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Who are you calling rudderless? Massachusetts cannabis regulator defends work on $7B industry
Related Articles The agency regulating the marijuana industry is not “rudderless,” according to its acting chairwoman, and continues to work despite assertions that it needs a receiver in order to function. “If you paid attention, we’re working. It’s always all hands on deck. We’re continuing to push policies,” Cannabis Control Commission Acting Chair Ava Callender […]
Inspector General: ‘Urgent need’ for receiver to run Cannabis Control Commission
Related Articles The Cannabis Control Commission is broken by the law that established it and needs to be placed under the authority of a receiver by the end of July, the Bay State’s Inspector General told legislative leaders in a letter. Pointing to numerous problems surrounding the ousted commission chair and challenges with the laws […]
3 more states could see marijuana legalization on November ballots
Related Articles Robbie Sequeira | (TNS) Stateline.org Nebraskan Crista Eggers is running up against a July 3 deadline. If she can get at least 87,000 names onto each of two petitions before then, she can put an initiative on the state’s November ballot that would legalize pot for medicinal purposes. The petition effort is personal. Her […]
Ex-Massachusetts official accused of defrauding investors in his marijuana company
Related Articles A former Bay State elected official has been busted by the feds for allegedly defrauding investors in his marijuana company. Bruce Spinney III, who was previously a chair of the Grafton Select Board, was arrested on Friday by FBI Boston special agents. The 49-year-old man was indicted on three counts of wire fraud […]
Martha’s Vineyard has a pot problem: There isn’t enough, as Massachusetts officials meet concerned residents
Related Articles By the time this summer ends, tourists, day trippers, and residents living on the island of Martha’s Vineyard may lose access to legal marijuana. The Bay State’s Cannabis Control Commission, on Thursday, joined the concerned residents of the island during a meeting held in Oak Bluffs — where they discussed the impending closure […]
Another big marijuana bust at Boston Logan airport involving passenger flying to the United Kingdom: Police
While marijuana is legal in the Bay State, it’s still illegal to move massive amounts across state or international lines. That’s the message from police after yet another person has been busted for allegedly trying to transport a huge amount of weed through Boston Logan International Airport to the United Kingdom. A 19-year-old London woman […]
Ahead of 4/20, Massachusetts cannabis officials remind people making edibles ‘to be careful’
Related Articles If you’re looking to make some pot brownies at home to celebrate 4/20 this weekend, state cannabis officials want you “to be careful.” Ahead of the high holiday on Saturday, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission sent out a reminder to those making edibles. “If you are planning to make edibles at home in […]
Marijuana rescheduling leaves regulators and sellers cautiously optimistic
Related Articles A move by the Biden Administration to change how marijuana is treated by federal authorities was met with cautious approval by Massachusetts state regulators, cannabis sellers, and national marijuana advocates alike. The Drug Enforcement Agency will drop marijuana from the list of banned substances found under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, […]
$187,000 pot leadership post opens up to nationwide search
Related Articles The continued success of the Bay State’s legal weed business will need a “tough, strategic thinker” to oversee day-to-day administration of the agency in charge of the $7 billion pot industry, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. The CCC has begun a nationwide job search for its second Executive Director, the person responsible […]
Pot boss suspension: Goldberg-O’Brien meetings postponed due to, ‘unforeseen circumstances’
Related Articles The long-awaited meetings between suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg will not take place as scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, Goldberg’s office said Tuesday afternoon. “Chair O’Brien’s attorneys have informed us that due to unforeseen circumstances, they are unable to attend the meetings scheduled for April 10 and 11. […]