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New cannabis board chair aims to oversee the ‘most boring’ agency in Mass.
The state’s new marijuana regulators met for the first time Thursday, trying to turn the page on years of turmoil. -
Healey boots O’Brien, appoints three new cannabis regulators under reform law
Reshaping the CCC, Healey picked a former state revenue commissioner, a Western Mass. economic development official and a lawyer with city government experience. -
Healey approves shakeup of CCC, cannabis laws
The current commission is immediately dissolved and downsized from five members to three, all to be appointed by the governor. -
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New state bill would double amount of cannabis you can buy and ease industry regulations
Legislators say the compromise bill creates new opportunities in the cannabis industry while strengthening oversight. -
Commission rejects challenge to recreational marijuana repeal question
A state commission on Thursday dismissed an objection to the ballot question measure that would give voters an opportunity to repeal recreational marijuana legalization. -
As cannabis prices tank, regulators want to cut red tape to help businesses
Cannabis commission chair Shannon O'Brien says she hasn't talked to the treasurer who fired her since she’s been back on the job. -
Cannabis sales inched higher in 2025 to record $1.65 billion
The sales remained relatively flat compared to 2024. -
Marijuana's new drug classification could unlock long-delayed medical research
The move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug could spark new studies into pain, aging and women's health, Dr. Staci Gruber tells GBH's All Things Considered. -
CCC vote moves Massachusetts a step closer to 'new world' of cannabis cafes
On-site marijuana consumption will be allowed at licensed businesses, under regulations approved Thursday.
