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Recreational Marijuana Advocates Sue Gov. Baker Over Declaring Recreational Pot Shops 'Non-Essential'
The advocates say there are legitimate reasons why people who use recreational marijuana to treat pain do not have medical licenses. But what will the courts have to say? -
Marijuana Advocates Call On Gov. Baker To Allow Recreational Shops To Be Deemed Essential
Baker has previously said he is opposed to opening recreational dispensaries during the pandemic. -
Med Marijuana Registrations Spike As Adult-Use Stores Close
Stalled Industry Might Take Time to Restart -
With Recreational Pot Shops Closed, Cannabis Control Commission Seeks Ways To Keep Businesses Afloat
CCC Chairman Steven Hoffman says the committee is taking things day by day to make sure it protects businesses, industry workers and patients through the ongoing pandemic. -
Boston's First Recreational Marijuana Shop Opens
Pure Oasis, Boston's first recreational marijuana shop, and the state's first black-owned one, opened on Monday. -
Boston's First Cannabis Dispensary Opens With A Request: Avoid Driving
Owners of Grove Hall's Pure Oasis are asking customers to take the T or ride-shares to the store. -
Walsh Names Five To Boston Marijuana Board
The new board will issue operating licenses, sanction owners for any violations and recommend terms for host community agreements. -
Marijuana Businesses Are Playing The Waiting Game In The State's Budding Industry
The agreements aren't really helping the communities envisioned by the legal marijuana system here. -
Steve Hoffman: Cannabis Control Commission Is Seeking Help From Beacon Hill To Make Marijuana Industry More Equitable
While the CCC is supposed to make sure people affected by the war on drugs are included in the state's legal market, they can't regulate the agreements made by individual cities and towns. -
Minority-Owned Marijuana Business Owners In Mass. Are Being Crushed By The Wait For Licenses
Told they would get first dibs on licenses, some businesses owners from neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs still can’t get permission to open shop.
