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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 News
Prohibitionists submit language that would transport the commonwealth back to the medical-only dark ages
August 7, 2025
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Agency clumsily flags products from “500-plus failed yeast and mold tests”
August 7, 2025
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Psychedelic-assisted therapy is one approach, but we need to create an ecosystem of options including peer-led support and community-based mental…
August 6, 2025
"An over-the-top, campy musical comedy that follows the tragic downfall of young Jimmy Harper after one puff of the 'devil’s lettuce.'"
By AMY BENDER · August 5, 2025
Once upon a time at the commission: Endless investigations, ‘concerns regarding behavior,’ and deleted texts
By CHRIS FARAONE · August 4, 2025
“In the coming weeks, the Commission will accept public comments as written testimony and host a public hearing.”
By TJM STAFF · July 31, 2025
The former commissioner has endured criticism for her management at the regulatory agency, but these friends and colleagues have shown support for Shannon O’Brien
By CHRIS FARAONE · July 31, 2025
The commission will reopen the fifth application period for new participants to qualify for the Social Equity Program from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30
By TJM STAFF · July 30, 2025
With 3,000-plus pages of confidential documents and depositions now public, here’s what both sides are claiming ahead of a final hearing
By CHRIS FARAONE · July 28, 2025Adjust how this site appears on this device.