Archive for July 2018
Massachusetts Lawmakers Look to Address Hidden Costs of Marijuana Business – NBC10 Boston
Two Massachusetts lawmakers are concerned that cities and towns are asking for too much money from prospective marijuana dispensaries. Source: Massachusetts Lawmakers Look to Address Hidden Costs of Marijuana Business – NBC10 Boston
Read MoreAre cities and towns demanding too much from marijuana operators? – The Boston Globe
Two key state lawmakers are urging a crackdown on municipalities demanding excessive payments from marijuana companies seeking to sell locally. Source: Are cities and towns demanding too much from marijuana operators? – The Boston Globe
Read MoreVaping Restrictions Advance In Springfield | WAMC
A first step has been taken to ban vaping in public places in the largest city in western Massachusetts. Source: Vaping Restrictions Advance In Springfield | WAMC
Read MoreTilray IPO: Five things to know about the first pot company to go public on Nasdaq – MarketWatch
Canada-based marijuana production and processor Tilray Inc. will be the first company in the once-clandestine sector to debut on Nasdaq Inc.’s Global Select Market exchange. Source: Tilray IPO: Five things to know about the first pot company to go public on Nasdaq – MarketWatch
Read MoreWorcester signs first retail pot sale agreements – News – telegram.com – Worcester, MA
WORCESTER – The city has signed two community host agreements with companies wanting to operate adult-use marijuana retail stores here.They are the first such agreements Worcester has reached for local licensed marijuana sales.Both companies, Good Chemistry of Massachusetts Inc. and Prime Wellness Centers Inc., have already signed host agreements with the city to operate medical marijuana…
Read MoreWhy aren’t any recreational marijuana dispensaries open in Massachusetts? | Boston.com
“The big hold up really is on the local level.” Source: Why aren’t any recreational marijuana dispensaries open in Massachusetts? | Boston.com
Read MoreMarijuana Users In Mass. Can’t Buy Guns | WBUR News
Using marijuana may be legal in Massachusetts, but federal authorities are warning that it can prevent you from owning a gun. Source: Marijuana Users In Mass. Can’t Buy Guns | WBUR News
Read MoreStill Some Weeks To Go Before Retail Cannabis Sales In Mass. Begin | WBUR News
The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has not yet licensed any independent testing labs, slowing the process for adult-use marijuana businesses and frustrating advocates. Source: Still Some Weeks To Go Before Retail Cannabis Sales In Mass. Begin | WBUR News
Read MoreMarijuana business at Tremont Nail could bring 40-70 jobs to Wareham – News – Wicked Local Wareham – Wareham, MA
WAREHAM – Voters may be going to a special Town Meeting to determine if a Tremont Nail Factory building can be used as a marijuana-processing facility creating 40-70 jobs, with shift work starting at $63,000 a year.The 7.2-acre site’s zoning would need to be clarified, as well as an earlier Town Meeting vote specifying marijuana-business…
Read MoreMarijuana ban returns to West Springfield Town Council in special session | masslive.com
Regardless of whether the West Springfield Town Council upholds a ban on recreational marijuana, it’s legal in Massachusetts. Source: Marijuana ban returns to West Springfield Town Council in special session | masslive.com
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