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Massachusetts Is One Step Closer To Having Retail Pot Shops Open For Business
The Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously to grant provisional licenses to two independent testing labs for retail marijuana during a meeting Thursday afternoon in downtown Boston. -
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling Talks Marijuana, Immigration And Attorney General Jeff Sessions
The veteran prosecutor weighed in how he plans to enforce federal law in Massachusetts. -
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling Says He Won't Crack Down On Retail Recreational Marijuana
Lelling has the power to stop the new recreational marijuana industry in Mass. before it ever blooms, but he says that is not his plan. -
No Pot Shops Open on Monday, But One May Be Approved
Massachusetts' recreational marijuana program is missing a deadline, and hitting a key milestone on Monday -
Deep in the Weeds with Daniel Part IV: Tax and Financial Legal Issues Related to the Marijuana Rollout
In a few short days, it will become legal to sell marijuana in retail establishments. How much will marijuana products cost? And will you only be allowed… -
Deep In The Weeds With Daniel Part 3: Local Governments' Resistance To The Recreational Marijuana Industry
Many local governments are either banning recreational marijuana within their borders or putting up regulatory roadblocks to hinder the industry's growth. -
Some Parents Of Epileptic Kids Wary Of Pot-Based Medication
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A British pharmaceutical company is getting closer to a decision on whether the U.S government will approve the first… -
Deep in The Weeds With Daniel Part 2: Legal Cannabis Still Carries Threat of Criminal Charges
The legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts brings the previously taboo substance to the mainstream. But state law still has some restrictions and doesn't protect business owners and consumers from federal prosecution. WGBH's Legal Analyst Daniel Medwed explains. -
Deadly Pesticide Use Increases At Illegal Pot Farms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Researchers and federal authorities are finding what they say is an alarming increase in the use of a powerful pesticide at… -
A New Source Of Green For Underfunded Schools: Marijuana Sales
At the Kennedy Elementary School in Brockton, a typical kindergarten class has 28 kids — and one teacher. Teachers and teacher aides have been among the…