Mass Grass NewsIn A First, Mass Cannabis Regulators Revoke Troubled Dispensary’s License
It’s been a long time coming for the besieged pot shop owner who threatened employees At their public meeting on…
October 9, 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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October 6, 2025
Mass Grass NewsDon’t Call It A Comeback: Chair O’Brien Leads First Meeting Since Return To CCC
Upon reinstatement to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, Shannon O’Brien champions efficiency, transparency, and social equity
October 2, 2025
Vapes & FlowerCarrying The Torch: Bobby Nuggz Says New Podcast Is About More Than Just Cannabis
“I’m heavy into music, skateboarding, food, all the good things life has to offer. I want to highlight those people…
September 30, 2025
Vapes & FlowerFollow These Tips And Your Joints Won’t Ever Canoe Again
Advice on getting rolled weed to burn evenly from creative spliff icons Bruno J Roller and the Grasshoppa
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Mass Grass NewsFive Huge Intersecting Stories Dominating Massachusetts Cannabis (With Video)
From the arrest of Sheriff Tompkins, to lab testing catastrophe, to store closures, you don’t need a tinfoil hat to…
September 25, 2025
Mass Grass NewsIs Downtown Boston An Oversaturated Cannabis Market?
Boston Cannabis Board seeks data showing “whether the location of several cannabis establishments in close proximity to one another is…
September 24, 2025
Mass Grass NewsShannon O’Brien Cleared To Return As Cannabis Control Commission Chair
Massachusetts Appeals Court rules "the defendant [Treasurer Deb Goldberg] has not demonstrated, as she must, a likelihood of success on…
September 17, 2025
Mass Grass NewsO’Brien Responds To Treasurer’s Attempt To Block Her Return As CCC Chair
Ousted chair’s attorney: “[Goldberg] refuses to accept the reality that she does not have the grounds to remove [O’Brien].” After…
September 11, 2025
Sips & Bites5 Unique Concepts For Cannabis Dispensaries
From sex toys and flavored condoms to board games and ball bearings
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