Legal home-grown marijuana on track for December despite concerns

STATE HOUSE – With 28 days until it becomes legal to grow marijuana in Massachusetts, some in the medical marijuana industry are growing concerned about the slow launch of a new industry without a regulatory scheme in place.
Nicholas Vita, chief executive officer of Columbia Care, which holds three medical marijuana licenses in Massachusetts, raised concerns this week over the quality and oversight of unregulated home-grown marijuana and potential safety hazards posed by a surge in the use of special indoor lighting used to grow marijuana.