by State House News Service | Aug 11, 2023
A swath of regulatory changes are coming to Massachusetts’ cannabis industry, including measures to clear the way for people with past criminal records to work in marijuana shops and to allow all cities and towns to eventually host cannabis cafes.
by State House News Service | Apr 8, 2022
Wide-ranging marijuana legislation that targets persistent issues that are holding Massachusetts back from realizing the full potential of the 2016 legalization law cleared the Senate unanimously Thursday afternoon.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 23, 2019
A 112,000-square-foot cannabis growing facility was approved earlier this month by the Framingham Planning Board.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 11, 2019
Calyx Peak has received approval for a marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility on Pullman Street in Worcester.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 17, 2019
“Social consumption” marijuana businesses could be coming to a dozen Massachusetts communities under a pilot program approved by the state Cannabis Control Commission.
by State House News Service | Mar 28, 2019
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote “in the next few weeks” on a bill that would protect banks working with state-legal marijuana companies from federal regulatory penalties, Rep. Jim McGovern said Wednesday.
by State House News Service | Feb 8, 2019
The state’s chief marijuana regulator said Thursday he is comfortable with the pace of store openings and the progress towards undermining the unregulated market.
by The Associated Press | Jan 25, 2019
Marijuana retail stores in Massachusetts generated nearly $24 million worth of sales within the first two months of the state becoming the latest to license and regulate retail pot, regulators said Tuesday.
by The Associated Press | Jan 10, 2019
Massachusetts is inching closer to licensing so-called “cannabis cafes” where individuals could smoke the drug in a communal setting, while also allowing for the home delivery of marijuana.
by Banker & Tradesman | Nov 5, 2018
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is in lease negotiations for a second-floor office suite at Worcester’s Union Station.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 31, 2018
Marijuana regulators could issue another six so-called final licenses for marijuana businesses when they meet Thursday, but the retailers who have already been given final approval still have not pinned down when they will open to customers.
by Bram Berkowitz | Oct 14, 2018
The Cannabis Business Advisory division of the Boston-based law firm Burns & Levinson recently co-hosted with Viridian Capital Advisors its second annual cannabis conference.
by State House News Service | Oct 10, 2018
As it searches for a site for its permanent headquarters, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is considering 10 locations in Worcester, most of them in the city’s newly revitalized downtown core.
by State House News Service | Oct 3, 2018
Saying Massachusetts has already missed out on $16 million in marijuana taxes, officials behind the 2016 legal marijuana ballot question on Monday pointed to staffing levels and bureaucracy at the Cannabis Control Commission as potential reasons for the slow rollout of retail marijuana outlets in Massachusetts.
by Bram Berkowitz | Sep 30, 2018
Up until very recently, it looked like the first recreational marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts would open without a financial institution to bank it.
by State House News Service | Sep 7, 2018
A handful of the marijuana businesses granted provisional licenses have informed the Cannabis Control Commission they are ready to be inspected, one of the final steps before retail sales of marijuana, approved by voters almost two years ago, can begin.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 9, 2018
The city of Worcester has received 23 applications to open marijuana-related businesses, including 17 for retail shops.
by The Associated Press | Jun 7, 2018
Massachusetts is inching closer to the opening of its first recreational marijuana shops.
by State House News Service | Apr 4, 2018
Coming soon to Worcester: the Cannabis Control Commission.
by Bram Berkowitz | Mar 4, 2018
With recreational pot sales slated to begin statewide in July and financial institutions largely staying away from the industry, the state’s top cannabis official Steve Hoffman has proposed setting up a state-run pot bank.