22 Feb Featured, Marijuana News Massachusetts regulators face questions on cannabis cafés March 29, 2018 By Shelby Pierce Could Massachusetts become the first U.S. state where adults can gather and use legal adult-use marijuana at so-called “cannabi...Continue reading
19 Feb Featured, Marijuana News ‘Proceed with caution,’ Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey tells marijuana regulators February 19, 2018 By Shelby Pierce Add Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey to the list of top state officials who are telling marijuana regulators to hold off on ...Continue reading
26 Jan Featured, Medical Marijuana Top Prosecutor Says Focus Is on Opioids, Not Marijuana January 26, 2018 By Shelby Pierce By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts said Wednesday that w...Continue reading
19 Sep Featured, Marijuana News The marijuana war has gone local, and pot advocates are losing — badly September 19, 2017 By Shelby Pierce The fight over the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts isn’t over. But one side has already gone home. Last November, a well-...Continue reading
25 Aug Featured, Marijuana News Senator Named to Marijuana Regulatory Post Opposed Legal Pot August 25, 2017 By Shelby Pierce A Democratic state senator who opposed the ballot question that legalized recreational marijuana was named Wednesday by Republican ...Continue reading
25 Aug Featured, Marijuana News Senator Named to Marijuana Regulatory Post Opposed Legal Pot August 25, 2017 By Shelby Pierce BOSTON (AP) — A Democratic state senator who opposed the ballot question that legalized recreational marijuana was named Wednesday ...Continue reading
10 Aug Featured, Marijuana News Police: Man overdoses after smoking marijuana likely laced with fentanyl August 10, 2017 By Shelby Pierce YARMOUTH, Mass. —Police in Yarmouth used two doses of Narcan to revive an unresponsive man Saturday afternoon and investigators believe...Continue reading
01 Jul Featured, Law and Politics Massachusetts Legalization Regulations: Senate and House Must Find Common Ground July 1, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Massachusetts House and Senate members have until the end of the month to hammer out a bill that would amend the marijuana legalization...Continue reading
01 Jul Featured, Law and Politics No deal yet on rewrite of Massachusetts marijuana law July 1, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Efforts to rewrite the Massachusetts marijuana laws hit a pothole Thursday night.Around 9 p.m., lawmakers at the State House headed hom...Continue reading
29 Jun Featured, Law and Politics The House-Senate Marijuana Showdown Is Finally Official June 29, 2017 By Shelby Pierce Time is running out for the Legislature to pass a bill regulating the state's new legal marijuana industry before their self-imposed de...Continue reading