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Some restaurant owners have mixed reactions to the bill, which would require businesses to serve “full meals” prepared on the premises with happy hour drink specials. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/24/metro/restaurant-owners-are-divided-lifting-ban-happy-hour-rhode-island/

Excise taxes for marijuana sold for adult recreational use exceeded alcohol excise taxes for the first time in Massachusetts, reflecting growing marijuana sales that reached $2. 54 billion, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. Massachusetts collected $74. 2 million in marijuana excise tax through December 2021 — halfway through the fiscal year — compared to …

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MGC Collects More Than $3.7M in DOR Intercepts in 2021 – Massachusetts Gaming Commission — Read on massgaming.com/blog-post/mgc-collects-more-than-3-7m-in-dor-intercepts-in-2021/

MGC Releases December 2021 Gross Gaming Revenue for Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor – Massachusetts Gaming Commission — Read on massgaming.com/blog-post/mgc-releases-december-2021-gross-gaming-revenue-for-plainridge-park-casino-mgm-springfield-and-encore-boston-harbor/

Bryan Benedict, co-owner of Moniker Brewery, said they are considering creating a German white wine-lager mix of some sort next year. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/17/metro/hey-wine-lovers-heres-beer-you/

Next to alcohol, marijuana is the second-most commonly found substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal crashes. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/18/opinion/clardy-law-would-keep-roads-safe/

“My Vax Records” Provides New Option to Access Vaccine History and QR Code to Verify COVID-19 Vaccination — Read on http://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-launches-tool-for-residents-to-access-covid-19-digital-vaccine-card

PureVita Labs in West Warwick was founded by two doctors who were frustrated that they didn’t have enough data to tell patients which cannabis product would be right for them — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/10/metro/building-credibility-cannabis-industry-one-sample-time/

A number of the Baker administration’s highest-ranking public safety officials urged lawmakers to advance the bill, but prominent experts are stepping forward to warn the plan is fundamentally flawed. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/02/marijuana/legal-scientific-experts-sharply-question-proposed-crackdown-drugged-driving/

Massachusetts Hospital Leaders Issue Urgent Message to the General Public — Read on http://www.mhalink.org/MHA/MyMHA/Communications/PressReleases/Content/2021/Massachusetts_Hospital_Leaders_Issue_Urgent_Message_to_the_General_Public.aspx