5 Different Kinds Of Masshole Putting Recreational Cannabis At Risk
January 4, 2026
Some are prohibition-minded goblins who can maybe be reached. Others are just old-school pearl-clutchers in new clothing.
Some are prohibition-minded goblins who can maybe be reached. Others are just old-school pearl-clutchers in new clothing.
There’s still a long time to go before you can puff in a regulated lounge, but here’s the latest from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
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 commonwealth’s ugly history with prohibition
“This change has the potential to expand access to evidence-based therapies while maintaining strong safeguards”
“Who are we protecting? … Public health, public safety? Or … licensees by keeping them anonymized?”
How the CCC evolved from an all-out booze ban to more careful consideration still short of weed and alcohol commingling
“I stabilized with cannabis and harm reduction and there was absolutely no space for that story in traditional recovery spaces”
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
“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”
Big media is about to make a huge deal about cannabis social consumption in Massachusetts, even though the finish line is months away
