From our coverage of hemp products to psychedelics journalism (which you can’t get enough of) and dispensary troubles, these stories brought the most readers to Talking Joints Memo in 2024
Tough Month For Mass Cannabis With Multiple Closures
Now more than 40 non-active Massachusetts cannabis business licenses
Dispensary Systems Crash On 4/20, Pot’s Biggest Day—In Mass And Beyond
“Every few minutes, one of the cashiers would apologize that the system is down, and say they were moving as fast as they could.”
by CHRIS FARAONE
DEA Agents Confiscate Two Products From South Boston Wellness Store
Speaking of the “Magic Mushroom” chocolate bars in question, store management said, “[the DEA] … had done their own lab testing on the products and some … did not pass their standards.”
by JACK GORSLINE
Cannabis Control Commission Meeting Goes Off Rails
“These actions have created intense upheaval, discord, and instability within our staff.”
by CHRIS FARAONE
Testing For Truth: Caps vs. Stems – Where Does The Psilocybin Hide?
We tested the popular Golden Emperor and Penis Envy strains. The findings defy common expectations and point to the need for more testing in the burgeoning mushroom industry
by DYLAN WILKS
Mass To Wholesaler: “Destroy All THC-V Products And Stop Its Transfer”
“This will effectively collapse the supply chain of THCV in Massachusetts and cause a myriad of downstream effects in regards to the availability of beneficial and effects based products here.”
by CHRIS FARAONE
Tension And Confusion Mount Over Hemp-Derived THC Products In Mass
Part one of a five-part series on the sale, legality, outrage over, and popularity of unregulated THC products being sold in Bay State liquor and convenience stores
By DANA FORSYTHE
The Culture Club: Inside The Bountiful Farms Tissue Lab
“It’s a puzzle that we’re putting together here … It takes genetics, it takes the growers themselves, but then it also takes the scientists, it takes the marketing team, it takes all of that to be a successful cannabis company now.”
“Stolen Valor” Situation Rocks Massachusetts Psychedelics Community
Veteran impersonation act outrages activists, further muddies grassroots waters
by JACK GORSLINE
Mass Cannabis Regulators Finally Reveal What Social Consumption Will Look Like
Three proposed license types include “Supplemental” for existing Marijuana Establishments, “Hospitality,” and “Event Organizer”
by CHRIS FARAONE
