Cannabis users, shops suffer high anxiety after Massachusetts shuts down recreational sales
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana April 1, 2020 0
Shannon Venezia hasn’t had a seizure in four and a half years — a fact that she attributes to her decision to treat her epilepsy with cannabis instead of the prescriptions her doctor wrote, which she says would give her mood swings. After recreational cannabis became available in Massachusetts in... Read more
Halt of Mass. recreational marijuana sales is followed by layoffs, concerns about future of emerging industry
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana March 30, 2020 0
Earlier this month, a letter was reportedly distributed to employees of Cultivate Holdings, a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary in Leicester. The letter dated, which was March 18 and was obtained by MassLive, noted that the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, was rapidly evolving. The... Read more
Massachusetts medical marijuana centers now allowed to offer curbside pickup for patients during COVID-19 pandemic
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsMedical Marijuana March 29, 2020 0
As officials work to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, the state Cannabis Control Commission said licensed Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers will be able to offer curbside pickup to patients and caregivers. The CCC has issued an administrative order that temporarily authorizes medical dispensaries to offer the curbside pickup. Earlier... Read more
Some Massachusetts Marijuana dispensaries turn to making hand sanitizer
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts March 25, 2020 0
At least 14 marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts have agreed to make hand sanitizer as part of efforts to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The dispensaries, organized by the Commonwealth Dispensary Association (CDA) and in partnership with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA), received approval from the Baker administration,... Read more
Coronavirus: Medical marijuana dispensaries are called essential in Mass., but recreational pot shops must close under governor’s order
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts March 24, 2020 0
Starting tomorrow, only licensed medical marijuana retailers are allowed to sell cannabis products in Massachusetts for the next few weeks during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Baker on Monday morning asked residents to stay at home as the respiratory illness continues to spread and ordered all non-essential businesses to close... Read more
