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Massachusetts Legislature approves marijuana industry reforms

Massachusetts lawmakers early Monday morning approved a package of significant changes to the state’s booming marijuana industry, answering longstanding calls for reform from advocates and entrepreneurs. The bill would crack down on steep local fees charged to marijuana operators, steer…

Massachusetts pot shops are a billion-dollar market, but cannabis industry still faces hurdles

While recreational marijuana sales have soared in 2021 as Massachusetts emerges from the pandemic, business complications and governmental actions have slowed the pace of the industry's growth, cannabis advocates say. Massachusetts legalized marijuana in 2016, becoming the seventh state to do…

‘Local cannabis companies face extinction;’ Recreational marijuana businesses plead with Mass. lawmakers for state loan program amid pandemic

It took almost two years for Massachusetts marijuana company T. Bear, Inc., to receive approval to commence operations, which finally came down on March 20, recounted owner and CEO Angela Brown. That approval authorized the East Wareham company to start operations on March…

Mass. Recreational Marijuana Shops Lose Bid To Reopen During Pandemic

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has denied a request by a group of recreational marijuana businesses to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The businesses had sued Gov. Charlie Baker over his decision to shut down recreational pot businesses in his response to…

Cannabis users, shops suffer high anxiety after Massachusetts shuts down recreational sales

Shannon Venezia hasn’t had a seizure in four and a half years — a fact that she attributes to her decision to treat her epilepsy with cannabis instead of the prescriptions her doctor wrote, which she says would give her…

Massachusetts Orders 4-Month Ban on Sale of All Vaping Products

The state’s action is the toughest to date, as vaping-related illnesses and teenage use of e-cigarettes climb. Facing declining sales and public backlash, Juul, the dominant e-cigarette maker, is considering layoffs. Massachusetts on Tuesday went further than any other state…

Massachusetts marijuana retail shops’ rollout going ‘mostly according to plan,’ Gov. Charlie Baker says

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says he's satisfied with the rollout of the state's first recreational marijuana retail stores. "I think it's gone what I would describe, I guess, as mostly according to plan, which is a good thing," Baker told…

Massachusetts Begins Erecting Marijuana Regulatory Structure

August 2, 2017
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BOSTON — The panel that will study and make recommendations on regulating marijuana in Massachusetts — the first piece of a growing regulatory structure — is on track to be finalized by the end of the week when the governor…

So What Changes Could Massachusetts See in Their Marijuana Laws?

Behind closed doors, Massachusetts lawmakers are scrambling to change the new marijuana law. The main questions are how many changes they plan to make and how big they go in overhauling or tweaking the voter-approved law. A team of negotiators from the…