Archive for October 2018
420MEDIA Trailblazers In Cannabis: Kim Edwards, VP Of Acacia Diversified Holdings – MJ News Network
Digital marketing agency 420MEDIA and the Marijuana Business Association (MJBA) have joined forces to create a series highlighting entrepreneurs trailblazing the cannabis scene. Each week, we’ll profile a noteworthy business pioneer, and ask each 5 questions. This week’s featured trailblazer is Kim Edwards, VP of Acacia Diversified Holdings, a vertically-integrated, publicly-traded cannabis and hemp company…
Read MoreAlcohol industry sees its future in marijuana – The Boston Globe
By Dan Adams Globe Staff October 29, 2018 For more news on marijuana, subscribe to our newsletter, This Week in Weed. The national legalization of marijuana in the United States is inevitable — at least according to the alcohol industry. I caught up this week with Robert Mellion, who in February became the executive director…
Read MoreOregon marijuana retailer planning 4 Massachusetts facilities schedules meeting to reveal proposal for dispensary in downtown Springfield | masslive.com
By Peter Goonan [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — A company interested in opening a recreational marijuana store downtown has scheduled a community meeting regarding its proposed site at 1665 Main St. The applicant, TDMA LLC, is linked to a company in Oregon, Diem Cannabis, that has five marijuana licenses in that state, said Chris Mitchem, co-founder and…
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‘Pure idiocy’ on marijuana pacts means Massachusetts must act: industry advocate | masslive.com
By Mike Plaisance [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Extortion. Bribery. Pure idiocy. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is letting such violations happen in agreements between cities and towns and marijuana companies, and risking a lawsuit, said an official with a marijuana industry advocate Wednesday. The commission should intervene and reject host community agreements in which cities and towns…
Read MoreInside What Could Be The First Retail Marijuana Shop On The East Coast | New England Public Radio
The first retail marijuana store east of the Mississippi could open soon in Northampton, Massachusetts. It’s received final approval from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but still has to satisfy a few requirements. New England Treatment Access has operated a medical marijuana facility in Northampton for three years and will soon start selling pot to…
Read MoreAmeriCann releases designs for new 345,000 s/f building at its 52-acre Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center : NEREJ
Freetown, MA AmeriCann, Inc., an agricultural-technology company that is developing the next generation of eco-friendly greenhouse cannabis cultivation and processing properties, has released designs for Building 2 which includes 345,000 s/f of cannabis manufacturing and cultivation infrastructure at its 52-acre Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center (MMCC). The configuration of Building 2 includes 100,000 s/f of dedicated…
Read MoreMarijuana in Massachusetts: State regulators sign off on 90,000 square foot cultivation facility in Leicester | masslive.com
By Gintautas [email protected] 90,000 square foot facility in Leicester, which will cultivate, process and package marijuana products, on Thursday received the approval of Massachusetts regulators.The Cannabis Control Commission signed off on provisional licenses on in-door cultivation and product manufacturing for East Coast Organics LLC.The five-member commission also handed out provisional licenses to the following marijuana…
Read MoreBig Weed arrives as Canadians buy 2 Massachusetts companies | Boston Herald
Two Canadian firms are moving into the Massachusetts weed business, with deals to acquire two local medicinal marijuana companies that already have been approved for recreational pot licensing. Milford-based Sira Naturals announced it will be acquired by Toronto-based Cannabis Strategies Acquisition Corp. Patriot Care, with locations in Boston and Lowell. Columbia Care, parent company of…
Read MoreMassachusetts clears major hurdle toward selling recreational marijuana – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
BOSTON (WHDH) – The future of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts cleared a major hurdle Thursday as the Cannabis Control Commission approved two independent testing labs. Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana for adults in November 2016, but nearly two years later there is still no place in the state to legally purchase the drug because the…
Read MoreMassachusetts’ debate about fees extracted from marijuana companies comes to Ware | masslive.com
By Mike Plaisance [email protected] WARE — The goodness or gouging in the host community agreements of marijuana companies paying fees to cities and towns has been a statewide topic, including here at Town Hall Tuesday. The Board of Selectmen approved a host community agreement with proposed recreational marijuana business B’leaf Wellness Centre LLC. The retail dispensary would…
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