Massachusetts breaks record for marijuana sales, for the 6th year in a row February 7, 2024 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts set a new record for marijuana purchases in 2023, with December capping the year off as the best-ever sales month, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) said in a press release Tuesday. Adult-use marijuana establishments in the state grossed more than $1.56… Read More→
Mass. cannabis commission chair sues state treasurer over suspension October 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Shannon O'Brien, the suspended chair of the Cannabis Control Commission, filed a lawsuit Thursday against state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, alleging that Goldberg "willfully side-stepped both Massachusetts law and any process at all" in removing O'Brien from her post. The suit,… Read More→
That THC is Too D*** High: Perverted incentives create cannabis testing chaos across most markets. May 1, 2023 Brian MacIver Lab Testing, Spotlight 0 Comments The cannabis industry, like Major League Baseball during its 30-year steroid era, has a juicing problem. Reports of inflated THC figures on cannabis flower and pre-roll packaging are widespread across all mature markets, including in Canada. For example, in a… Read More→
Recreational cannabis prices in Mass. plummet as dispensary owners weigh future December 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Recreational cannabis has never been cheaper in Massachusetts than it was this year. Prices have been steadily decreasing for more than a year, and those running businesses in the burgeoning industry expect them to keep dropping. While customers may be… Read More→
‘Social equity’ applicants making inroads, gradually, in Massachusetts cannabis business June 27, 2022 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The first time lifelong Holyoke resident Damaris Aponte sold marijuana, she was 14 and growing up in a city deeply impacted by the so-called War on Drugs. She saw many people she knew get arrested on drug charges, and her… Read More→
Marijuana slowly becoming New England’s newest cash crop May 23, 2022 AggregatedNews New England states 0 Comments With adult-use marijuana sales eclipsing $3 billion in Massachusetts, other New England states are now entering the recreational marijuana industry. Voters in Massachusetts legalized marijuana in 2016 and sales began in 2018, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission said. Neighboring states witnessing… Read More→
‘An utter failure’: Law meant to clear old convictions, including for marijuana possession, helps few in Massachussetts November 29, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments When state legislators passed a criminal justice reform bill in 2018, Massachusetts residents won the ability to clear away certain criminal records — including convictions for marijuana possession and other now-legal activities — that can make it difficult to land… Read More→
Massachusetts pot shops are a billion-dollar market, but cannabis industry still faces hurdles November 2, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Massachusetts recreational cannabis sales surpass $2 billion less than 3 years after first adult-use retailers opened September 2, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments In fewer than three years since recreational cannabis dispensaries opened in Massachusetts, gross sales have surpassed $2 billion, regulators announced Wednesday. At the close of business Tuesday, the state’s mandatory seed-to-sale tracking system showed that sales had reached $2,009,007,478, according to the… Read More→
Massachusetts sets marijuana sales records around 4/20 holiday May 5, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments After a slow start, the Massachusetts marijuana industry is starting to pick up momentum. Recreational cannabis stores in the state have now sold more than $1.5 billion of pot products since their debut in November 2018, according to new data… Read More→
Mass. cannabis commission launching online catalog of marijuana products April 13, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Websites all over the internet offer information about the many strains and variations of marijuana and marijuana products — both legal and illicit. Now the Cannabis Control Commission is launching its own online catalog of the myriad marijuana products available… Read More→
Marijuana retailers file suit to void delivery rules in Massachusetts January 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Making good on a warning issued months ago, the organization that represents most of the state’s marijuana retailers is suing the Cannabis Control Commission to invalidate the new regulations that create a separate category of businesses allowed to deliver non-medical… Read More→
Massachusetts approves new marijuana delivery rules, as dispensaries threaten lawsuit December 1, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts marijuana regulators approved final regulations Monday that pave the way for a new type of business to deliver adult-use cannabis to residents’ homes. But not if the state’s existing marijuana dispensaries have their say on the matter. “This will not be… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana retailers ready to sue over delivery rules November 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Commissioners seem ready to close out a bumpy policy-setting process next week with a vote to adopt new regulations that would reshape the legal marijuana industry to include a home delivery aspect, but that decision could give way to a… Read More→
Massachusetts cannabis regulators delay marijuana delivery rules after objections from lawmakers October 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments There will be no vote this week on the Cannabis Control Commission’s latest rewrite of its regulations, including the marijuana delivery framework recently agreed to, after all. The CCC announced Tuesday that the meeting planned for Thursday, at which regulators… Read More→