On A Lack Of Access To And Technological Failures Around Medical Marijuana In Mass
March 1, 2025
“We need to urgently address these hurdles for both patients and businesses to prevent the program from imploding on itself.”
“We need to urgently address these hurdles for both patients and businesses to prevent the program from imploding on itself.”
“If our stated goal was to ensure that the folks who were affected were supposed to get first access to this industry, then yeah, we could do better” A
Bill Downing: “The medical marijuana industry in Massachusetts is gravely ill. It cannot adequately serve my community.”
Jeremiah MacKinnon: “We don’t need band-aids. Patients need real access to their medicine.” This week’s Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission hearing on the state’s Medical Use of Marijuana Program was
Review and assessment, more than a year overdue, includes data on licensing, market saturation, sales, and more stretching back seven years
Calling for clearer standards and the “de-anonymization of data,” the Cannabis Control Commission member signaled that serious reform is coming
Municipalities want to squeeze as much money as possible from cannabis companies, but many are running afoul of a 2022 law that caps fees at three percent
Legislation would “strengthen worker protections, improve workplace conditions, and ensure unsafe products are properly investigated and enforced against”
Newly released termination file from case between Massachusetts Treasurer Goldberg and Shannon O’Brien details “bullying” and irreconcilable differences from start of tenure
From legal complaints to a recent public health advisory, it all comes down to laboratory testing standards and enforcement
