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16 Nov Massachusetts’ First Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales to Occur on November 20
The first legal recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts will take place on Tuesday, November 20. Two marijuana retail outlets were given the green light today to begin selling recreational marijuana next week. New England Treatment Access in Northampton and Cultivate Holdings in Leicester will become the first outlets to...
22 Jun Massachusetts Approves State’s First Recreational Marijuana Business License
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission voted unanimously yesterday to approve the state’s first-ever recreational marijuana business license. The commission approved granting the license to Sira Naturals, a marijuana cultivation facility (located in Milford). The company currently grows medical marijuana. “We’re very excited about it and we are...
06 Apr Over 11,000 Drug Convictions Vacated by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed over 11,000 drug-related charges. All of the chargers were dismissed due to evidence crossing paths with disgraced state chemist Sonja Farak, who was arrested in 2013 for stealing cocaine. Farak later admitted to spending nearly a decade stealing...
20 Sep Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Roadside Drunk Driving Tests Not Valid for Marijuana
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that field sobriety tests used to determine if someone is drunk cannot be legally used as conclusive evidence that a motorist is under the influence of marijuana. According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Judicial Court said...
06 Sep Legal Marijuana Sales Likely to Begin July 1st in Massachusetts
According to Steven Hoffman, Chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, legal marijuana sales should begin in the state by July of next year. “My understanding is that it is an expectation, but not explicitly part of the law, that retail establishments open July 1...
28 Jul Massachusetts Governor Signs Marijuana Compromise Bill Into law
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law today a marijuana compromise bill sent to him last week by the Legislature, which sets the stage for creation of the regulatory structure to oversee legal marijuana sales in Massachusetts. “We thank the governor for signing the bill...
25 Apr Massachusetts Supreme Court Throws Out Over 21,000 Drug Convictions
In the largest dismissal of convictions in U.S. history, Massachusetts has thrown out more than 21,000 drug convictions linked to a former state chemist who admitted to faking test results. The convictions were overturned by the Massachusetts Supreme Court several years after former chemist Annie...
23 Mar Massachusetts to Garner Up to $172 Million in Annual Taxes From Marijuana Sales By 2020
Massachusetts is set to receive a large influx of annual tax money from marijuana sales once the industry gets underway, according to the Department of Revenue. According to the department, the state will receive up to $172 million in annual tax revenue from legal marijuana...