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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.
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.
BU students Anant Gupta, Francis Zamora and Rishi Chopra, the creators of Growpro. The startup hopes to create products for people who want to grow cannabis at home. PHOTO COURTESY BUILD LAB STAFF

Student-run cannabis startup looks to grow to make green

Kiran Galani April 11, 2018
Three Boston University juniors have joined forces to found GrowPro, a startup that aims to develop a device to help home growers cultivate cannabis by providing statistics that are critical to plant growth.
Green Lion Partners and the BUzz lab host the first cannabis startup challenge Tuesday night at the Questrom School of Business. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU students and alumni join forces in cannabis innovation challenge

Jordan Kimmel November 15, 2017

Finalists presented their cannabis business concepts to about 100 people and a panel of judges at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business for the first ever Cannabis Start-up Challenge Tuesday...

Pro-marijuana groups like YES on 4 have been raising millions of dollars in campaign funds before the question of legalization is decided on election day. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

EDITORIAL: Marijuana is losing ground in Massachusetts, but maybe that’s not so bad

Editors September 18, 2017

When Question 4 passed last November legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts, the proponents of pot who had been fighting tooth and nail for years to see this victory were finally able to celebrate their...

EDITORIAL: Marijuana alternatives are economically beneficial, not dangerous

EDITORIAL: Marijuana alternatives are economically beneficial, not dangerous

Editors November 11, 2016

On Tuesday, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts legalized adult-use marijuana. This is not old news and was to be expected, considering the quasi-legal status in which we existed previously. Yet, with any...

Question 4 ENDORSEMENT: A conditional 'yes' on marijuana calls for more research, education

Question 4 ENDORSEMENT: A conditional ‘yes’ on marijuana calls for more research, education

Editors November 6, 2016

Walking through the Boston Common, an iconic aspect of Massachusetts’ capital city, it is nearly impossible to avoid plumes of marijuana smoke. Since the commonwealth’s decriminalization of marijuana,...

EDITORIAL: Medical marijuana dispensaries should call college campuses home

EDITORIAL: Medical marijuana dispensaries should call college campuses home

Editors October 5, 2016

The smell of marijuana often seems to waft freely through the streets of Boston. Students and residents alike smoke it, legally for those licensed to purchase medical marijuana and illegally for those...

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