Archive for July 2018

Massachusetts’ new recreational marijuana law requires efforts to ensure diversity, but potential licensees and applicants are struggling with financing and local regulatory approvals, a state survey found. The survey, though small, could offer insight for other Source: Financial hurdles stymie diversity in Massachusetts recreational cannabis industry – Marijuana Business Daily

And a handful of stocks that could profit as these marijuana markets expand. Source: 7 States That Should Have Billion-Dollar Marijuana Markets by 2022 | Fox Business

“It’s obviously been a very long time since November 2016.” Source: Shaleen Title on the rollout of Massachusetts’s marijuana industry | Boston.com

The Cannabis Control Commission could review as many as seven more recreational marijuana licenses on Thursday. Source: Recreational marijuana in Massachusetts: Cannabis Control Commission to review 7 more recreational pot licenses | Boston 25 News

The work of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission includes a social equity program aimed at helping those “disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement.” Source: Nearly $8 million budget for Massachusetts marijuana oversight board includes over 40 full-timers | masslive.com

PORTSMOUTH — The medical-marijuana industry in Rhode Island has been marked by constant flux, forcing Greenleaf Compassion Care Center, one of the state’s three medical-marijuana dispensaries, to be flexible.Some of the changes have been to the company’s benefit, such as a provision that allows the dispensaries to sell to individuals with out-of-state medical-marijuana cards. Since the…

As Massachusetts lawmakers grapple with legalizing aspects of marijuana use and cultivation, they are addressing some vital issues. Growing cannabis requires the right environment to safely flourish. It can smell foul; it’s valuable, and it can occasionally attract some unsavory visitors. Home-grown cannabis may be the only legal choice for vast swaths of the population…

The Cannabis Control Commission said they need to approve an independent testing lab before pot shops can begin selling recreational marijuana, despite being made legal in November of last year. Source: Dispensaries still waiting to sell recreational marijuana

A fiscal research group says the slow rollout of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts casts doubt on projected state revenue from cannabis taxes. Read more on Boston.com. Source: Slow rollout of pot sales clouds marijuana tax forecast | Boston.com

The Cannabis Control Commission is on track to take over the state’s medical marijuana program by the end of the year, according to a recent report. Source: Cannabis Control Commission on track to take over medical marijuana program | masslive.com