Archive for March 2017

Fact and fiction about home grow marijuana by Peter C. Bernard Source: Fact and fiction about home grow marijuana

The longtime medical marijuana advocate stands at the center of Massachusetts’ pot scene. Source: Five things you should know about Michael Latulippe – The Boston Globe Thank you to The Boston Globe for this story.

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg promised that lawmakers will not further delay the opening of marijuana retail shops after the legislature’s Source: Stan Rosenberg vows no more delays in implementation of marijuana law | Boston Herald   Thanks to hte Boston Herald for their story

The Department of Revenue calculated the state’s tax revenue assuming marijuana is taxed a total of 12%. Source: Massachusetts could make $300M from marijuana tax by 2020 | WWLP.com

As Massachusetts lawmakers are considering whether to change the number of marijuana plants a person can legally grow at home, pro-marijuana activists are urging them not to lower the limit. Source: Marijuana activists oppose proposed limits to home cultivation | masslive.com

Massachusetts lawmakers are vowing to respect the will of the voters, but aren’t ruling out changes to the state’s recreational marijuana law. Source: Massachusetts panel opens hearings on recreational marijuana regulation

Researchers now understand the science behind the crossfade. Source: What Mixing Weed and Alcohol Does to Your Mind – Tonic

In a speech to law enforcement, Jeff Sessions said the nation needs to “hammer” drug dealers and other criminals while bringing back the drug abstinence campaigns of the 1980s. Sessions told reporters he was “dubious” of medical marijuana in general, and that his office may rethink parts of an Obama-era policy allowing individual states to…

Police departments around the country are able to seize a person’s cash and property without charging them with a crime. VICE takes a look into how police departments are abusing civil forfeiture laws to collect billions of dollars. Source: How Police Departments Use Civil Forfeiture to Collect Billions This is an unconstitutional practice, a violation…

Critics say the delivery outfits are essentially selling “marijuana moonshine.” Source: State warns Leafly on ads for pot-delivery services – The Boston Globe