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Plenty of companies are angling to get in on the coming legalized pot bonanza. Some, however, are lobbying the state to carve off a piece just for them: cigarette wholesalers. The companies that track, deliver, and tax all the cigarettes sold in Massachusetts are seeking a similar monopoly on...

A spokesman for the triumphant campaign to legalize adult-use marijuana said he doesn't understand why communities have enacted moratoriums on pot stores, in light of the state Legislature's efforts to delay the retail portion of the proposal until at least the summer of 2018. In December...

The Canton Association of Business & Industry (CABI) hosted a "Lunch and Learn" event on Wednesday, April 26, on Marijuana and the Workplace: Understanding the New Regulations. CABI President Brian Mahoney welcomed the association's members and guests, and introduced the featured speakers...

Marijuana has been legalized in Massachusetts for just a few months and legislators are already trying to prune back some of the provisions concerning the cultivation of marijuana, among other changes that could curb how people use and grow marijuana in the future. Being one of the first states...

Massachusetts voters believe federal officials should not enforce a ban on marijuana, according to a new poll from the Novus Group. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions opposes marijuana legalization as polling and voters show growing acceptance of the controversial substance across the country...

Buying alcohol and recreational marijuana in the same store could eventually become possible in Massachusetts. Some package store owners say they now want to get into the retail marijuana business. Shopper Jehugh Francois said he doesn't see any problem with buying his moscato and...

Even though recreational marijuana may have just recently been legalized in Massachusetts, the White House now says it may try to step in and change that. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday, "I do believe that you'll be seeing greater enforcement of it." Marijuana...

The right of Massachusetts adults to possess and grow marijuana would be sharply curbed, and the ability of retail shops to begin selling it for recreational use next year would be deeply undercut if legislation filed Friday by a key state senator becomes law. Senator Jason M. Lewis is...

Northhampton, Mass. — A year and 3 months after it opened, New England Treatment Access is still the only medical marijuana dispensary in western Massachusetts. Massachusetts voters approved medical marijuana 4 years ago. There are 8 dispensaries in eastern Massachusetts. The only one open in...

For the seventh consecutive year, lawmakers will introduce a bill that would allow adults to consume marijuana recreationally. But advocates are hopeful that the proposal might finally get a vote this time, in part because of the wins weed had in the 2016 election–some right in Rhode Island's...

A pair of lawmakers want to make Rhode Island the ninth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so through the legislature rather than with a ballot initiative, they said on Tuesday. State Senator Joshua Miller and state Representative Scott Slater, both Democrats...

Springfield - The Springfield Housing Authority announced Tuesday that despite the recent legalization of marijuana possession in Massachusetts, it is banning marijuana smoking at all of its public housing sites, buildings and grounds in conjunction with an existing policy that bans indoor and...

Massachusetts was one of four states to legalize recreational cannabis at the ballot box Nov. 8, and some lawmakers are taking the cause of freedom even further. Sen. Jamie Eldridge is working to craft a bill that would free some of those in jail for cannabis possession and sales, as well as...

Springfield, Mass. — Drivers in states where marijuana is legal have alleged they get pulled over more often in other states solely because of their license plates. Some Massachusetts drivers who frequently cross into Connecticut believe legal recreational marijuana could make their license...

Tucked away on 53 acres of land in a small Bristol County town, a million-square-foot facility is being built to meet the growing demand for marijuana in Massachusetts. The property - set to open this fall - will feature a state-of-the-art medical cannabis cultivation facility known as the...

In November, Massachusetts voters approved recreational marijuana; that state was supposed to start legal sales in January 2018 – but now that date has been pushed back at least six months. Personal possession, use and cultivation of cannabis became legal in Massachusetts on December 15, but...

Achieving state-level legalization of marijuana is often just the first hurdle for prospective retailers. While Massachusetts legalized the recreational use of marijuana in December 2016, it will apparently be some time before cannabis retail stores open there. On Dec. 30, 2016, Gov. Charlie...

Boston - Proposed changes to Massachusetts' medical marijuana regulations aim to make it easier for patients in hospice care to access medical marijuana. But patient advocates say the new rules will not address the fact that the process takes too long and would not help patients who are being...

TAKE A CHILL PILL, pot lovers. It's reasonable for the state to push back on a timetable dictated by the marijuana industry and its anything-but-mellow effort to begin making millions off of Massachusetts weed. As of Dec. 15, marijuana was legal to possess in Massachusetts but illegal to...

Marijuana shops are coming to Massachusetts, thanks to a vote on Election Day to legalize the recreational use of the drug. Proponents of the law, however, will have to wait a little bit longer before dispensaries start sprouting up around the state. When will marijuana shops open in...