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The central, obvious debate over marijuana policy that Massachusetts voters will decide in November is whether or not to legalize and allow companies to sell it. The factions on either side - Yes on 4, the pro-legalization campaign, and the opposition Campaign for a Safe and Healthy...

Boston - Supporters and opponents of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts on Thursday clahed over a fundraising email sent by the pro-marijuana camp and exchanged words about the ballot question on legalization, Question 4, potentially easing the opioid epidemic. Earlier this week, Will...

A super-sized claim about what the future holds for Massachusetts should voters usher in an era of legalized marijuana for recreational purposes is making the rounds this election year. Big Marijuana's plan for the state, according to the group leading opposition to the legalization ballot...

Boston - Marijuana is "widely available" in Massachusetts due to decriminalization but there's little regulation of the drug, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Thursday, explaining why she is open to supporting legalization. "Massachusetts is in a very difficult position, because we have...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has "Question 4" on their November ballot which mirrors Nevada's "Question 2" - the commercialization of legalized marijuana in the two states. Both initiatives were drafted and are promoted by the Marijuana Policy Project (Washington, D.C.) and are each locally...

Fitchburg - As of Tuesday night, Massachusetts Patient Foundation is the second organization with official approval to open a marijuana growing and processing facility in the city. Since Massachusetts voters in 2014 legalized the growth and distribution of marijuana for medical treatment...

Fitchburg - As of Tuesday night, Massachusetts Patient Foundation is the second organization with official approval to open a marijuana growing and processing facility in the city. Since Massachusetts voters in 2014 legalized the growth and distribution of marijuana for medical treatment...

Leominster - The nonprofit DO Health Massachusetts will have another two weeks to argue its case for opening a medical-marijuana dispensary in Leominster, despite the City Council's previous decision to rule it out of the city's ongoing selection process. In a letter sent to the council, DO...

Leominster - The nonprofit DO Health Massachusetts will have another two weeks to argue its case for opening a medical-marijuana dispensary in Leominster, despite the City Council's previous decision to rule it out of the city's ongoing selection process. In a letter sent to the council, DO...

A Massachusetts ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana has enough signatures to be on the ballot in November, meaning the Bay State could be the next state to legalize pot use. The Massachusetts secretary of state told the initiators of the measure, The Campaign to Regulate...

It looks very, very likely that the Massachusetts ballot in November will include a question on whether to legalize small amounts of recreational marijuana. Should voters opt yes, Massachusetts would join a handful of states where pot is legal for simply getting high (the commonwealth already...

Leominster - DO Health Massachusetts, which was recently cut from the selection process to open a medical-marijuana facility in the city, requested an investigation during Monday's City Council meeting into violations by both the Ways and Means and Legal Affairs subcommittees. The nonprofit...

If recreational marijuana becomes legal in Massachusetts, it won't be just for smoking. Edible marijuana products — a broad category that could include such treats as cookies and candy — would also be permitted under the ballot question nearly certain to go before voters in November. As the...

If Massachusetts voters legalize marijuana this fall, it wouldn't just mean customers could buy pot at stores. It would also be legal to grow a limited amount at home - up to six plants per individual, with a maximum of 12 per household. Homegrown marijuana already has been legalized in...

Boston - Citing disparities in arrest rates for marijuana possession, the Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday endorsed a ballot campaign seeking to legalize the adult use of marijuana in the state. "Legalization is the smartest and surest way to end targeted...

A group working to put a recreational marijuana legalization initiative before Massachusetts voters this November says it has collected more than double the signatures needed to appear on the ballot, as reported by the Associated Press. The Massachusetts Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like...

There's been a lot of news of late about cannabis in Massachusetts. Medical marijuana has been for sale for about a year. New dispensaries have opened up their doors every other month. And in the fall, voters will likely decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, following four other...

If Massachusetts voters approve an expected ballot measure this fall legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, the state could become home to a $1.1 billion cannabis industry by 2020, according to a report. The research, released last week by the marijuana data and investment firms...

New England Treatment Access Inc. opened the doors of its medical marijuana dispensary here in February, after years of fighting with some residents and haggling with local government officials. Around the same time that the NETA dispensary started admitting patients inside the former...

Massachusetts' top politicians just came out swinging against legal marijuana. Voters there are on track to decide whether to legalize marijuana at the ballot box this November. But the state's Republican governor and Democratic attorney general have penned an op-ed with Boston's mayor...