Halt of Mass. recreational marijuana sales is followed by layoffs, concerns about future of emerging industry March 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Earlier this month, a letter was reportedly distributed to employees of Cultivate Holdings, a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Leicester. The letter dated, which was March 18 and was obtained by MassLive, noted that the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease… Read More→
Massachusetts medical marijuana centers now allowed to offer curbside pickup for patients during COVID-19 pandemic March 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments As officials work to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, the state Cannabis Control Commission said licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers will be able to offer curbside pickup to patients and caregivers. The CCC has issued an administrative order that temporarily… Read More→
Some Massachusetts Marijuana dispensaries turn to making hand sanitizer March 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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 &… Read More→
Boston Area Residents Stockpile Marijuana In Case Of Coronavirus Quarantine March 17, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Some Massachusetts residents are preparing for the coronavirus pandemic by stockpiling supplies — emptying grocery store shelves, stacking up cans of black beans in their cupboards and, apparently, buying a lot of marijuana to make it through a potential extended… Read More→
Slow Going For Efforts To Diversify The Massachusetts Marijuana Industry March 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments One big complaint about Massachusetts' legal marijuana industry: Who is getting all those profits? Efforts to change have been slow moving. Opening today, in Boston, is the first marijuana business in the state to apply through what's called the social… Read More→
Should illegal marijuana sellers be taxed in Massachusetts? CCC, state legislators eyeing a task force that would look toward taxation over criminal penalties February 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
From chefs to chemists, Massachusetts’ burgeoning marijuana industry is creating jobs that use a wide range of skills February 18, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments When Gene Ray was studying biology at Fisk University in Nashville, he started to use marijuana regularly. At the time, he wasn’t thinking that if combined, his scientific expertise and interest in cannabis could make a career. While studying medicinal… Read More→
Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses find ways to be eco-friendly January 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Massachusetts medical marijuana customers are buying cheap, good weed — in Maine December 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Ingrid Martinez is terminally ill and undergoing chemotherapy. Medical marijuana helps her alleviate her nausea and pain. Martinez, 50, a Lowell resident who worked in medical coding before she got sick, travels to Maine every three weeks or so to… Read More→
Recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts generated $400M in sales in first year November 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments In its first year of recreational cannabis sales, the state generated $61 million in total taxes on nearly $400 million in marijuana sales, according to figures released Wednesday by state agencies. But state officials say the work to build the… Read More→
A year after first two recreational marijuana shops opened in Massachusetts, a mostly warm buzz November 20, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments A year after the first recreational marijuana shops opened in Massachusetts, cannabis product sales have generated nearly $3.5 million in combined taxes and fees and a generally warm buzz for the first two towns to allow it. The revenue represents… Read More→
Massachusetts is going ahead with marijuana delivery. Here’s how it will work. October 1, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts residents may soon be able to order marijuana to their front door. Last week, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission approved new rules that pave the way for companies to deliver recreational marijuana directly to customers. The regulations, which were… Read More→
Massachusetts Orders 4-Month Ban on Sale of All Vaping Products September 25, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Annual fee eliminated for Massachusetts medical marijuana patients September 25, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts medical marijuana patients will no longer have to a pay a $50 annual fee for a patient registration card. The fee will be eliminated under new rules governing medical marijuana approved unanimously Tuesday by the Cannabis Control Commission. The… Read More→
UK advised by Massachusetts Commissioner to recruit former drug dealers if marijuana is legalised September 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Europe, Massachusetts 0 Comments Former drug dealers should be recruited and trained to produce safe, legal cannabis if the UK decides to legalise marijuana, the head of an American programme overseeing the sale of the narcotic has urged. The Commissioner in charge of legal… Read More→