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, 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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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
September 8, 2025
Sips & BitesLevia Returns To Its Roots: Founders Reacquire Brand After Ayr’s Mass Exit
Our interview with CEO Kristin Rogers about getting back the cannabis beverage company she co-founded eight years ago
September 4, 2025
Mass Grass NewsGoldberg Appeals Decision Reinstating O’Brien To Cannabis Control Commission
“The Treasurer continues to waste taxpayer dollars by filing an unreasonable appeal … and has now delayed Chair Shannon O’Brien’s…
September 4, 2025
Mass Grass NewsBallot Questions To Repeal Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Can Advance
Prohibitionists have a haul before their referendum can crush recreational weed in Mass, but with AG's certification they can collect…
September 4, 2025
Mass Grass NewsCourt Ruling: Shannon O’Brien Entitled To Return As Cannabis Control Commission Chair
“There is no evidence whatsoever … that O’Brien ever exhibited racial animus in her remarks much less in her decision…
September 2, 2025
Sips & BitesLoving: Small Batch Peanut Butter Cups By Golden Remedy Medibles
Not every confectionary gem has to come from an OG, but with GRE that is the case
September 1, 2025
Mass Grass NewsMust-Watch: “Trade Roots And Tough Lessons With Carl Giannone”
High Functioning podcast gives postmortem treatment to closed Wareham cultivator-retailer
August 29, 2025