Vapes & FlowerLegend Of The Secret Shopper: Will The CCC Finally Use This Critical Tool?
Long dismissed as an invisible and unutilized power, the state’s undercover cannabis purchasing program is being revisited
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Mass Grass NewsCommissioners Castigate Agency Attorney For Pressuring Research Team
CCC approves protections following revelations that legal department pressured staff to soften findings around testing
January 12, 2026
Mass Grass News‘Unacceptable.’ Cannabis Commissioners Scrap With Director, Counsel Over Transparency
“Who are we protecting? … Public health, public safety? Or … licensees by keeping them anonymized?”
December 18, 2025
Mass Grass NewsNew CCC Director Of Testing Exits Following Contentious Meeting With Lab Operators
With a ‘revolt’ of Independent Testing Labs afoot, Massachusetts cannabis regulators grapple with vacancy amidst hiring freeze
October 16, 2025
Mass Grass NewsFive Huge Intersecting Stories Dominating Massachusetts Cannabis (With Video)
From the arrest of Sheriff Tompkins, to lab testing catastrophe, to store closures, you don’t need a tinfoil hat to…
September 25, 2025
Vapes & FlowerAnalysis: Some Vape Components May Expose Users To Heavy Metals
"Future research is warranted into the adverse health implications of heavy metals released from cannabis vaporizers"
September 15, 2025
Mass Grass NewsA Deep Dive Into Regulatory Capture And Retaliation At The Top Of The CCC
How Cannabis Control Commission leadership apparently targeted licensees, avoided accountability, and got the chair some disliked fired
September 11, 2025
Mass Grass NewsMass Cannabis Regulators To Lift Suspension Of Testing Lab Linked To Safety Advisory
Assured Testing Laboratories agreed to a two-year probationary period, a $300,000 fine, and intense oversight
August 16, 2025
Vapes & FlowerVideo: Dr. Jeff Rawson On Lab Scandals, False Labels, And Fixing Massachusetts Cannabis
The Institute of Cannabis Science founder sounds off on the High ya Doin Show
August 13, 2025
Mass Grass NewsPolarizing Massachusetts Marijuana Muckraker Speaks Out About CCC Document Release
Grant Smith Ellis sounded the alarm about dysfunction at the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. With thousands of supporting documents now…
August 8, 2025