Category: Massachusetts Cannabis Business News

Local Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelics—the latest in a national movement to reform laws on entheogenic plants and fungi. Prior passing the measure in a 9-0 vote, the Somerville City Council took testimony from two people with personal experience benefiting… Read more

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These two U.S. cannabis stocks rocked 2020 and are geared up for another tremendous year…. Read more

“I’m incredibly excited about bringing new blood, new perspective, new energy, new ideas into the commission,” Hoffman said…. Read more

WALTHAM, MA, Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Tecogen Inc. (OTCQX: TGEN), a clean energy company providing ultra-efficient and clean…… Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 13, 2021 /CNW/ – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company based in the United States, today announced that it publicly filed a resale registration on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission… Read more

A Portland medical marijuana testing lab has been shut down for operating a marijuana business without a permit or a license, according to city officials. ProVerde Laboratories, a Massachusetts-based cannabis, hemp and medical marijuana testing facility, was cited by the city’s permitting and inspection department and fire department on Dec…. Read more

Attorney General Maura T. Healey has named Ava Callender Concepcion to fill the seat vacated by Britte McBride on the Cannabis Control Commission. By statute, the seat must be filled by someone with a background in public safety. Most recently, Concepcion served as director of governmental affairs and external partnerships… Read more

Ava Callender Concepcion has been appointed to the Cannabis Control Commission, filling the public safety seat vacated by Britte McBride, officials said Tuesday. Concepcion, of Dorchester, was appointed by the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Most recently, Concepcion served as the director of governmental affairs and external partnerships… Read more

The following is a press release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office submitted to SOURCE media. *** BOSTON – Massachusetts… Read more

Ava Callender Concepcion has been appointed to the state Cannabis Control Commission by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.Handout… Read more

For the fourth time in about six months, men from Brooklyn have been busted in Western Massachusetts for allegedly growing mass quantities of marijuana. On Monday, Jan. 11, around 8 a.m., police responded to a report of a possible fire with smoke coming out from the eaves of a roof… Read more

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine's rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with other states because of the coronavirus pandemic, but shops are reporting brisk business nonetheless. Maine wasn't able to replicate the grand opening scenes that have followed the first sales in other states. But regulators reported… Read more

Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to legalize cannabis for adult recreation use in New York as part of the 2021 State of the State address he began on Monday. New York would join 15 other states to legalize marijuana including Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont here in the Northeast. Today… Read more

Sales of edibles skyrocketed across the nation in 2020 as consumers shied away from inhalable forms of cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic in favor of more discreet consumption methods. The surge is prompting edibles manufacturers to invest in research and development and new product lines for 2021. End-of-year data from… Read more