Mass Grass NewsCannabis Control Commission Suspends License Of Independent Testing Laboratory
The “decision to report favorable retest results … posed an immediate or serious threat to public health, safety or welfare.”
July 1, 2025CHRIS FARAONE
Chris is the editor and co-founder of Talking Joints Memo, a co-founder of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, and a longtime reporter for outlets including the Boston Phoenix and DigBoston. He started his career as a music journalist and has been honored to collaborate with the likes of cannabis icons like Cypress Hill and Wu-Tang on book projects. He also plays pickleball and would love more people to play with who also smoke weed.
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“Unrestricted access to the documentary evidence bearing on [the Cannabis Control Commission’s] dismissal of its Chairperson … must be respected.”
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“The mystery is intentional, we don’t want to spoil all the great surprises … and we always love a good…
May 27, 2025
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Members take up problem of costly and inefficient registration process for cannabis industry workers
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