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Sources; Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg Extended a July 2022 Deadline for the Then-Open Position of CCC Chair to “Allow More Women of Color to Apply", Despite the Fact that Goldberg had Personally Asked Eventual Choice Shannon O’Brien to Apply.

10/1/2022

More Work Yet To Be Done: Massachusetts Cannabis Officials Begin Regulatory Revision Process

9/7/2022

BREAKING; Massachusetts Senate Passes Landmark Social Equity, Host Community Agreement and Social Consumption Legislation

4/7/2022

BREAKING: Officials in Hamden, Connecticut File Court Order Seeking To Shut Down Private "High Bazaar" Cannabis Party

2/10/2022

Maine Medical Caregivers and Patients Testify Against Updates to Medical Rules, Slam "Opaque Drafting Process Driven by Regulatory Capture"

2/2/2022

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steve Hoffman Encourages Lawmakers to Thwart Targeted Predatory Lending Practices by Passing a Social Equity Loan/Grant Fund, Agency Also Asks Lawmakers to Take Action on Impaired Driving and Social Consumption at Monthly Public Meeting

1/20/2021

Advocates Hold Event At The OSU Law School's Drug Enforcement And Policy Center To Highlight Importance of Protecting State Residency Requirements for Cannabis Licenses

12/2/202

Owner Of Worcester Dispensary Resinate Calls Police In Response To Peaceful, Farmer-Led, Protest At Corporate Cannabis 'Farmers Market'.

10/17/2021

After Missed Census Tract Mapping Deadline, First Meeting of Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Concludes With Action Taken On Identifying Areas Of Disproportionate Impact and Establishment of Subcommittees

8/5/2021

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Current Host Community Agreement (HCA) Law, Rules Against Prospective Salem Dispensary Mederi in Landmark Case With Major Implications.

7/30/2021

CHAMPS Las Vegas Briefly Shut Down After Free CBD Sample Given To Undercover Officer

7/28/2021

Cannabis Control Commission Approves Local Equity Company Rolling Releaf For State's First Delivery Operator Pre-Certification

7/12/2021

JUST IN: Adult Use Deliveries To Begin In Massachusetts On Monday, As Taunton Microbusiness Freshly Baked Company Becomes First Licensed Adult Use Home Delivery Service On The East Coast

5/28/2021

BREAKING NEWS;. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Releases Long-Anticipated Delivery Operator License Application

5/27/2021

Breaking News: Second Black-Owned Delivery Operator Business Given Host Community Agreement. The Emerald Turtle Was Approved in Wareham Tonight.

5/26/2021

Massachusetts Appeals Court Rules That Stem Haverhill Lawsuit, Alleging Extortion By Local Neighbors, Can Move Forward.

5/26/2021

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey; "I have been on record [about] giving the Cannabis Control Commission authority to review Host Community Agreements...and my message to cities and towns is be reasonable, don't be exploitative, and follow the law."

5/25/2021

Maine Lawmakers Delay Consideration of Two Bills (LD.1242 and LD.1319) That Would Pause a Controversial Set of Changes to the State's Medical Cannabis Rules.

5/24/2021

Local Maine Caregivers Make Desperate Plea For Help; "We Have 48 Hours To Save Our Medical Program From New Rules That Would Destroy The Industry Simply To Protect Profits For Big Cannabis"

5/19/2021

BREAKING NEWS; Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Has Been Found Guilty On 21 Counts Of A 24 Count Federal Indictment Related To Extortion Of Cannabis Companies And The Defrauding of Investors In Correia's Company SnoOwl.

5/14/2021

Reports; Jason Moodley, Owner of the Higher Education Music Festival, Jailed For At Least 90 Days

5/12/2021

Reports; Jason Moodley, Owner of the Higher Education Musical Festival, Arrested Overnight.

5/11/2021

LIVE UPDATES; The Trial Of Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Continues (Day 11)

5/3/2021

LIVE UPDATES; The Trial Of Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Continues (Day 10)

4/30/2021

LIVE UPDATES; The Trial Of Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Continues (Day 9)

4/29/2021

LIVE UPDATES; The Trial Of Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Continues (Day 8)

4/28/2021

LIVE UPDATES; First Day Of Opening Statements At The Trial Of Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia.

4/26/2021

"Save Our Medical Program From New Rules That Would Destroy The Industry Simply To Protect Profits For Big Cannabis", Local Maine Caregivers Tell State Lawmakers.

4/23/2021

Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven J. Hoffman Said On Friday That The Agency Is Committed To Making The Rapid Implementation Of A New Hemp Law A Top Priority

4/16/2021

Cannabis Control Commission Staff Release Legal Memo Suggesting A New Law Allowing Local Hemp Companies To Sell Their Products To Cannabis Delivery Companies And Retailers Cannot Be Implemented As Intended, Leaving The Local Hemp Industry Fuming.

4/15/2021

Breaking; The New England Cannabis Convention (NECANN) Has Banned All Commonwealth Dispensary Association (CDA) Members From Attending Any NECANN Events

4/14/2021

Second Black-Owned Delivery Operator Business To Receive Host Community Agreement Vote In As Many Weeks; The Emerald Turtle's HCA To Be Reviewed By The Wareham Board Of Selectpersons On April 20th At 7:00PM

4/14/2021

In Unexpected Announcement, Cannabis Control Commissioner Jennifer Flanagan Announces She Will Leave The Agency As Of April 30th, 2021.

4/13/2021

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont's Updated Adult-Use Legalization Bill (SB.888) Includes Potential Felony Penalties For Outdoor Homegrow Under 6 Plants, But Also Sets Aside 40% Of Licenses For Equity Applicants

4/6/2021

Local Equity Company Rolling Releaf Becomes The First Black-Owned Delivery Operator With A Host Community Agreement in Massachusetts

4/5/2021

New England Treatment Access Fires Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Affairs Kim Napoli

Napoli's daughter, Baby Shea, is currently fighting cancer

Maine Lawmakers Introduce Emergency Bill to Halt All Proposed Changes to State's Medical Cannabis Rules

The Harvest Cup and TerpTown ThrowDown Have Banned All Remaining Members of The Commonwealth Dispensary Association (CDA) From Participating In Their Events This Year

Maine Medical Patients and Caregivers Tell States Cannabis Regulator That New Proposed Caregiver Rules Would Destroy Small Local Companies and Impede Patient Access

All 3 Medical Dispensaries in New Hampshire Testify at Senate Committee in Favor of Medical Patient Homegrow Bill (HB. 350)

3/17/2021

Dr. Cornell West Testifies as Cambridge Planning Board Approves Initial Special Permit for Proposed Adult Use Dispensary in Harvard Square

3/16/2021

Harvard Square Business Association (and others) to Oppose Allowing a Black-owned Cannabis Retailer to Open in Cambridge

Planning Board Hearing on Tuesday at 6:30PM expected to draw large virtual crowds. Full story within.

By: Grant Smith Ellis
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State House cannabis hearing on Tuesday (12/17/2019)

Breaking down the good and the bad

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