Massachusetts marijuana regulators asked to revisit recreational delivery, telehealth August 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
The Resilience of the Massachusetts Adult-Use Marijuana Market July 22, 2020 Jacques Santucci CBE Week, Marketing, Massachusetts, Op-Ed, Opinions, Resources, Retail 0 Comments Now in July 2020, two months into the reopening of the Massachusetts adult use marijuana industry, it is time to take a step back and look at the numbers. The second adult use retail store in Boston opened this past… Read More→
Marijuana business applicants, advocates call out for more equity in Massachusetts cannabis industry July 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Laury Lucien, a co-owner of the marijuana retail business Major Bloom in Worcester, said equity applicants that are trying to open a cannabis company in Massachusetts are fighting a unicorn. And that unicorn, Lucien said, is stigma rooted in ignorance and… Read More→
3 Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries fined a total of $800,000 July 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Three Massachusetts marijuana companies fined for use of pesticides, control violations July 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
For these Massachusetts marijuana retailers, opening during the pandemic brought new hurdles; ‘we’ve risen to every challenge’ June 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Caroline Pineau had imagined that when she received a final license to open Stem, a recreational cannabis shop in Haverhill, she’d be sitting in the Cannabis Control Commission’s meeting room at Worcester’s Union Station. But instead, the celebration of receiving… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana regulators to investigate attacks on retailers June 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Massachusetts reopening plan for recreational marijuana calls for curbside delivery to start May 25 May 19, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments After being shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced recreational marijuana stores can reopen on May 25 for curbside delivery only as part of a comprehensive statewide reopening plan unveiled Monday. Massachusetts is the only state with legal marijuana that ordered adult-use stores… Read More→
With no recreational marijuana sales during coronavirus pandemic and thousands more medical patients, state and municipalities to see impact on tax revenue in Massachusetts May 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments With recreational marijuana stores closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of medical marijuana patients has increased by the thousands in Massachusetts. Between the halt of adult-use sales since March 24 and additional medical marijuana patients who may not return to the recreational market,… Read More→
Marijuana delivery moves closer toward reality in Massachusetts May 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana delivery license applications on track to launch in May, reserved for economic empowerment and social equity applicants May 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts marijuana companies are getting closer to being able to offer delivery of retail cannabis, as some state regulators on Thursday said they believe delivery is a priority during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. But one commissioner said she was concerned… Read More→
Marijuana delivery in Massachusetts: Team from alcohol delivery site Drizly launches Lantern, e-commerce cannabis site May 7, 2020 AggregatedNews On the Move 0 Comments 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… Read More→
‘Local cannabis companies face extinction;’ Recreational marijuana businesses plead with Mass. lawmakers for state loan program amid pandemic May 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Mass. Recreational Marijuana Shops Lose Bid To Reopen During Pandemic April 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Cannabis users, shops suffer high anxiety after Massachusetts shuts down recreational sales April 1, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→