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Massachusetts Industry Struggles With Diversity In Senior Leadership
“If our stated goal was to ensure that the folks who were affected were supposed to get first access to…
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Longtime Mass Cannabis Community Leader Warns Of Dwindling Patient Access
Bill Downing: “The medical marijuana industry in Massachusetts is gravely ill. It cannot adequately serve my community.”
February 27, 2025
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Patient Advocate Pleads: Let All Dispensaries Sell Medical Cannabis
Jeremiah MacKinnon: “We don’t need band-aids. Patients need real access to their medicine.” This week’s Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission hearing…
February 27, 2025
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Watch: TJM Editor Chris Faraone On The State Of Cannabis In Massachusetts
The Talking Joints Memo Editor discusses lab testing and the Cannabis Control Commission in a recent appearance on Pro Cannabis…
February 27, 2025
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10 Highlights From The Cannabis Control Commission’s New Industry Report
Review and assessment, more than a year overdue, includes data on licensing, market saturation, sales, and more stretching back seven years
By TJM STAFF · February 25, 2025
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Decoding Commissioner Roy’s Comments On Testing And Enforcement
Calling for clearer standards and the “de-anonymization of data,” the Cannabis Control Commission member signaled that serious reform is coming
By DR. JEFF RAWSON · February 18, 2025
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Regulators Take Aim At ‘Wild West’ Of Cannabis Host Agreements
Municipalities want to squeeze as much money as possible from cannabis companies, but many are running afoul of a 2022 law that caps fees…
By BHAAMATI BORKHETARIA · February 18, 2025
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Guest Opinion: Our Hyde Park Store Is Near Completion, But These Industry Challenges Persist
As major national cannabis companies look to expand further into the Massachusetts market, independents face significant hurdles
By FIREHOUSE · February 17, 2025
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Cannabis Worker Advocates Propose Department Of Workplace And Consumer Safety
Legislation would “strengthen worker protections, improve workplace conditions, and ensure unsafe products are properly investigated and enforced against”
By CHRIS FARAONE · February 17, 2025
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10* Eye-Popping Excerpts From The Decision Firing Ex-CCC Chair O’Brien
Newly released termination file from case between Massachusetts Treasurer Goldberg and Shannon O’Brien details “bullying” and irreconcilable differences from start of tenure
By TJM STAFF · February 16, 2025