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Massachusetts cannabis regulator: Social consumption venues ‘years’ away

A member of Massachusetts’ marijuana regulatory agency predicted that social consumption businesses are “years” away from happening in the Bay…

News October 10
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MA cannabis business to use medical inventory to support recreational sales

A Massachusetts medical cannabis business that is close to receiving permission for recreational retail sales plans to pull…

News October 9
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Massachusetts credit union says it will serve recreational marijuana businesses

Recreational and medical marijuana businesses in Massachusetts can look forward to having access to banking services after a…

News September 14
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Number of cannabis racketeering suits increases, posing financial threat to targeted firms

Federal civil racketeering lawsuits are proliferating against marijuana businesses, forcing companies to sometimes spend tens of thousands of…

News September 6
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MA attorney general reverses ruling that allowed cities to ban medical cannabis firms

Medical marijuana businesses in Massachusetts may have one fewer headache after state Attorney General Maura Healey reversed an earlier decision…

News September 4
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Marijuana growers stare down costly, burgeoning environmental regulations

Chris Jennings, owner of Lakeside Herbal Solutions, hired a handful of consultants and spent tens of thousands of dollars…

News August 28
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MA regulators reject plan to review pacts between localities, marijuana firms

Massachusetts’ top marijuana regulator rejected a proposal that would have allowed the agency to review agreements between municipalities and…

News August 23
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Financial hurdles stymie diversity in Massachusetts recreational cannabis industry

Massachusetts’ new recreational marijuana law requires efforts to ensure diversity, but potential licensees and applicants are struggling with…

News July 30
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Sorting out the holdup with Massachusetts’ recreational cannabis rollout

An unofficial July 1 target date set by Massachusetts cannabis regulators for the kickoff of recreational sales has come and…

News July 5
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