Massachusetts’ medical cannabis program has new overseer

Massachusetts’ medical marijuana program is now being governed by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, but MMJ businesses in the state shouldn’t expect much change.The move brings both the recreational and medical cannabis programs under the control of the same agency.The health department had been regulating the state’s medical cannabis market since sales began in 2015.The…

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READ: Host agreements that have been approved by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission – News – Cohasset Mariner – Cohasset, MA

The Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s adult-use marijuana regulatory body, not reviewing the contents of these agreements – and municipalities saying they are allowed under separate state statutes – it remains unclear if a resolution will be reached. State law requires a host community agreement to be in place to receive a provisional adult-use license.…

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Provincetown greets pot shops with open arms

PROVINCETOWN — Long recognized as a safe haven to those who haven’t been accepted by the world at large, Provincetown could soon become a hub for an industry shunned by most of Cape Cod, with seven marijuana businesses seeking state and local approval to open in the community.“It’s a town that’s embracing cannabis businesses,” said…

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Some question legal reach of marijuana impact fees

“The community impact fee is meant to offset impacts actually incurred costs to the community, up to 3 percent, so there is not a minimum amount,” says attorney Blake Mensing. “If there are no impacts, the statute does not allow the town to collect a single dime.”Half-mile traffic jams. Parking shortages. Six-hour lines. At least…

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Freetown irons out agreement with AmeriCann

FREETOWN — The Board of Selectmen met briefly Monday with AmeriCann CEO Tim Keogh to iron out details regarding the town’s business arrangement with the medical marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility.The town has a host community agreement with AmeriCann’s 52 acres of building space and operations. AmeriCann intends on leasing space to individual companies intending…

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Reality doesn’t look like ‘Reefer Madness’

By Candace HammondPosted Dec 17, 2018 at 3:01 AM For the past few months, I have been observing a quiet drumbeat of banning pot dispensaries on the lower Cape turn into a “Reefer Madness”-inspired stampede to hysteria.At the Orleans town meeting in October, I saw a mother weep over the prospect of her child having…

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