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Update: What’s Up With The Massive Marijuana Bill On Beacon Hill?
Doubling of cannabis possession limit recently made headlines, but that’s just one part of this legislation in the works
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Inbox: Committee Files Objection To Proposed Anti-Cannabis Ballot Initiative
Committee to Protect Cannabis Regulation alleges fraudulent signature gathering, urges duped voters to come forward
January 8, 2026
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5 Different Kinds Of Masshole Putting Recreational Cannabis At Risk
Some are prohibition-minded goblins who can maybe be reached. Others are just old-school pearl-clutchers in new clothing.
January 4, 2026
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CCC: ‘Social Consumption Establishment Regulations Now In Effect’
There's still a long time to go before you can puff in a regulated lounge, but here's the latest from…
January 4, 2026
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Gold Rushes, Local Bans, And Bureaucratic Brawls
A century apart, the messy birth of the ABCC and the CCC remind us that today’s cannabis drama is a predictable chapter in the…
By CHRIS FARAONE · January 1, 2026
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Inbox: Mass Cannabis Regulators Issue Statements Relative To Federal Rescheduling
"This change has the potential to expand access to evidence-based therapies while maintaining strong safeguards"
By TJM STAFF · December 18, 2025
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‘Unacceptable.’ Cannabis Commissioners Scrap With Director, Counsel Over Transparency
“Who are we protecting? … Public health, public safety? Or … licensees by keeping them anonymized?”
By DR. JEFF RAWSON · December 18, 2025
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Know The Regs: Massachusetts Cannabis Social Consumption And Alcohol
How the CCC evolved from an all-out booze ban to more careful consideration still short of weed and alcohol commingling
By CHRIS FARAONE · December 16, 2025
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Burn The Stigma: A Rare Massachusetts Voice For Cannabis In Opioid Recovery
"I stabilized with cannabis and harm reduction and there was absolutely no space for that story in traditional recovery spaces"
By CHRIS FARAONE · December 15, 2025
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CCC Members Address Secret Shopping, Inversion, Debarment, And Diversion
The Cannabis Control Commission doesn’t know the extent of any rule-breaking going on, but members are finally aiming to hold bad actors responsible
By ZACK HUFFMAN · December 13, 2025