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When career business executive Steve Hoffman was appointed the state's marijuana czar last week, pot proponents reacted with immediate skepticism. Here was a 64-year-old suit who once worked for Mitt Romney at Bain & Co., had no cannabis industry experience, and had voted against legalizing the...

Even though he voted against the ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana, Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman says he supports the aims of the new law. "My concern as a private citizen was, I thought the timeline was pretty short to deal with the complexities of the...

A former business executive who opposed the legalization of recreational marijuana was tapped Thursday to head the Cannabis Control Commission, a new state agency responsible for regulating pot in Massachusetts. The appointment of Steven Hoffman was announced by state Treasurer Deb Goldberg...

Steven Hoffman, a veteran corporate executive and consultant, was named the chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, the newly created agency that will usher in an era of legal marijuana use. The appointment Thursday by state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg makes Hoffman, a...

The department of health estimates 30,000 Arkansans will start applying for medical marijuana identification cards at the end of June. A former law enforcement officer will be among them. "You've always been told, 'It's bad. It's illegal. Bust 'em,'" said Kevin Hoffman. "And I don't...