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On Nov. 8, Massachusetts became one of the eight states that voted for new policies on marijuana for adult use. Despite strong opposition from Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh since Question 4 was introduced, the Bay State started implementing new policies to legalize, tax and...

Freetown — The largest medical marijuana growing and processing facility in the country will be built in Massachusetts. Denver-based AmeriCann will build a 1 million square-foot cultivation facility in Freetown. It has chosen Campanelli Construction in Braintree to be the general contractor...

Hartford, Conn. – As of Thursday, it is now legal in Massachusetts to possess and use and grow marijuana in your home. A Connecticut lawmaker that has been pushing for this here says now is a golden opportunity for the Nutmeg State. Connecticut has four licensed medical marijuana growing...

Amherst - While Thursday marks the first day of Massachusetts marijuana legalization, students on college campuses that accept any kind federal money still cannot grow or legally smoke pot on campus. That's because under federal law, growing or using marijuana even for medical purposes is...

Boston – Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in Massachusetts, allowing people 21 and over to possess, grow and use limited amounts of recreational pot. It will be at least another year before marijuana can be legally sold by...

Boston – Having spent nearly three decades crusading for relaxed marijuana laws in Massachusetts, Bill Downing is greeting the state's new recreational marijuana law with a mix of satisfaction and trepidation. The voter-approved measure took effect on Thursday, making it legal for adults to...

Boston - Massachusetts on Thursday became the first state in the densely populated U.S. Northeast to legalize marijuana for recreational use, a step that advocates say could help spread the drug's acceptance across the United States. The state is one of three where ballot measures legalizing...

Recreational marijuana is expected to become legal for adults 21 and over in Massachusetts on Dec. 15, voters having overwhelming approved the measure Nov. 8. Here are answers to key questions about legalization: Where can I buy? Short answer: Nowhere legally, really. It's still illegal to...

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Boston - Massachusetts' top elections official says procedural issues could slightly delay the state's new marijuana law. The voter-approved measure which legalizes recreational marijuana is scheduled to take effect on Dec. 15. But Secretary of State William Galvin says the Governor's Council...

In less than three weeks, New England will enter uncharted waters - more specifically, uncharted waters for the East Coast of the United States. Amid President-elect Donald Trump's pick of marijuana legalization opponent Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Massachusetts will become the first...

Boston, MA - A ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts may see its retail openings pushed back, based on reports out of Beacon Hill. According to The Boston Globe, pot shops' start-of-2018 opening date could get delayed until the middle of year, or even later...

Providence, R.I. - Rhode Island leaders are looking at following Massachusetts on the path to legalizing recreational marijuana. Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday she'll take a more serious look after Massachusetts voters approved a pot legalization ballot measure last week. The Democrat...

For those who supported recreational marijuana consumption in Massachusetts in Tuesday's election, it may feel like Christmas is coming early this December. On December 15, marijuana will become legal for use in Massachusetts, and marijuana shops will open in 2018, the Boston Globe reported...

For those who supported recreational marijuana consumption in Massachusetts in Tuesday's election, it may feel like Christmas is coming early this December. On December 15, marijuana will become legal for use in Massachusetts, and marijuana shops will open in 2018, the Boston Globe reported...

Voters in Maine and Massachusetts this week legalized recreational use of marijuana, and concerns are already being raised by law enforcement along the New Hampshire border, as well as legislators and parents. Nashua Police Chief Andrew Lavoie is urging out-of-state visitors to leave their...

Massachusetts reached a major milestone on Tuesday by electing to legalize recreational marijuana, but the state may not end up seeing its first legal pot shops as soon as voters thought. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, the official charged with overseeing the new marijuana industry, said on...

Boston - Now that Massachusetts voters have welcomed legal marijuana to the Bay State and voted to end cannabis prohibition on Dec. 15, attention is turning to implementation of the new law and whether neighboring states will follow Massachusetts' lead. With 99 percent of the votes counted as...

After Massachusetts voters approved a ballot question legalizing the sale and use of recreational marijuana, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he may have to re-examine his own views on the matter. "I have never been an advocate of that," Malloy said Wednesday. "On the other hand, of course, when...

Boston — Voters in Massachusetts have approved a ballot measure legalizing marijuana for general use by adults, a big step toward nullifying the unconstitutional federal prohibition of cannabis in effect. With 64 percent of the precincts reporting, Tenth Amendment Center projects Question 4...