A City Council bill passed Wednesday to shift who in the city can operate marijuana businesses. The licensing process will favor those deemed by various criteria to have been disproportionately affected by weed prohibition in the past.
The first recreational marijuana dispensary in the Greater Boston area will begin selling to adults over 21 years of age Saturday after receiving final state approval on March 15.
Although the retail sale of recreational marijuana was set to be legalized July 1 in Massachusetts, Suffolk County, where Boston is located, has yet to issue a local permit to any recreational marijuana operator.
The Massachusetts Grower Advocacy Council announced Tuesday that it is considering filing a lawsuit against the Cannabis Control Commission to push them to enforce the law when it comes to required agreements between marijuana businesses and the towns where they reside.
Marijuana advocates and farmers are trying to protect their right to grow the crop throughout the Commonwealth as they fear their rights are becoming limited — especially when it comes to zoning.
