Massachusetts medical marijuana customers are buying cheap, good weed — in Maine
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsMedical Marijuana December 10, 2019 0
Ingrid Martinez is terminally ill and undergoing chemotherapy. Medical marijuana helps her alleviate her nausea and pain. Martinez, 50, a Lowell resident who worked in medical coding before she got sick, travels to Maine every three weeks or so to buy marijuana. Although she has a Massachusetts medical marijuana... Read more
Six MA patients with lung illness linked to regulated marijuana vapes, state says
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts December 8, 2019 0
December 7, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Six Massachusetts patients with probable — but not confirmed — cases of vaping-related lung illnesses reported using regulated products from state-licensed marijuana companies, state health officials revealed Thursday night. The patients represent a small fraction of the 90 probable and confirmed... Read more
Sira Naturals becomes first Massachusetts marijuana company with unionized workforce
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts November 23, 2019 0
Sira Naturals announced Friday that is becoming the first marijuana company in Massachusetts to have unionized employees. Workers at Sira Naturals will join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1445. The agreement will cover 115 employees. Company management worked with UFCW and the employees to allow them... Read more
Recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts generated $400M in sales in first year
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana November 22, 2019 0
In its first year of recreational cannabis sales, the state generated $61 million in total taxes on nearly $400 million in marijuana sales, according to figures released Wednesday by state agencies. But state officials say the work to build the industry is just getting started. The figures from the... Read more
A year after first two recreational marijuana shops opened in Massachusetts, a mostly warm buzz
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana November 20, 2019 0
A year after the first recreational marijuana shops opened in Massachusetts, cannabis product sales have generated nearly $3.5 million in combined taxes and fees and a generally warm buzz for the first two towns to allow it. The revenue represents the first full year’s worth of the collected 3%... Read more
Massachusetts regulators quarantine medical vape products as ban expires
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusetts November 15, 2019 0
The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has quarantined medical marijuana vaping products as the state agency said it will seek to test the substances. The commission had indicated last week that it could order retail shops and dispensaries to quarantine products if Gov. Charlie Baker’s ban on medical marijuana vapes... Read more
