Massachusetts Has Gone To Pot
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David Ortiz Now Sells Pot
David Ortiz: Red Sox legend, three-time World Series champion, Hall of Famer … pot business owner. This month, Ortiz is launching Papi…
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Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren Want Joe Biden To Pardon Marijuana Users
U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge), and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon)…
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New England Council Endorses Legalizing Bank Loans for Marijuana Businesses
A regional organization that lobbies for businesses that belong to it is calling on Congress to pass legislation that would allow pot…
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Former Maine Legislator Opening Pot Shop Next Month
A former state legislator in Maine is expected to open up a medical marijuana dispensary next month. CentralMaine.com reports that Ed…
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Voters in Little Town Say No To Selling School To Pot Farm
Voters in the western Massachusetts town of Heath have rejected a proposal by the town's selectmen to sell a closed…
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Working for Marijuana Business ‘A Little More Laid Back,’ Employee Says
A New Bedford woman who sold fruits and vegetables to hotels and restaurants finds her new job as a "budtender"…
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City of Weed: Brockton To Have Eight Pot Shops, Once Moratorium Ends
The Brockton City Council hasn't ended the city's moratorium on recreational marijuana stores, but Brockton's mayor…
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New Pot Shop in Salem Opening Saturday Will Be Appointment-Only
When the third legal recreational marijuana store in Massachusetts opens in Salem on the morning of Saturday, it will turn away anyone…
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Part-Time Police Officer Applies To Work At New Marijuana Store
A reserve police officer in Attleboro was the first of several dozen applicants who inquired about working for a soon-to-be-…
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Parents Who Come To Pick Up Kids at YMCA Reeking of Marijuana
Parents and other adults dropping off and picking up kids at the YMCA of Greater Springfield are arriving smelling like weed, a…
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Charlton Residents Up In Arms Over Marijuana Mega-Facility
The central Massachusetts town of about 13,000 would host a 400,000-square-foot marijuana-growing facility on 94 acres that…
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Pothead Priority At State Level Means Little To Cities and Towns
Minorities and people with drug arrests are supposed to have "economic empowerment" priority when it comes to getting licenses to…
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Maine House: Bring on Marijuana
The Maine House of Representatives has approved a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. The 112-34 margin suggests the bill could…
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Cannabis Commission Gets More Than 200 Applications for Marijuana Businesses in Massachusetts
The state commission that is supposed to evaluate applications for licenses to run marijuana businesses may approve expedited licenses as early as…
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Massachusetts DAs: Allowing Marijuana Restaurants, Theaters, Yoga Studios Right Away ‘Irresponsible, Ill-Informed, and Dangerous’
Michael Morrissey, Norfolk County district attorney, wrote to the Massachusetts Cannabis Commission on behalf of other district attorneys in the state. Marijuana…
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‘Artisanal, Wellness-Oriented’ Marijuana-Infused Chocolate Shop Pitched for Holyoke
High End Chocolate would cultivate marijuana, infuse chocolate with it, and sell the product in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where Mayor Alex B. Morse…
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Projected Timeline for Legalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts
Growing your own and giving it away became legal in Massachusetts in December 2016. As for the rest … check out the story…
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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Seeks To Replace Church in Brockton
A 6,600-square-foot building on West Chestnut Street in Brockton is currently occupied by Living Word World Outreach Church. But…
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Connecticut Expands Medical Marijuana
Three kinds of headache conditions are now approved by the state of Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner. Recreational use of marijuana…
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Catholic Diocese Spokesman Only Opponent of Legalizing Marijuana at New Hampshire Hearing
Majorities in both houses of the New Hampshire Legislature appear poised to decriminalize possessing up to an ounce of marijuana, with a…
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Holyoke Mayor Sees Weed As Catalyst To Future Prosperity
Marijuana could revitalize the old western Massachusetts mill town, says Mayor Alex Morse, a Democrat. Read more…
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Maine To Delay Its Marijuana Law, Too
Maine state legislative leaders have agreed to delay implementing several provisions of a new law legalizing marijuana that voters approved in November.…
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Connecticut Cops Worried About Potential Legalization of Marijuana
The Connecticut legislature is considering several bills to legalize marijuana. Read more…
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Marijuana debate intensifying ahead of Nov. 8 vote
As the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Monday joined those opposing a ballot question legalizing marijuana for adult use, the question&…
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Downtown dispensary brings medical marijuana to Boston
BOSTON — About two years ago, Father Joe Quinn became one of about 100 people in the world to be diagnosed with a…
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Sobriety tests for marijuana a concern as voters weight legalization
STATE HOUSE — With less than eight weeks until voters decide whether to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Massachusetts, Transportation Secretary…
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Poll results indicate most voters support charter cap, marijuana legalization
BOSTON — Results of a new poll released this week may shed light on the direction voters will go regarding a series of…
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Polito rallies local officials, warns of pot question’s aid impacts
STATE HOUSE — State funding for schools and local aid could take a hit if voters approve a marijuana legalization ballot question in…
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Orr lends assist to marijuana anti-legalization drive
BOSTON — Campaign finance records show that opponents of the November ballot initiative that seeks to legalize marijuana recently received an assist from…
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Pot campaign knocked for fundraising appeal that cited opioid overdoses
STATE HOUSE — A fundraising appeal from the marijuana legalization campaign has drawn the ire of health care professionals and parents of children…
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Citizen panel to explore marijuana legalization with help from experts
STATE HOUSE — Seven experts with experience in marijuana policy, including legal, medical and business types, will help a group of 20 Massachusetts…
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Mass. pols taking sides as marijuana legalization campaign heats up
STATE HOUSE — As proponents gathered outside the State House Wednesday to urge support for marijuana legalization and condemn arguments against it as…
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Pols outline opposition to commercial marijuana at campaign event
BOSTON — At a press conference Friday attended by some of the most powerful state politicians allied against marijuana legalization, House Speaker Robert…
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Court clears marijuana question for November ballot
STATE HOUSE — Just hours after the Supreme Judicial Court cleared the way for a marijuana legalization ballot initiative to go to voters…
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Survey of Colorado teens stirs Massachusetts marijuana legalization debate
STATE HOUSE — A new survey of teen drug use in Colorado has served to help marijuana legalization advocates in Massachusetts push back…
