Massachusetts approves new marijuana delivery rules, as dispensaries threaten lawsuit
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana December 1, 2020 0
Massachusetts marijuana regulators approved final regulations Monday that pave the way for a new type of business to deliver adult-use cannabis to residents’ homes. But not if the state’s existing marijuana dispensaries have their say on the matter. “This will not be the final word on delivery,” the Commonwealth Dispensary Association... Read more
Massachusetts marijuana retailers ready to sue over delivery rules
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana November 25, 2020 0
Commissioners seem ready to close out a bumpy policy-setting process next week with a vote to adopt new regulations that would reshape the legal marijuana industry to include a home delivery aspect, but that decision could give way to a legal challenge in short order. Through an attorney, some... Read more
Massachusetts marijuana stores prepare for ‘Green Wednesday,’ start of gift-buying season for cannabis enthusiasts
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana November 16, 2020 0
Last year, customers went into Canna Provisions stores with lists, buying marijuana products as holiday gifts for friends and family. “As the whole gift-buying season was rolling out, we definitely saw people come in with their shopping lists. ‘I’m going to get grandma a topical and I’m going to get Uncle... Read more
Massachusetts cannabis regulators delay marijuana delivery rules after objections from lawmakers
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts October 28, 2020 0
There will be no vote this week on the Cannabis Control Commission’s latest rewrite of its regulations, including the marijuana delivery framework recently agreed to, after all. The CCC announced Tuesday that the meeting planned for Thursday, at which regulators were to take a final vote on a suite... Read more
A look back at four years of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana October 25, 2020 0
As the four-year anniversary of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts nears, the state has made monumental progress in moving an entire industry from the alleyways into the light. As of Oct. 9, a total of 689 licenses have been approved in Massachusetts, which includes 268 retail establishments.... Read more
Massachusetts is moving forward to allow a controversial new type of marijuana delivery business
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts October 22, 2020 0
“This is a giant step forward.” Despite pushback from some lawmakers and local municipalities, Massachusetts marijuana regulators are moving forward with plans to allow a new class of weed delivery business. During a three-hour meeting Tuesday, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission approved some “contentious” changes to its draft regulations,... Read more
Marijuana delivery plan for Massachusetts goes too far, lawmakers say
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana October 21, 2020 0
The lawmakers — including former Marijuana Policy Committee co-chair Rep. Mark Cusack — said the successful 2016 legalization question and the ballot law as amended by the Legislature in 2017 “deliberatively and intentionally created a license that made clear delivery of marijuana to consumers is directly and only linked... Read more
