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Boston school student ingests pot-infused chocolate bar, taken to hospital
Related Articles One city student at the Tobin K-8 School was rushed to the hospital and others were evaluated by the school nurse after eating pot-infused chocolate bars. Police said they responded to the Roxbury school just after noontime to a report of students who may have ingested edibles. “Further investigation by BPD, revealed that […]
Boston pot dealer sentenced for illegal distribution, falsifying taxes
Related Articles A 36-year-old Boston man will do time for illegal marijuana dealing and falsifying his taxes after failing to pay more than $150,000 in income taxes. Zachary Sweener, 36, was sentenced to three months in prison and three months of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana, one count […]
Boston pot warehouse proposal slammed by religious, civic leaders
Related Articles A group of religious and civic leaders plans to voice their opposition next week to a proposed pot warehouse and courier service in Grove Hall, a neighborhood made up predominantly of people of color. “We understand the economic development portion of it. They want to create jobs,” Charles Muhammad of the Grove Hall […]
Boston pot supermarket given green light, may open this week
One of the country’s biggest legal marijuana companies is ready to open a pot supermarket in downtown Boston — possibly as soon as later this week, the Herald has learned. Ascend is preparing a “soft opening” with a target date of Thursday for a 16,000-square-foot dispensary on Friend Street across from North Station and TD […]
Pot shop a no-go in Quincy Market after landlord’s cease and desist
Plans for a pot shop in Quincy Market are on hold for now after the property management firm for the popular downtown tourist destination issued a cease and desist letter for the cannabis retailer, city officials confirmed. The city’s Office a Neighborhood Services canceled a community meeting for Redemption Cannabis after Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation, which […]
Buzz kill: Massachusetts’ pot shops reopen, but some fear another shutdown
BOSTON (AP) — Marijuana shops in many states have enjoyed brisk business during the coronavirus pandemic. In New England? Not so much. Recreational shops reopened this week in Massachusetts with strict regulations after being ordered shut down the past two months. Now, some worry that state officials could simply shutter them again if there’s a […]
Boston’s would-be pot entrepreneurs lie in wait as city slow-walks new marijuana licensing board
Two Boston entrepreneurs’ plans to open the state’s third independent testing laboratory to check the safety of cannabis products — including vape cartridges — are being slow-walked as the city works to roll out a brand new marijuana licensing board amid an already slow-moving pot industry. “There is a dire need for marijuana testing and […]
Man busted for edible marijuana with Cookie Crisp cereal logo: Police
A man driving in Boston is accused of carrying several large bags of weed, along with dozens of edible marijuana packets that have the Cookie Crisp cereal logo, according to police. Daniel Keegan, 20, of Weymouth, was arrested on drug-related charges after a traffic stop in downtown Boston Wednesday night, police said. Officers at around […]
Denver, Thornton mayors join with other U.S. city leaders to call for federal marijuana policy reforms
The Denver and Thornton mayors have joined a new coalition of U.S. city leaders that will lobby Congress and the Trump administration to increase local control over marijuana policy.
Molson Coors calls legal marijuana a “risk factor” for its beer business
Although the ultimate impact is currently unknown, the emergence of legal cannabis in certain U.S. states and Canada may result in a shift of discretionary income away from our products or a change in consumer preferences away from beer, the company wrote in its latest 10-K filing.