“Far too many individuals continue to face significant barriers to housing, employment, social services and more because of non-violent cannabis convictions.”
Massive selection, flower you can smell, and popups all week in Davis Square
Sira and Budega recreational shops bring us closer to the cannabis landscape promised by legalization
The playing field needs to be level for everyone. There needs to be a sense of fairness. Everyone should have to begin from the same starting line.
“We have been running with very little capital, so the less wait we have, the better chance to compete in a market that was initially set up against us.”
The Harvest Collaborative is currently a joint venture between Chris Vining and Alex Coon, but if things go per their vision, they will potentially have hundreds of area partners who together own 50% of the dispensary that they hope to open.
As the licensing approval process in some towns and cities has been compared to both ransom and extortion, this week the Somerville Licensing Commission, in what appears to be a statewide first, passed a measure to sidestep at least some of the insanity that hopeful legal weed growers and sellers face in Mass.
Our main interest: Among a smorgasbord of other doggy goodies and essentials, Petwell sells “unique products from CBD oil for anxiety to flower essences for dogs adjusting to a new home.”
Commonly missing from the debate over the medical benefits of cannabis is an understanding of the experiences of those who have been treated with it.
“We can comment and say we don’t want state or local resources used to support a federal law when it’s legal in Mass,” Jehlen said. “But to stop [Sessions], I think Congress is the one that has to step up, and I’m hoping that’ll happen.”
