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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?”
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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
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"
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…
December 13, 2025
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Finally! Cannabis Commissioners Approve Social Consumption Regulations
"Three new Marijuana Establishment license types to support on-site cannabis consumption move forward after months of policy deliberations about public health, safety, and equity"
By TJM STAFF · December 12, 2025
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Yes, Social Consumption Is Closer Than Ever, But Lounges Won’t Open Tomorrow
Big media is about to make a huge deal about cannabis social consumption in Massachusetts, even though the finish line is months away
By CHRIS FARAONE · December 10, 2025
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The CCC’s New Badass Red Tape Removal Committee
Cannabis Control Commission taps new force to thwart bureaucratic baggage, ease or axe old regulations that do more harm than good
By ZACK HUFFMAN · December 8, 2025
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From The Press To Politics: Everybody Vs. Massachusetts Cannabis
In the past week, prohibitionists attempting to end recreational weed in Mass hit a milestone in the ballot petition process and brought their anti-marijuana…
By CHRIS FARAONE · December 4, 2025
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My Kid’s School Still Teaches That Cranberries Are The Top Crop In Mass
But cannabis took that title years ago, so what gives?
By CHRIS FARAONE · December 2, 2025
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Inbox: Thrive To Host Cannabis Industry Recruitment Event This Weekend
Mass dispensary “encouraging local community to learn, connect, and further career in cannabis”
By TJM STAFF · December 1, 2025