A New England ‘patriot pot grower’ pleads guilty to running illegal marijuana grow facility in Massachusetts | masslive.com

January 31, 2019 |

By Patrick Johnson | [email protected] WORCESTER — Peter Molle Jr. of Holland pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to running an illegal marijuana-growing operation and money laundering.Molle, 36, admitted to two counts of manufacturing marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, and a single count of money laundering in U.S. District Court in…

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♫ GROWING CANNABIS AT HOME

January 30, 2019 |

Brit talks to Peter Bernard, President of the MA Grower’s Advocacy Council, and Jeremy Borjeson, Founder of the Harvest Cup, about growing cannabis at home. Topics include picking strains, growers rights, and bad edible stories. Source: ♫ GROWING CANNABIS AT HOME

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Mass. recreational cannabis outlook for 2019 is encouraging | PotNetwork

January 29, 2019 |

By Rick SchettinoJan 28, 2019 It took two years for Massachusetts to get its adult-use cannabis program up and running. But by the end of 2018, there were five recreational dispensaries in business throughout the state. First day sales added up to more than $440,000, and by the middle of December, sales had added up…

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Mass. hands out 100th marijuana license

January 26, 2019 |

By Colin A. Young, State House News ServicePosted Jan 25, 2019 at 10:37 AM Updated Jan 25, 2019 at 10:41 AMMarijuana regulators licensed the 100th cannabis business in Massachusetts on Thursday and voted to move three retail stores closer to being allowed to open their doors.Among the nine final licenses approved Thursday by the Cannabis…

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Massachusetts marijuana: Sales hit $23.8 million in first two months of open retail pot shops | masslive.com

January 24, 2019 |

By Michelle Williams | [email protected] the first two months of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts, pot shops took in nearly $24 million in sales, according to data released by state regulators.The Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s marijuana regulatory agency, released the figures this week.Massachusetts opened the first retail pot shops east of the Mississippi in…

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Growers turning up legal pressure on cannabis commssion

January 22, 2019 |

By Colin A. Young, State House News ServicePosted at 3:52 PM Updated Jan 22, 2019 at 4:11 PMBOSTON — A group representing Massachusetts marijuana growers officially petitioned the Cannabis Control Commission last week to review and regulate the statutorily required agreements between marijuana businesses and their host towns, and says it plans to sue the…

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Protestors turn out for Waltham marijuana forum

January 22, 2019 |

By Diane McLaughlin [email protected] Jan 21, 2019 at 9:43 AM Updated Jan 21, 2019 at 9:44 AM More than two years after Massachusetts voters legalized recreational marijuana, the Waltham City Council could soon adopt an ordinance that would allow marijuana retail stores in the city.But some Waltham residents remain opposed to having them in the…

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Fall River dispensary begins recreational marijuana sales | WJAR

January 21, 2019 |

A medical marijuana dispensary in Fall River is planning to begin sales of recreational marijuana on Sunday. Northeast Alternatives says sales will begin at noon. Customers for the retail shop cannot just show up. They must reserve an entry time through a mobile app or a text message. The electronic queue opens at 11:30 a.…

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First marijuana shop in Boston, Ascend Massachusetts, receives approval from city | masslive.com

January 17, 2019 |

By Kristin LaFratta | [email protected] week the city of Boston awarded its first conditional-use permit to a hopeful recreational marijuana business, Ascend Massachusetts.Though don’t expect it open anytime soon. In order to open the first recreational cannabis store in the state capital, Ascend must next gain approval from the state Cannabis Control Commission.Approval from Boston…

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