Mass Grass NewsSheriff Indicted For Alleged Dispensary Scheme Pleads Not Guilty
Tompkins defended by attorney who has represented Karen Read and Jeffrey Epstein
August 25, 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 NewsMass Cannabis Regulators To Lift Suspension Of Testing Lab Linked To Safety Advisory
Assured Testing Laboratories agreed to a two-year probationary period, a $300,000 fine, and intense oversight
August 16, 2025
Mass Grass NewsThe Shakedown Sheriff: How Steven Tompkins Nickel And Dimed His Way To Indictment
Everything we know so far about the cannabis industry relationship that led to the arrest of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts…
August 11, 2025
Mass Grass NewsPolarizing Massachusetts Marijuana Muckraker Speaks Out About CCC Document Release
Grant Smith Ellis sounded the alarm about dysfunction at the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. With thousands of supporting documents now…
August 8, 2025
Mass Grass NewsProposed Massachusetts Ballot Measure Would End Recreational Cannabis Sales
Prohibitionists submit language that would transport the commonwealth back to the medical-only dark ages
August 7, 2025
Mass Grass NewsCannabis Regulators Issue Public Safety Advisory For Contamination
Agency clumsily flags products from “500-plus failed yeast and mold tests”
August 7, 2025
Mass Grass NewsFive Key Takeaways From The Fired CCC Chair’s Lawsuit
Once upon a time at the commission: Endless investigations, ‘concerns regarding behavior,’ and deleted texts
August 4, 2025
Mass Grass NewsIn The Files: Who Has Supported The Ousted Cannabis Control Commission Chair?
The former commissioner has endured criticism for her management at the regulatory agency, but these friends and colleagues have shown…
July 31, 2025
Mass Grass NewsFinal Motions Filed In Brawl Between Former CCC Chair O’Brien And Mass Treasurer Goldberg
With 3,000-plus pages of confidential documents and depositions now public, here’s what both sides are claiming ahead of a final…
July 28, 2025
Vapes & FlowerScenes From A Successful Social Consumption Spot
Five observations we made at a long-running California cannabis lounge
July 21, 2025