Marijuana company Curaleaf fined $250,000 for not asking permission for change of ownership August 9, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The Cannabis Control Commission fined Wakefield-based marijuana company Curaleaf $250,000 for failing to disclose a change of ownership and ask permission from state regulators before completing the transaction. The agreement, signed Thursday by the commission and Curaleaf, reads, “In assessing… Read More→
Medical marijuana patients in Massachusetts say product variety dwindling as stores begin selling to recreational customers August 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Dan Scotland lives in northeastern Massachusetts and uses medical marijuana to treat insomnia, anxiety and sleep issues. He used to go regularly to Patriot Care in Lowell — but then the medical dispensary began selling to the recreational market. “When… Read More→
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approves first sale of a marijuana company May 24, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday approved the state’s first acquisition of a marijuana company. The commission approved the sale of Sira Naturals to Cannabis Strategies Acquisition Corp. Sira Naturals owns three medical marijuana dispensaries, in Cambridge, Somerville and Needham.… Read More→
Here’s what happens if the TSA catches you with marijuana at Logan Airport May 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Transportation Security Administration has a message for marijuana consumers: We won’t look for your pot, but if we find it, we can’t ignore it either. It’s a clarification the federal agency wanted to make clear as more states legalize… Read More→
Home delivery of marijuana could start in Massachusetts this year April 29, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Home delivery of recreational marijuana could debut in Massachusetts later this year, after regulators reached agreement on a program that would increase consumer access to cannabis while also giving a leg up to entrepreneurs affected by the war on drugs.… Read More→
Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts, but your boss doesn’t have to allow it — yet April 22, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Using marijuana is legal in Massachusetts — but that doesn’t mean your boss has to allow it. Business advocates say company policies about marijuana use are currently all over the map. But a bill sponsored by Sen. Jason Lewis, D-Winchester,… Read More→
1st Massachusetts farmers moving toward approval to grow marijuana outdoors April 6, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments So far, all the marijuana sold in Massachusetts’ legal market has been grown indoors. But that could change. The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday approved the first two provisional licenses for companies that plan to grow marijuana outdoors in the… Read More→
N.Y. medical marijuana maker expands into Massachusetts recreational market April 4, 2019 AggregatedNews On the Move 0 Comments Vireo Health, a maker of medical marijuana in New York, is expanding into the recreational marijuana market with the $10 million acquisition this week of a Massachusetts firm. The company bought Mayflower Botanicals Inc., a registered marijuana dispensary certificate holder in Massachusetts.… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana advisory board says state should allow cannabis cafes February 28, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments The advisory board to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is backing the creation of cannabis cafes and pot-consumption events, voting unanimously for the state to develop regulations around the licenses. The vote is a promising step forward for advocates who… Read More→
1st legal marijuana stores are open in Massachusetts, but industry is far from mature February 11, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments After years of preparation and debate, legal marijuana is now a reality in Massachusetts. Any adult can walk into a store, pay cash and walk out with a joint, which they can smoke, legally, in their home. But the roll-out… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana: Sales hit $23.8 million in first two months of open retail pot shops January 24, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments In the first two months of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts, pot shops took in nearly $24 million in sales, according to data released by state regulators. The Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s marijuana regulatory agency, released the figures this… Read More→
Committee recommends allowing marijuana home delivery in Massachusetts January 10, 2019 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Despite concerns about robberies and security, a state committee recommended that Massachusetts grant licenses to companies to deliver marijuana. The question surrounds “delivery-only” licenses, in which the Cannabis Control Commission would let a company form a business and obtain a… Read More→
What is Massachusetts planning to do with all that marijuana tax revenue? December 6, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments In a recent interview, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he hoped the the tax revenue from marijuana in Massachusetts would be worth the “human toll.” Walsh, who opposed the 2016 state ballot measure to legalize the drug for recreational use, later explained that… Read More→
Massachusetts marijuana retail shops’ rollout going ‘mostly according to plan,’ Gov. Charlie Baker says November 28, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments 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… Read More→
While marijuana sales begin in Massachusetts, could New York next? November 21, 2018 AggregatedNews Massachusetts, New York 0 Comments If New York chooses to follow Massachusetts’ lead on recreational marijuana, Tuesday provided a window in to what it might see. Hundreds of people swarmed the New England Treatment Access store on Tuesday morning as Massachusetts became the first state… Read More→