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Massachusetts is moving forward to allow a controversial new type of marijuana delivery business

"This is a giant step forward." Despite pushback from some lawmakers and local municipalities, Massachusetts marijuana regulators are moving forward with plans to allow a new class of weed delivery business. During a three-hour meeting Tuesday, the state’s Cannabis Control…

Marijuana delivery plan for Massachusetts goes too far, lawmakers say

A handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked that Massachusetts marijuana regulators scrap the proposed delivery license that would let operators buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, store it in a warehouse and deliver it…

Massachusetts marijuana dispensary says 8 month lag in decision by state regulators cost company $1.2 million

A cannabis dispensary is suing state regulators over frustrations that the state has not acted on its application for over eight months. In a complaint and preliminary injunction filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Sept. 14, Northeast Alternatives asked the…

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission makes major change to delivery licenses, targeted at improving social equity

State marijuana regulators have made alterations to the set of regulations that has been under development for months to allow delivery licensees to buy marijuana wholesale from cultivators and manufacturers, a change that one regulator said is key to equity…

Massachusetts marijuana regulators asked to revisit recreational delivery, telehealth

The legal market is still taking shape nearly four years since voters legalized marijuana in Massachusetts, and rules around home delivery of cannabis and access options for medical patients were at the center of the latest round of push-and-pull on…

3 Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries fined a total of $800,000

Massachusetts marijuana regulators have fined three companies a total of $800,000 for various infractions. The Cannabis Control Commission levied the fines against Garden Remedies Inc., Healthy Pharms Inc., and Acreage Holdings Inc., according to The Telegram & Gazette. Garden Remedies, which…

Three Massachusetts marijuana companies fined for use of pesticides, control violations

Thee marijuana companies in Massachusetts are facing fines for various violations, including the use of pesticides by two businesses and issues of control that would violate a state cap by the third business. The Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously to approve the…

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

Cannabis Control Commission also cites two operators for using banned pesticides National marijuana operator Acreage Holdings has agreed to pay Massachusetts $250,000 to resolve charges that it attempted to control more dispensaries than allowed by law. The state Cannabis Control…

Massachusetts marijuana regulators to investigate attacks on retailers

The Cannabis Control Commission plans to review the security protocols of the three marijuana dispensaries that were broken into this week. Regulators said they would also analyze security requirements for the industry as a whole. Grove Hall-based Pure Oasis, Allston-based…

Marijuana delivery moves closer toward reality in Massachusetts

Recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts remain on pause in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, but state officials are moving toward making delivery an option for when they do resume. The Cannabis Control Commission announced last Thursday that it will make…

Marijuana delivery in Massachusetts: Team from alcohol delivery site Drizly launches Lantern, e-commerce cannabis site

The team at Drizly, a Boston-based alcohol e-commerce marketplace, has launched a new company to deliver marijuana. Lantern is the first on-demand cannabis e-commerce company in Massachusetts, according to a news release. While it was started by the team at Drizly, the…

Some Massachusetts Marijuana dispensaries turn to making hand sanitizer

At least 14 marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts have agreed to make hand sanitizer as part of efforts to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The dispensaries, organized by the Commonwealth Dispensary Association (CDA) and in partnership with the Massachusetts Health &…

Should illegal marijuana sellers be taxed in Massachusetts? CCC, state legislators eyeing a task force that would look toward taxation over criminal penalties

Concerns about the illegal marijuana market in Massachusetts became even more heightened last year as people here in the state, and across the country, started to fall ill from vaping. For Commissioner Britte McBride of the state Cannabis Control Commission, the vaping crisis…

Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses find ways to be eco-friendly

Growing marijuana, an energy-intensive activity, is not easy to take “off the grid.” Yet that is what Solar Therapeutics is planning to do. This month the marijuana cultivation and retail company will turn on its microgrid, essentially giving Solar Therapeutics…

Marijuana vape sales can resume, CCC declares

BOSTON — State marijuana regulators on Thursday eased their ban on vaping product sales, allowing certain types of products to return to store shelves one day after state public health officials backed off a ban on nicotine vape sales. As…