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Marijuana will soon be sold for recreational use in Massachusetts. However, some in the industry are worried about local municipalities limiting and slowing down rollout. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As recreational marijuana rollout looms near, local municipalities work to block it

Sophia Brown April 18, 2018
As the July 1 rollout date for legal recreational marijuana commerce in Massachusetts approaches, the ideological divide between communities that have embraced commercial marijuana and those that have not is growing ever more pronounced.
A medical marijuana shop. The BPDA is restricting where retail pot shops can go because of concerns about clusters of shops around the city. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Marijuana establishments not allowed to cluster, BPDA says

Daniela Rivera March 21, 2018
The Boston Planning and Development Agency voted that retail marijuana stores should have buffer zones to ensure marijuana dispensaries do not cluster neighborhoods on March 15.
The second Massachusetts Marijuana Summit will be held in Boston this Friday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Second Marijuana Summit coming to Boston before new regulations

Michal Shvimer March 1, 2018
On Friday, the second Massachusetts Marijuana Summit will bring together panels of legal, political and business experts to discuss the ins and outs of the cannabis industry as recreational marijuana legalization nears.
The Cannabis Control Commission is being pressured to limit its recreational industry beginning this summer. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Healey, legislators urge limited summer marijuana rollout

Samantha Day February 20, 2018
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sent a letter Thursday urging the Cannabis Control Commission to consider a more limited sale of recreational marijuana this summer as Massachusetts adapts to the new industry.

Marijuana cultivation needs energy regulations, letter states

Jordan Kimmel February 14, 2018

A letter written Friday by The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs proposed that the Cannabis Control Commission should enact certain environmental regulations on marijuana establishments...

Massachusetts marijuana leaders draft bill to protect legality in state

Sarika Ram January 21, 2018

Massachusetts cannabis industry leaders are currently drafting legislation that would prohibit state and municipal employees from cooperating with federal investigators intending to prosecute legally-operating...

A Cannabis Advisory Board subcommittee recommends creating “cannabis clubs” where customers can legally buy and smoke marijuana. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Nation’s first marijuana bar allowing on-site use may be established in Massachusetts

Laura Al Bast December 12, 2017

A subcommittee of the Cannabis Advisory Board submitted a recommendation to the Cannabis Control Commission for the creation of businesses where marijuana could be bought and smoked on-site in Massachusetts...

Massachusetts legislators face difficulties implementing marijuana legislation following the legalization of weed. PHOTO BY EMILY ZABOWSKI/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Recreational marijuana legislation faces obstacles in Massachusetts

JenRacoosin November 26, 2017

Several challenges continue to stand in the way of implementing comprehensive legislation on recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, despite a vote to legalize its sale, purchase and use last November. The...

Colorado Marijuana firm AmeriCann, Inc. is to build a one-million square foot medical cannabis center in Freetown, Massachusetts. PHOTO COURTESY AMERICANN

Expansive medical marijuana center eyes Massachusetts market

Shannon Larson September 14, 2017

AmeriCann, Inc. may soon establish one of the largest cannabis cultivation and processing facilities in the nation within 50 miles of Boston, bringing with them their innovative line of marijuana products...

GRAPHIC BY RACHEL DUNCAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Unbalanced Cannabis Control Commission raises concerns of recreational marijuana advocates

Shannon Larson September 7, 2017

The five members of the Cannabis Control Commission were finalized last week by state officials, with the addition of three more appointees, according to a press release from Massachusetts Treasurer...

The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate debate over two proposed bills that regard marijuana legislation. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Massachusetts Senate, House at odds over marijuana legislation

Till Kaeslin June 25, 2017

Massachusetts Senate and House of Representative members on the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy are locked in disagreement over recreational marijuana legislation, both having proposed conflicting...

The final draft of Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide development plan in over 50 years, is released by Mayor Martin Walsh. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City News 101

Shannon Larson June 7, 2017

While attending Boston University, you will have a firsthand look on the most pressing issues affecting local residents. Officials are working to improve Boston’s infrastructure and various policies,...

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