Massachusetts

Witnesses cite research indicating the adverse effects of marijuana on young brains, want to stop billboard ads for pot. It's not just legislators who are fed up with the Cannabis Control Commission's lack of responsiveness. Members of the public who have petitioned the body to address concerns with

So-called "cannabis cafes" are coming to Massachusetts as state regulators work to finalize the guidelines ahead of its rollout. "We legalized cannabis and didn't give anybody a place to actually smoke," said former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson, who now owns Apex Noire in downtown Boston

Pure Oasis, the first recreational cannabis dispensary in Boston, MA, has recently opened their newest Boston location to the public. The opening of their second Boston dispensary location marks them a progressive leader of cannabis and diversity in the city. Pure Oasis , a pioneer in the

Retail weed sales in Massachusetts hit the $5 billion mark, according to a press release from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). In January, adult-use sales reached $4 billion and a mere eight months later surged to $5 billion. With more East Coast states launching legal marijuana

Marijuana retailers end up paying corporate taxes that are much higher than those paid by retail businesses. Congress should change the 280E tax law that puts them at a disadvantage. Theory Wellness operates like any other Massachusetts business. It abides by state licensing regulations, building

It’s been five years since Massachusetts’ first recreational marijuana shops opened. All hasn’t been going entirely according to plan. To Kobie Evans, one year in the marijuana business can seem like seven. “In the industry, we talk about cannabis in dog years,” he says, “because things change so

When marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, Commonwealth leaders said it wasn't just big business that was going to profit, yet the promises that everyone would have an even chance at the now-billion-dollar industry have not materialized. With that in mind, the state hopes that new guidelines

Tuesday is Springfield's special election held solely to ask local residents whether the city should impose an additional 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. When Missouri voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana in November 2022, a statewide 6% sales tax on recreational sales

The fund was approved by lawmakers last year. A fund created by Massachusetts state lawmakers last year to subsidize equity-owned cannabis businesses there remains empty, according to a report. Boston Business Journal reports that a “bill passed by the Massachusetts legislature last August created a

Cresco Labs partners with Wiz Khalifa's Khalifa Kush to exclusively bring premium cannabis products to Massachusetts. CHICAGO - Cresco Labs, a vertically integrated, multi-state operator and the cannabis industry’s No. 1 producer of branded products, today announced the expansion of a partnership

A demonstration in Massachusetts on Wednesday re-enacted the Boston Tea Party to protest IRS rules that unfairly tax cannabis businesses. Executives from a Massachusetts-based cannabis company dressed in colonial garb aboard a ship in Boston Harbor on Wednesday to protest an IRS rule that requires

Massachusetts cannabis sales continue to rise alongside other states in the Northeastern US. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) recently released a report of its latest recreational cannabis sales data. In June, the state collected $132.8 million in recreational cannabis sales (the