Now that it’s legal, Pioneer Valley farmers find hemp comes with highs and lows – masslive.com

Now that it’s legal, Pioneer Valley farmers find hemp comes with highs and lows – masslive.com — Read on http://www.masslive.com/news/2020/02/now-that-its-legal-pioneer-valley-farmers-find-hemp-comes-with-highs-and-lows.html

Tame but smooth start to recreational marijuana sales at Hope Heal Health – News – southcoasttoday.com – New Bedford, MA

FALL RIVER — Marijuana dispensary openings just aren’t the same anymore. The mobs are gone. The customers seem less eager to play hooky from work. There are security personnel, but they honestly look kind of bored. While it wasn’t difficult to find a parking space at Hope Heal Health’s grand opening for recreational sales in …

Maine’s first legal marijuana businesses could open this spring | WGME

Maine officials have deemed dozens of applications to run marijuana businesses to be complete, a major step on the way to the first legal sales of the drug for recreational adult use. Mainers voted in favor of legal recreational marijuana use and sales in 2016, and the state is in the process of approving licenses …

A year in marijuana: 33 shops, over $400 million in sales and a bribery scandal – masslive.com

A year in marijuana: 33 shops, over $400 million in sales and a bribery scandal – masslive.com — Read on http://www.masslive.com/news/2020/02/a-year-in-marijuana-33-shops-over-400-million-in-sales-and-a-bribery-scandal.html

Mass. House passes bill to increase oversight of host community agreements between marijuana businesses and municipalities – masslive.com

Mass. House passes bill to increase oversight of host community agreements between marijuana businesses and municipalities – masslive.com — Read on http://www.masslive.com/marijuana/2020/02/mass-house-passes-bill-to-increase-oversight-of-host-community-agreements-between-marijuana-businesses-and-municipalities.html

Massachusetts House Passes Bill to Increase Regulation of Host Community Agreements

The legislation would allow the state’s Cannabis Control Commission to review and enforce contracts between municipalities and the cannabis businesses they host. — Read on http://www.cannabisdispensarymag.com/article/massachusetts-house-passes-bill-to-increase-regulation-of-community-host-agreements/

Here’s what to know about Massachusetts’ 3 newest pot shops – The Boston Globe

There may have been a lull in marijuana shop openings over the holiday season, but Massachusetts appears to have resumed a fairly steady pace, with three new shops opening over the past two weeks. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/07/marijuana/heres-what-know-about-massachusetts-3-newest-pot-shops/

Everett officials envision aerial gondolas from City Hall to the casino to Assembly Station – The Boston Globe

The city just applied for a $200,000 grant to study an aerial tramway along the Broadway corridor, a 1.5-mile line that would stretch from the Encore Boston Harbor casino to Everett City Hall. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/07/business/everett-officials-envision-aerial-gondolas-city-hall-casino-assembly-station/