Marijuana

As they explore ways to either shore up or restructure the Cannabis Control Commission, lawmakers heard Wednesday from outsiders who suggested that the Legislature first be clear about its goals for the agency and then allow the best governing structure to emerge from there. Frustration with the slow pace of regulatory changes from the CCC, a series of headline-grabbing internal…

Lawmakers heard a litany of complaints about the business and regulatory environments for marijuana companies Wednesday as a key committee mulls whether and how it should intervene legislatively to address chronic problem spots in the industry and with the Cannabis Control Commission. People involved in the legal marijuana world have been frustrated with the slow pace of regulatory changes from…

A proposal to end the ban on recreational marijuana shops in Revere has been a hot topic in the Massachusetts city. More than 2,000 people have signed a petition to keep the ban in place. They’re afraid dispensaries will add to addiction issues, and they want more information on long-term effects of recreational marijuana. “While we know many people who…

A dispensary ban in Revere will remain in place for now after a heated debate on whether to allow the recreational sale of marijuana.

The Cannabis Control Commission has picked a new executive director after nearly a year without a permanent leader for the agency’s 135-person staff.

The rate at which Mass. cannabis businesses are surrendering licenses has picked up rapidly in the past year as the industry faces economic and regulatory headwinds.

The Massachusetts Legislature’s Cannabis Policy Committee plans to wade into the laws surrounding state marijuana regulators at a State House hearing the day before Halloween. The committee posted a notice for an informational hearing to inform its “reconsideration” of the 2017 law that formed the Cannabis Control Commission, which has come under fire this year amid personnel disputes including the…

When someone told cannabis educator Casey Sanginario that a Boston-based company was selling a domestic robot that grows cannabis using artificial intelligence, she waived it off as entirely non-credible. “My first thought was, there’s no way,” Sanginario said with a laugh after describing herself as a cannabis snob. “I’m in groves all the time. I have a lot of...

The promise of Annaboto is simplicity. All that’s needed are seeds and water. The robot does everything else.

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Shannon O’Brien plans to appeal her firing as the chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission directly to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, her lawyer said Tuesday, and one of her former CCC colleagues will take over as acting chair in the meantime. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired O’Brien on Monday, citing unspecified “gross misconduct.” On Tuesday, she announced that...

The legal sale of marijuana generates a lot of money for Massachusetts, leading to concern over the apparent disfunction at the state’s oversight board.

Lawyers for Shannon O’Brien, the former chair of the Cannabis Control Commission who was fired from her role yesterday by state treasurer Deb Goldberg, said they plan to appeal the decision to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg fired Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O’Brien on Monday, her office confirmed, a removal that seems likely to kick the yearlong drama back into the courts. In a statement, Goldberg said she decided to fire O’Brien after carefully considering more than 20 hours of meetings held earlier this year as well as various documents, case...

The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday released a draft of a new charter that would lay out a clear governance structure at the state regulatory body.

Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro will testify before state lawmakers Tuesday to discuss the problems he said his office found at the Cannabis Control Commission. Last month, in a letter to legislative leaders, Shapiro called for a receiver to be appointed to manage daily operations at the CCC, which he called a “rudderless agency.” Shaprio detailed his concerns on NBC10…

Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro joined @Issue to discuss the turmoil at the Cannabis Control Commission.

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A former Massachusetts marijuana company was hit with a hefty fine in the wake of the death of a woman who worked at one of its facilities. Lorna McMurrey, 27, worked at Trulieve’s Holyoke facility. The NBC10 Investigators first told you about this tragic case in 2022. McMurrey was having trouble breathing and collapsed on the job while working with…

Marijuana business owners and users on Martha’s Vineyard are facing a dire situation that’s only getting worse by the day. Island Time Dispensary on Martha’s Vineyard shut its doors three weeks ago due to a lack of product, and state regulations that forbid marijuana to be shipped over Massachusetts waterways. “We need a solution, and we need a solution...

Shipping regulations are preventing marijuana businesses on Martha’s Vineyard from supplying the products they sell after the only grower on the island shut down.

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While marijuana is legal across Massachusetts, logistical questions have Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket in a cloud of uncertainty. Geoff Rose owns Island Time on Martha’s Vineyard. His dispensary serves both medical and recreational needs. But instead of a consistent flow of customers, Rose has been turning people away after the lone cultivator on the island closed its doors. “The...