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Cannabis flower. The cannabis industry in Massachusetts has fallen under scrutiny after an investigation revealed that retailers have been selectively choosing test results to ensure their products can be sold. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP FILE

Consumers, industry leaders express concerns about cannabis safety after reports of moldy products

Liam Dunne October 6, 2024
Cannabis manufacturers, distributors and consumers in Massachusetts are raising concerns about product safety following reports of moldy product making its way onto dispensary shelves. 
Gov. Maura Healey. Healey plans to pardon all individuals convicted with marijuana possession that occurred before March 13. MATTHEW EADIE/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Gov. Maura Healey to pardon all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in Massachusetts

Gia Shin March 25, 2024
In a move mirroring a growing national trend, Governor Healey declared her intention to pardon individuals convicted of low-level marijuana possession.
Analise Bruno | Senior Graphic Artist

Puff puff or pass: to drink or to smoke, a modern dilemma | Is it Just Me Or?

Grace Donahue April 20, 2023
Marijuana and stoners have nowhere near the broad cultural reach compared to alcohol, as people have always sought a drink — even in the Prohibition era. But why is a joint any worse than the bathtubs of moonshine from the 30s?
virtual information session hosted by the boston cannabis board and the mayor's office of economic development

Cannabis delivery licenses on the way for Boston dispensaries

Isabella Abraham April 27, 2021
Boston must site at least 52 recreational cannabis dispensaries, according to state law.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Let’s be blunt. It’s high time we accept marijuana dispensaries, destigmatize cannabis

Editors April 21, 2021
The poorly concealed elitism in our own backyards show we sorely need to change our attitudes.
Newbury Street stores

Boston dispensary applications remain a point of conflict among residents

Sam Trottenberg March 1, 2021
“We will fight this tooth and nail, to the last man,” said Alex Mancebo, a Back Bay resident. “If the applicants want to endure that, we’re ready to do it. We live here.”
Cannabis plant growing in a greenhouse

Recreational dispensary proposed for Newbury Street

Sam Trottenberg February 25, 2021
The proposal comes from Rooted in Roxbury, a local minority-owned cannabis company. Although Newbury Street hosts tobacco and pipe retailers, there are currently no dispensaries on the strip.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: The marijuana industry is not inclusive of BIPOC businesses

Max Ferrandino November 23, 2020
We must reexamine an industry where white-owned businesses profit off of a substance that is putting POC behind bars.
Boston University’s School of Law hosted a three-day virtual conference last week for scholars to discuss marijuana laws in the United States and the future of marijuana. VIVIAN MYRON/ DFP FILE

BU Law invites scholars to discuss marijuana law in US, plans for future

Yiran Yu November 19, 2020

As a source of many heated debates, marijuana legalization has been a controversial yet compelling topic in both academia and the general public. Boston University School of Law hosted a three-day...

A cannabis plant growing in a greenhouse. VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Contradictory regulations disadvantage smaller cannabis entrepreneurs

Angela Yang December 5, 2019
Most municipalities have restrictive regulations that require businesses to secure a location for their enterprise while also limiting the areas in which stores can operate.
The Cannabis Control Commission announced Tuesday the elimination of patient registration and renewal fees beginning in November. EMILY ZABOWSKI/ DFP FILE

Cannabis Control Commission eliminates patient registration, renewal fees for medical marijuana

Ellie Yeo October 25, 2019
The Cannabis Control Commission made this decision after it received much feedback urging the state to eliminate the fees.
On Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a four-month long ban on the sale of all vaping products in the state. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE

Gov. Baker declares four month ban on the sale of all vaping products

Joel Lau September 25, 2019
This comes after a nationwide vaping scare this summer saw a surge in reports of vaping related illnesses across the country.
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