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Harvard, MIT Receive $9 Million For Research On Cannabis
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are sharing what's being called the largest private donation supporting research into marijuana and its effects on the human brain. -
Pot Shop Diversity In Mass. Will Take A Lot More Work
None of the 15 open recreational marijuana stores in Boston is owned by a person of color. -
Can Marijuana Help Alzheimer's Patients?
One local family's experience inspired a new medical study that will evaluate marijuana as a treatment for the behavioral effects of dementia. -
Hoffman: Cannabis Control Commission Is 'Not Going To Allow' National 'Big Weed' Companies To Takeover
Cannabis Control Commission Chair Steve Hoffman said he would be open to working with Attorney General Maura Healey on investigating the real power players behind the marijuana industry. -
Greater Boston's First Pot Shop Opening Weekend Goes 'According To Plan'
The Brookline pot shop's first weekend went smoothly, a spokeswoman said, despite traffic and parking fears. -
John Boehner Was Once 'Unalterably Opposed' To Marijuana. He Now Wants It To Be Legal
The former speaker of the House says he has never used marijuana. But he says that "if other people use the product, who am I to say they shouldn't?" -
Stoned Driving Bill Touted Ahead Of St. Patrick's Day
Massachusetts officials reminded the public that "if you feel different, you drive different" and should find alternative transportation. -
Regional News: Stoned Dogs, Maine Women Make History (Again) and Free Snowy Day Lunches
The Cape's newest drug problem? Pets who overdose on marijuana edibles. -
Aspiring Massachusetts Pot Shop Owners Frustrated By Slow Licensing Process
Marijuana advocacy groups in the state say the process to open new recreational pot shops is unnecessarily difficult. -
Somerville Attempts To Draw In Minority Pot Shop Owners
The city of Somerville will give out 50 percent of pot shop licenses to black and Latino applicants.
