Encore to close hotel amid new restrictions on operating hours – The Boston Globe

Encore Boston Harbor plans to close its hotel amid new restrictions on the casino’s operating hours, which were instituted as part of new limitations announced by the state Monday in response to growing COVID-19 cases. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/02/business/encore-close-hotel-amid-new-restrictions-operating-hours/

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Targeted Measures To Curb Rising COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations | Mass.gov

Early Business Closures, Revised Gatherings, Mask Orders Announced to Disrupt Growth of COVID-19 Cases — Read on http://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-announces-targeted-measures-to-curb-rising-covid-19-cases

It is nice to see the way the two the two highly regulated pleasure industries I represent come together in one article, betting on whether states will legalize recreational cannabis.

Sportsbooks have betting lines for recreational marijuana legalization in four states. Five states in the US will be voting on legal recreational cannabis on Nov. 3. — Read on http://www.legalsportsbetting.com/news/what-are-the-odds-for-states-voting-on-recreational-marijuana/

Energy and environmental standards for Massachusetts cannabis businesses now in effect – by Adam Braillard : NEREJ

Adam Braillard Prince Lobel Tye LLP All applications for licenses to operate Massachusetts adult-use marijuana establishments and medical marijuana… — Read on nerej.com/energy-environmental-standards-massachusetts-cannabis-businesses-by-braillard

He Was Arrested for Weed at 13, and He’s Selling It Legally at 27

(Bloomberg Businessweek) — In the hinterlands of central Massachusetts, Seun Adedeji works the crowd with an evangelist’s flair. “We’re here to get you guys medicated and elevated,” he says. — Read on http://www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/seun-adedeji-is-the-man-behind-black-owned-weed-company-elev8-cannabis