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A bill that would permanently ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products passed through the Massachusetts House of Representatives Wednesday. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Mass. House of Representatives approves permanent ban on flavored tobacco products

Kate Gilberd November 15, 2019
In an effort to combat under-age vaping, the state House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to ban the sale of flavored vapes and institute a 75 percent tax on all other vaping products.
New England Treatment Access, a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Brookline. The Cannabis Control Commission on Tuesday refused to include cannabis vaping products under Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s vape ban. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Medical marijuana patients will be able to purchase cannabis vaping products on Tuesday

Emma Deegan November 12, 2019
This comes after the Massachusetts Superior Court ruled that the state Department of Public Health did not have the authority to regulate cannabis vaping products used by medical marijuana patients.
A state judge upheld Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on the sale of vaping products on Monday. CHRISTOPHER GOUGH/ DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Court allows statewide vape ban to stand, for now

Angela Yang October 24, 2019
While the vaping ban survived a lawsuit filed by the Vapor Technology Association, a state judge ruled that Governor Baker must take steps to ensure he is not crossing legal boundaries.
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.
Left to right: Marisa M. Silveri, Deborah Hasin, Keith Cooper, Beau Kilmer and Richard Saitz partake in a panel on the legalization of marijuana hosted by the Boston University School of Public Health Thursday. COURTESY OF MICHAEL S. SAUNDERS/ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

SPH hosts forum to explore future of post-legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts

Victoria Bond October 30, 2018
Members of the Boston University community and other university professors addressed questions around the legalization of recreational marijuana at a forum Thursday in the School of Medicine’s Hiebert Lounge.
GRAPHIC BY SHAUN ROBINSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts dispensary creates THC-infused lip balm

Savanna Tavakoli March 19, 2018

Marijuana dispensaries are constantly looking for new and inventive products to separate themselves from their competitors. Ermont, a Quincy-based dispensary, has done just that with their newest product,...

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...

THC for HIV: Researchers connect psychoactive ingredient of medical marijuana to HIV treatment

Daily Free Press Admin March 3, 2014

Approximately 50,000 new HIV infections are reported in the United States every year, according to the HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report of 2012. It inevitably progresses into chronic AIDS, and as...

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