Medical Marijuana Taxes In Massachusetts On The Rise For Potential Dispensaries July 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts cities and towns are exacting increasingly hefty payments from medical marijuana dispensaries in exchange for letters the companies need to win state licenses, a Globe review of recent compacts shows. In Worcester, a dispensary promised to pay the city… Read More→
Boston’s Marijuana Delivery Services That Were Expected to Fade Away Keep on Rolling May 3, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments One delivery service offers gluten-free marijuana brownies. Another promises a free marijuana-laced lollipop with each order. A third touts trained “caregivers” and delivery until 4 a.m. These marijuana delivery services — the objects of an unsuccessful crackdown by Massachusetts health… Read More→
Massachusetts Senators in Colorado to Study Marijuana Legalization January 11, 2016 AggregatedNews Massachusetts, Policy & Legal 0 Comments DENVER — Eight state senators are flying into Colorado this week for a primer on life in a state that has already legalized marijuana, in case Massachusetts voters follow suit this November and lawmakers have to decide quickly how to… Read More→
Most Massachusetts Doctors Are Wary About Prescribing Medical Marijuana September 24, 2015 AggregatedNews Massachusetts, News & Insights 0 Comments Looking for a medical marijuana prescription? Your general practitioner probably won’t help you get it. Most doctors aren’t approved to certify Massachusetts residents as medical-marijuana patients, which is the first step toward receiving legal marijuana from one of the state’s… Read More→
Demand Soaring at Massachusetts Only Medical Marijuana Dispensary September 3, 2015 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments The executive director of the state’s first and only medical marijuana dispensary said this week that in just two months of operation, it provided cannabis to 1,500 patients — the first measure of consumer demand for the product in Massachusetts.… Read More→
Oops! Massachusetts Dispensary Accidentally Shares Patients’ Email Addresses August 13, 2015 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Retail 0 Comments Buying medical marijuana in Massachusetts got a little less anonymous Thursday morning, when the state’s lone pot dispensary accidentally shared some of its patients’ email addresses with other patients. Salem’s Alternative Therapies Group sent an email addressed “Dear Patient,” to… Read More→
2 Massachusetts Groups Filing Very Different Ballot Measures For Medical Marijuana August 5, 2015 AggregatedNews Massachusetts, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Two groups will file petitions for ballot measures Wednesday that would legalize marijuana for recreational adult use in Massachusetts, likely setting the stage for a fierce battle at the November 2016 ballot box. But there’s another slow-burning conflict. The… Read More→
Massachusetts First Medical Dispensary Set to Open in Salem Today June 24, 2015 AggregatedNews Massachusetts, Policy & Legal, Retail 0 Comments Nearly three years after Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved marijuana for medicinal use, the state’s first dispensary is poised to open Wednesday in Salem. But in striking contrast to the hoopla that has surrounded the state’s dispensary selection process, Alternative Therapies… Read More→
Last Word: Another Workplace Battle in the War for Medical Marijuana May 26, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal 0 Comments Here's my latest prediction: The workplace is going to be the new battlefield in the war over the legalization of marijuana. I say this because we're starting to see more and more stories about how employees in states where medical marijuana… Read More→
Massachusetts Will Overhaul License Procedures For Marijuana Dispensaries May 18, 2015 John Hollon Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments Massachusetts health authorities Friday dramatically overhauled the process for granting licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries, aiming to streamline the system and remove politics. Regulators from the administration of Governor Charlie Baker said the revamped licensing strips away the subjectivity and… Read More→
Delays Driving Away Investors For Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Firms April 8, 2015 John Hollon Massachusetts, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Months of controversy and bureaucratic delays in the Massachusetts medical marijuana program have driven away some investors, stranding several of the companies awarded the first dispensary licenses and leaving them short on cash. The uncertainty and mounting costs have pushed… Read More→
Massachusetts Dept of Public Health Selects First Company allowed to Grow Marijuana January 3, 2015 Rob Meagher Massachusetts 0 Comments The Massachusetts Department of Public Health revealed they have chosen the first company that will be growing marijuana for medical use. Alternative Therapies Group (ATG) Inc is allowed to operate a dispensary at 50 Grove St., Salem, and a cultivation… Read More→