Slow rollout on retail marijuana is shrinking Massachusetts’ estimated taxes, advocates say October 2, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Saying Massachusetts has missed out on $16 million in marijuana taxes, officials behind the 2016 legal marijuana ballot question on Monday pointed to staffing levels and bureaucracy at the Cannabis Control Commission as potential reasons for the slow rollout of… Read More→
Massachusetts’ First Recreational Pot Sales Could Be Days Away September 17, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments More than two months after recreational marijuana sales became legal in Massachusetts, the first wave of retailers is still working to open to the public. But the first sales could happen soon. Eleven potential marijuana shops are awaiting site inspections, the last… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana growers threaten to sue Cannabis Control Commission September 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments An organization representing Massachusetts marijuana growers is considering a lawsuit to compel the Cannabis Control Commission to review the statutorily-required agreements between marijuana businesses and their host towns, something the commission has resisted doing under the impression it does not have… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana retailers could get final go-ahead this month September 7, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments A handful of the marijuana businesses granted provisional licenses have informed the Cannabis Control Commission they are ready to be inspected, one of the final steps before retail sales of marijuana, approved by voters almost two years ago, can begin.… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana panel is getting a lot of criticism after a recent ruling August 30, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is facing a growing backlash over its recent decision not to crack down on excessive payments from marijuana companies to municipalities — but with state legislators unlikely to force the commission’s hand any time soon,… Read More→
Marijuana Entrepreneurs Given ‘Priority’ In Mass. Are Struggling To Get Through Licensing Process July 26, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments So you've got priority in getting your marijuana license application reviewed in Massachusetts. But you've got a major hurdle ahead of you — getting through the actual application. Applicants who get priority are from communities disproportionately criminalized for marijuana — like people of… Read More→
Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts, but the feds are still looking to prosecute cases here in these three areas July 11, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments US Attorney Andrew Lelling, the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, on Tuesday pointed to three marijuana-related areas his office plans to focus on as the state keeps moving into the era of legal pot. The Cannabis Control Commission, the new… Read More→
MMJ Dispensary In Massachusetts Receives First License To Sell Recreational Cannabis July 2, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts hit another milestone in its era of legalized marijuana: State regulators granted Cultivate a license to sell recreational marijuana at the company's existing medical marijuana dispensary in Leicester. The five-member Cannabis Control Commission unanimously voted to grant the retail… Read More→
Ruling By AG Maura Healey Could Slow Massachusetts Marijuana Industry June 25, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Attorney General Maura Healey is giving cities and towns more power to slow down the recreational marijuana industry, ruling that local officials can unilaterally prohibit cannabis companies for another year without polling residents. The decision, approving an extension of Mansfield’s… Read More→
Marijuana milestone as Mass. issues first recreational pot license June 21, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The recreational marijuana era is officially underway in Massachusetts. Officials at the Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday afternoon granted the state’s first-ever recreational marijuana license to a cultivation facility in Milford operated by Sira Naturals. The unanimous decision by the… Read More→
First Adult-Use Cannabis License Granted on Eastern Seaboard June 21, 2018 Press Release Cultivation, Massachusetts, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Sira Naturals Receives Approval To Produce Cannabis For Adult-Use In Massachusetts MILFORD, Mass. June 21, 2018 – Sira Naturals, One of Massachusetts’ largest registered marijuana dispensary (RMD) group, today announced that it has received approval from the Cannabis… Read More→
Recreational Marijuana Shops In Massachusetts Might Not Be Able To Open By July 1 June 15, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Prospects for retail pot shops opening for business in Massachusetts by a July 1 target date appear to be dimming. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission met Thursday without issuing the first commercial business licenses under the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana… Read More→
The Amended Massachusetts Equal Pay Act June 5, 2018 Lawrence Casey HR and Staffing, Massachusetts, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The amended Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA) goes into effect July 1, 2018. The purpose of the new law is to ensure that all workers in Massachusetts are paid equally for comparable work performed and to provide the opportunity to… Read More→
Will Recreational Marijuana Stores In Massachusetts Help Or Hurt Medical Marijuana Patients? May 29, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Mike Crawford, a medical marijuana patient and longtime advocate for marijuana legalization, may not buy much marijuana in recreational shops, since he has a medical card that lets him get the drug tax-free. But he is looking forward to recreational… Read More→
How Much Will Legal Cannabis Cost Once It Hits The Shops In Massachusetts? May 14, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments For states that have legalized recreational marijuana, the new authorized markets have carried the promise of increasingly cheap weed. In Colorado, wholesale cannabis prices have dropped roughly 35 percent since their 2015 peak. In Oregon, some pot shops reportedly sell grams of weed for… Read More→