massachusetts medical marijuana
New Massachusetts training program helps cannabis companies avoid hefty noncompliance fines
It was down to the wire for some Massachusetts marijuana companies to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation.
Chart: Maryland’s first-year medical marijuana sales approach $100 million
Maryland’s slow-to-start medical marijuana industry made up for lost time, zooming toward $100 million in first-year sales.
Chart: Licensing bottlenecks hamper growth of Massachusetts MMJ program
Still reeling from a sluggish start statewide, Massachusetts’ medical marijuana program also is hindered by local-level licensing bottlenecks that have allowed just a handful of dispensaries to open to serve nearly 35,000 MMJ patients throughout the state.