ...
Colorado Offers Pot Czar to Help with Legal Weed Transition in Massachusetts
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December 18, 2016
Colorado Offers Pot Czar to Help with Legal Weed Transition in MassachusettsColorado Offers Pot Czar to Help with Legal Weed Transition in Mass...Colorado Offers Pot Czar to Help with Legal Weed Transition in Massachusetts
A lot has changed since Colorado voted to legalize recreational weed four years ago when Governor John Hickenlooper humorously told anxious pot advocates dont break out the Cheetos or goldfish too quickl ...
A lot has changed since Colorado voted to legalize recreational weed four years ago when Governor John Hickenlooper humorously told anxious pot advocates dont break out the Cheetos or ...
Critical decisions about Massachusetts marijuana in hands of lawmakers
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December 27, 2016
Critical decisions about Massachusetts marijuana in hands of lawmakersCritical decisions about Massachusetts marijuana in hands of lawmakersCritical decisions about Massachusetts marijuana in hands of lawmakers
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON The new year means the start of a brand new two-year session for the Massachusetts Legislature with all signs pointing to a busy agenda for lawmakers in the ...
By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON The new year means the start of a brand new two-year session for the Massachusetts Legislature with all signs pointing to a busy agenda f ...
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