Massachusetts | MJ Shareholders

Cresco Labs Workers Reportedly De-Unionize

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories April 25, 2024 0

Employees at one of the country’s largest cannabis companies have reportedly fled their union amid a dispute over wages and dues. The outlet MJBizDaily reports that workers at one of Cresco Labs’ cannabis cultivation facilities in Massachusetts “voted to de-unionize earlier this month,” which it said was “believed to... Read more

Flower Expo elevates its cannabis industry events in 2024

Massachusetts April 19, 2024

Ryan Allway April 19th, 2024 News, Top News, Top Story In the rapidly evolving cannabis industry, there are few platforms for brands to display their products and services in a professional format. Flower Expo, taking place in Massachusetts and Michigan this year, stands out as a beacon of innovation... Read more

Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Psychedelics Therapy Legalization Bill

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories April 2, 2024 0

Massachusetts legislators held a joint legislative committee hearing last week to consider an initiative to legalize the therapeutic use of natural psychedelics. At the hearing, lawmakers heard from both supporters and opponents of the proposal, which can be approved by the legislature or referred to voters to decide the... Read more

TILT Holdings Crowned a NECANN Cup Winner Third Year in a Row

Massachusetts March 25, 2024

Ryan Allway March 25th, 2024 News, Top News, Top Story Standard Farms Dubbed Best Vape Cartridge in Massachusetts PHOENIX, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TILT Holdings Inc. (“TILT” or the “Company”) (Cboe: TILT) (OTCQB: TLLTF), a global provider of cannabis business solutions including inhalation technologies, cultivation, manufacturing, processing, brand development... Read more

New Cannabis Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories March 19, 2024 0

Last year in October, a group of cannabis companies filed a federal lawsuit claiming that a federal ban on cannabis is unconstitutional, but the suit was dismissed in January. On Friday, March 15, a new federal lawsuit was filed in court as Canna Provisions, Inc. et al v. Garland.... Read more

Massachusetts Governor Announces Plan To Pardon Cannabis Misdemeanors

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories March 14, 2024 0

Calling it a “nation-leading effort,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey on Wednesday announced her intention to take executive action to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in the commonwealth. If it is approved by the “Governor’s Council,” Healey’s office said it “would be the most comprehensive action by a governor... Read more

Mummified Monkey Remains Confiscated at Boston Airport

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories February 15, 2024 0

The dehydrated and mummified remains of four monkeys were confiscated by airport security in Boston last month. According to a press release from United States Customs and Border Protection, a traveler arrived at Boston Logan Airport from The Democratic Republic of the Congo on January 8 of this year.... Read more

Massachusetts Cannabis Business Owners’ Lawsuit Against the U.S. Government Continues

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories February 5, 2024 0

The saga continues for four Massachusetts-based business owners who filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department in an attempt to overturn cannabis prohibition. The plaintiffs include owners of Canna Provisions, Inc., Gyasi Sellers, Wiseacre Farm, Inc., and Verano Holdings Corp., who are represented by David Boies and Josh... Read more

Judge Blocks Suspended Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Chair’s Hearing

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories December 6, 2023 0

In September, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien from her position, just a year after she was chosen to take on the role. Three people have held the chair since the commission was first created in 2018, though there was limited information as to... Read more

CDC Report Confirms First Case of MJ Employee Death From Occupational Asthma

Featured Massachusetts Trending Stories November 21, 2023 0

Almost two years following the death of a 27-year-old worker in a Massachusetts cannabis production facility, state and federal investigators said that work-related occupational asthma was the cause of death during the January 2022 incident. The first case of its kind “illustrates missed opportunities for prevention,” according to an... Read more