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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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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. 
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.
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.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approved the delivery of cannabis on Tuesday, allowing Boston residents to order marijuana directly to their homes instead of having to go to a dispensary. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Cannabis Control Commission allows home-delivery of marijuana

Angela Yang September 30, 2019
However, dispensaries will not be able to deliver to college campuses, and all purchasers must be over 21 years of age before ordering.
The exterior of New England Treatment Access, a marijuana dispensary in Brookline. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh signed an executive order on Friday that prohibits city employees from participating in marijuana businesses. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Walsh bans city employees from participating in a marijuana business

Peyton Mann September 17, 2019
The executive order aims to reduce conflicts of interests as the Boston city government grapples with multiple allegations of corruption.
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