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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. -
Mass. Cities And Towns Demand Large Payouts From Marijuana Companies
Some cities collect bonuses far above the legal limits on taxes and fees, WGBH News has found. -
Boston's First Marijuana Shop Could Open Within A Month in Dorchester
A legal pot shop in Dorchester could also help weed out the illegal underground market for marijuana, one co-owner said. -
Minority Business Owners Still Facing Obstacles In Opening Marijuana Shops In MA
After more than a year since the first marijuana shops in the state opened their doors, however, many minority business owners say they’ve been locked out of the marijuana industry. -
Task Force Would Target Illegal Marijuana Sellers
A bill that would target unlicensed marijuana sellers is needed to deal with the supply end of the illicit marijuana market, a state regulator said Tuesday.
